Japanese Verbs
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Beginner 1 - Basic Structure
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[ subject ] | wa | [ something ] | o | shimasu |
| 1. | Watashi wa tenisu o shimasu. |
| I (will) play tennis. |
| 2. | Watashi wa gorufu o shimasen. |
| I don't play golf. |
| 3. | Watashi wa kinoo Ginza de kaimono o shimashita. |
| I did my shopping at Ginza yesterday. |
| 4. | Watashi wa Nihongo no benkyoo o shimasu. | |
| Watashi wa Nihongo o benkyoo shimasu. |
| I (will) study Japanese. |
Beginner 2 - Functional Patterns
| 5. | Natsu-yasumi tomodachi to ryokoo suru tsumori desu. |
| I'm planning to go on a trip with my friends for summer vacation. |
| 6. | Ashita shiken ga aru kara, benkyoo shinakereba narimasen. |
| I have an exam tomorrow, so I have to study. |
| 7. | Nichi-yoobi uchi de sooji o shitari, sentaku o shitari, shimasu. |
| On Sunday, I clean my room, do my laundry, so on. |
| 8. | Tanaka-san ga hoteru no yoyaku o suru koto ni natte imasu. |
| Tanaka is expected to book a hotel (for us). |
Beginner 3 - Casual Speech
| 9. | A | : | Ashita nani o suru? | |
| B | : | Tomodachi to sakkaa o suru. |
| A | : | What are you going to do tomorrow? |
| B | : | I'm going to play soccer with my friends. |
| 10. | A | : | Tanaka-san ni denwa shita? | |
| B | : | Un. Shita kedo, uchi ni inakatta. |
| A | : | Did you call Tanaka? |
| B | : | Yes. I did, but he wasn't at home. |
The usage of each Functional Pattern is explained in the Essential Japanese Verbs.
