384 Lesson 2 Grammar Flashcards

ている

is a grammatical form used in Japanese to indicate a continuous state or action, typically translated as "is doing" or "has been."

ている

a verb form indicating an ongoing action or state of being; a result of a change.

犬を飼っています

I have a dog.

～髪が長いです（かみがながいです）

Used to describe the qualities of people such as hair, height, eyes, intellector other attributes in Japanese.

Using て form to connect adjectives

is a grammatical structure that allows for the combination of two or more adjectives in Japanese

If an い adjectivwe, drop the い and add くて

If a な adjective, add で

今日はあつくて、はれです。(Today is hot and sunny.)

Verb Stem + に行く

is a grammatical construction in Japanese used to indicate the purpose of going somewhere based on the preceding verb's stem.

Ichidan → 食べに行く

Gohan → 買いに行く