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Root + present. Past form: Go to 1. Polite form: Go to 2. Negative form: Go to 4. |
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Root + politeness + present. Past form: Go to 3. Negative form: Go to 6. |
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Root + politeness + past. |
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Root + negation + present. Past form: Go to 5. Polite form: Go to 8. |
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Root + negation + past. Polite form: Go to 9. |
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Root + politeness + negation + present. Past form: Go to 7. |
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Root + politeness + negation + past. |
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Root + negation + present + politeness. |
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Root + negation + past + politeness. |
Hiragana: | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
Phonemes: | i | nu' | ga | i | ru' | ||
Romanization: | I | nu | ga | i | ru | . | |
Structure: | noun (dog) | nominative marker | verb (exist) | ||||
Meaning: | There is a dog. |
Hiragana: | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
Phonemes: | i | nu' | ga | i | na | i' | ||
Romanization: | I | nu | ga | i | na | i | . | |
Structure: | noun (dog) | nominative marker | verb + negation (not exist) | |||||
Meaning: | There is no dog. |
Hiragana: | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
Phonemes: | ya | ma' | ga | a' | ru | ||
Romanization: | Ya | ma | ga | a | ru | . | |
Structure: | noun (mountain) | nominative marker | verb (exist) | ||||
Meaning: | There is a mountain. |
Hiragana: | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
Phonemes: | ya | ma' | ga | na' | i | ||
Romanization: | Ya | ma | ga | na | i | . | |
Structure: | noun (mountain) | nominative marker | adjective (not exist) | ||||
Meaning: | There is no mountain. |
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Root (existential verb) + present. Past form: Go to 1. Polite form: Go to 2. Negative form: Go to 4. |
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Root (existential verb) + politeness + present. Past form: Go to 3. Negative form: Go to 6. |
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Root (existential verb) + politeness + past. |
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Root (nonexistential adjective) + present. Past form: Go to 5. Polite form: Go to 8. |
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Root (nonexistential adjective) + past. Polite form: Go to 9. |
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Root (existential verb) + politeness + negation + present. Past form: Go to 7. |
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Root (existential verb) + politeness + negation + past. |
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Root (nonexistential adjective) + present + politeness. |
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Root (nonexistential adjective) + past + politeness. |
Hiragana: | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
Phonemes: | yo | ko | ha | ma | wa | syu' | to | de | na' | i | ||||
Romanization: | Yo | ko | ha | ma | wa | shu | to | de | na | i | . | |||
Structure: | noun (Yokohama) | topic marker | noun (capital) | copula (is) | auxiliary adjective (not) | |||||||||
Meaning: | Yokohama is not capital. |
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Hiragana: | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
Phonemes: | se | N | so | u | wa | yo' | ku | na' | i | |||
Romanization: | Se | n | sô | wa | yo | ku | na | i | . | |||
Structure: | noun (war) | topic marker | adjective (is good) | auxiliary adjective (not) | ||||||||
Meaning: | War is not good. |
1. |
A: What did you say you'd forgotten to try in Kanazawa? B: I didn't try sushi. That's a big mistake. |
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A: I've heard you tried sushi yesterday. Was it nice? B: I didn't try sushi. It's John who went to a sushi bar yesterday. |
3. |
A: You went to a Japanese restaurant, didn't you? Did you try sushi? B: No, I didn't try sushi. I had sukiyaki. |
Hiragana: | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
Phonemes: | wa | ta | si | wa | su' | si | o | ta | be' | na | ka | Q | ta | |||
Romanization: | Wa | ta | shi | wa | su | shi | o | ta | be | na | ka | t | ta | . | ||
Structure: | noun (I) | topic marker | noun (sushi) | accusative marker | verb + negation (didn't eat) |
Hiragana: | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
Phonemes: | wa | ta | si | wa | su' | si | wa | ta | be' | na | ka | Q | ta | |||
Romanization: | Wa | ta | shi | wa | su | shi | wa | ta | be | na | ka | t | ta | . | ||
Structure: | noun (I) | topic marker | noun (sushi) | topic marker | verb + negation (didn't eat) |
Hiragana: | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
Phonemes: | ri | N | go | wa | ku | da' | mo | no | da | ||
Romanization: | Ri | n | go | wa | ku | da | mo | no | da | . | |
Structure: | noun (apple) | topic marker | noun (fruit) | copula (is) | |||||||
Meaning: | Apples are fruits. |
Hiragana: | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Phonemes: | ri | n | go | wa | ya | sa | i | de' | wa | na' | i | ||||
Romanization: | Ri | n | go | wa | ya | sa | i | de | wa | na | i | . | |||
Structure: | noun (apple) | topic marker | noun (vegetable) | copula (is) | topic marker | auxiliary adjective (not) | |||||||||
Meaning: | Apples are not vegetables. |
Hiragana: | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
Phonemes: | ri | N | go | wa | ya | sa | i | zya | na' | i | ||||
Romanization: | Ri | n | go | wa | ya | sa | i | ja | na | i | . | |||
Structure: | noun (apple) | topic marker | noun (vegetable) | copula + topic marker (is) | auxiliary adjective (not) |
Hiragana: | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
Phonemes: | mi' | ka | N | wa | a | o' | ku | na' | i | |||
Romanization: | Mi | ka | n | wa | a | o | ku | na | i | . | ||
Structure: | noun (orange) | topic marker | adjective (is blue) | auxiliary adjective (not) |
Hiragana: | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
Phonemes: | mi' | ka | N | wa | a | o' | ku | wa | na' | i | |||
Romanization: | Mi | ka | n | wa | a | o | ku | wa | na | i | . | ||
Structure: | noun (orange) | topic marker | adjective (is blue) | topic marker | auxiliary adjective (not) |