Japanese Verbs
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Beginner 1 - Basic Structure
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[ subject ] | wa | [ place ] | ni | ikimasu |
| 1. | Watashi wa kyoo ginkoo ni ikimasu. |
| I'm going to the bank today. |
| 2. | Watashi wa ashita kaisha ni ikimasen. |
| I will not go to my office tomorrow. |
| 3. | Watashi wa densha de kaisha ni ikimasu. |
| I go to my office by train. |
| 4. | Tanaka-san wa natsu-yasumi tomodachi to Hawai ni ikimashita. |
| Tanaka went to Hawaii with his friends for the summer vacation. |
Beginner 2 - Functional Patterns
| 5. | Watashi wa Nihon ni itta koto ga arimasu. |
| I have been to Japan. (lit. I have gone to Japan) |
| 6. | Tanaka-san wa ashita Hiroshima ni iku soo desu. |
| I heard (he said) Tanaka will go to Hiroshima tomorrow. |
| 7. | Watashi wa kyoo taishikan ni ikanakereba narimasen. |
| I have to go to the embassy today. |
| 8. | Fuyu-yasumi Kanada ni iki-tai desu. |
| I want to go to Canada for the winter vacation. |
Beginner 3 - Casual Speech
| 9. | A | : | Ashita doko ni iku? | |
| B | : | Kaimono ni iku. |
| A | : | Where are you going tomorrow? |
| B | : | I'm going to shopping. |
| 10. | A | : | Kinoo paatii ni itta? | |
| B | : | Uun. Ikanakatta. |
| A | : | Did you go to the party yesterday? |
| B | : | No. I didn't. |
The usage of each Functional Pattern is explained in the Essential Japanese Verbs.
