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Military Japanese
Lesson XIV
1. Memorize the following:
| gakkō | school |
| gunkan | warship |
| shorui | documents |
| chinjufu | naval station |
| hito | person; man |
| tsuma | wife |
| ko | child |
| myōji | family name |
| Shōwa | name of present era (1926–) |
| hayaku | quickly |
| mimasu (miru) | see |
| iimasu (iū) | say |
2. To is usually used after a quotation or an idea. It corresponds to English, “thus—” or “that—.”
| Yoi desu to iimashita | (He) said that it is good. |
| Heitai wa nan to iimashita ka | What did the soldier say? |
3. The subjunctive is expressed in several ways. One way is to use ra or nara as suffix to the depending clause:
| Tabemashita ra koko e kinasai | If you are through eating please come here. |
4. Adverbs derived from adjectives end in -ku:
| Hayaku kinasai | Come quickly. |
5. Type sentences:
| Asoko de yasuminasai | Rest over there. |
| Migi e mukinasai | Face right. |
| Arukinasai | Walk. |
| Hayaku arukinasai | Walk fast. |
| Ki wo tsukenasai | Be careful. |
| Tomarinasai | Stop. |
| Itsu jōriku-shimashita ka | When did you land? |
| Namae wa? | Your name? |
| Nakamura desu | I am Nakamura. |
