Lesson 1- Grammar

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は (Grammar 1)

wa is a post-positional particle and has no meaning.

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です (Grammar 1)

desu is an auxiliary verb and it means “be“ or “is“.

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わたしは にほんじんです。

I am Japanese.

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ワンさんは  がくせいです。

Miss Wang is a student.

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わたしは  インドの  がくせいです。

I am an Indian student.

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では ありません (Grammar 2)

dewa arimasen means is not.

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キムさんは ちゅうごくじんでは  ありません。

かんこくじんです。

Miss Kim is not Chinese. She is Korean.

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わたしは がくせいでは ありません。

I am not a student.

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あのかたは いしゃでは ありません。

かいしゃいんです。

That person is not a doctor. He is a company employee.

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ですか (Grammar 3)

desuka is the question form of です.

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あのかたは どなたですか

Who is that person? (a very polite way)

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あなたは エンジニアですか。

Are you an engineer?

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にほんは あついですか。

Is Japan hot?

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でした (Grammar 4)

deshita is a past tense affirmative meaning was or were.

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わたしは がくせいでした。

I was a student.

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わたしの ともだちは エンジニアでした。

My friend was an engineer.

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やまださんは いしゃでした。

Mr. Yamada was a doctor.

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では ありませんでした (Grammar 5)

dewa arimasendeshita is a negative past tense meaning “not“, “wasn’t“, or “weren’t“.

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すずきさんは  エンジニアでは ありませんでした。

Miss Suzuki was not an engineer.

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あのかたは  いしゃでは  ありませんでした。

せんせいでした。

He wasn't a doctor, he was a teacher.

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も (Grammar 6)

mo is a post-positional particle and is used when repeating the same thing. Meaning also or too.

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わたしは ちゅうごくじんです。

わたしの ともだちも ちゅうごくじんです。

I am Chinese. My friend is Chinese too.

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A: わたしは サラリーマンです。

あなたも サラリーマンですか。

B: いいえ、わたしは こうこうの

せんせいです。

A: I am a company employee. Are you an employee too?

B: No, I am a high school teacher.

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しゅごの  しょうりゃく (Grammar 7)

Omission of the subject meaning it removes the repetition of the subject.

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はじめまして、 あんどうです。 よろしくおねがいします。

Hello, I am Ando. Nice to meet you.

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キムさんは ちゅうごくじんでは  ありません。 かんこくじんです。

Kim is not Chinese. She is Korean.

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