Word から can be found easily in any daily or formal conversation. There have two meaning so far I know, that is 'because' and 'from'. The meaning selection depend on から location itself. So, if から is before a comma (,), it means 'because'.
I give you and example:
眠れない(ねむれない) から、疲れているよ(つかれているよ)
Because I can not sleep, I'm tired!
Another meaning of から is used to show time or location which is it should be use together with まで. Example:
学校(がっこう) は 8時(じ) から 2時 まで です
School is from 8.00 until 2.00
アメリカ から 日本 まで 行きます(いきます)
I will go from America to Japan
In third example, there have no subject marker (word that highlight with particle 'は' . If you see sentences like this subject marker is a speaker himself (I).
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Sunday, April 8, 2012
Saturday, April 7, 2012
ました and ませんでした
Remember for our last two lesson we learn about ます and ません form. However there have a past tense version of those two which is ます will become ました and ません will become ませんでした. What is the differences between non past version and past tense version? Hmm.. maybe you can determine it by look at example below
私(わたし) は 飲みます(のみます)
I drink
私(わたし) は 飲みました(のみま した )
I drank
中村(なかむら)さん は 日本語 を 話しま せん
Mr. Nakamura does not speak Japanese
Mr. Nakamura did not speak Japanese
Monday, April 2, 2012
Verbs + ません
Remember on my last post we learn about verbs + ます, to make it negative is by simply replace 'ます' with 'ません'. Here I'll give same example in negative ます forms.
example:
example:
平沢(ひらさわ) さん は 日本語 を 話しません(はなし
ません)
Mr. Hirasawa don't speak japanese
私 は 車(くるま) が ありません
I don't have a car
私 は 毎日(まいにち) 勉強しません(べんきょしません)
I am not study everyday
私 は 明日(あした) 勉強しません(べんきょしません)
I will not study tomorrow
Verbs + ます form
Any verb that attach with ます represent non past tense which mean it can be translated either as a 'future tense' or 'present or continuous tense', sometimes it also use as a formal form of communication.
example:
example:
平沢(ひらさわ) さん は 日本語(にほんご) を 話します(はなします)
Mr. Hirasawa speak japanese
私 は 車(くるま) が あります
I have a car
私 は 毎日(まいにち) 勉強します(べんきょします)
I study everyday
私 は 明日(あした) 勉強します(べんきょします)
I will study tomorrow
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