| Greg | : | Uchi no chikaku ni shimin sentaa ga dekita node, mi ni ikimashita. |
| Katoo | : | Shimin sentaa? |
| Greg | : | Ee. Jimu ya toshokan ga arimashita. Ookii node, bikkuri shimashita. |
| Katoo | : | Puuru mo arimasu ka? |
| Greg | : | Iie, puuru wa nai to omoimasu. |
| Katoo | : | Daredemo tsukau koto ga dekimasu ka? |
| Greg | : | Ee, dekiru to omoimasu. |
| Katoo | : | Ryookin wa yasui desu ka? |
| Greg | : | Toshokan wa muryoo deshita.
Shimin sentaa da kara, hoka no shisetsu mo yasui to omoimasu. |
| Greg | : | A new community center was built near my house, so I went to take a look. |
| Katoo | : | A community center? |
| Greg | : | Yes. It has a sport gym and a library. It was so huge that I was surprised. |
| Katoo | : | Is there also a swimming pool? |
| Greg | : | No, I don't think there is a pool. |
| Katoo | : | Is everyone allowed to use the facilities? |
| Greg | : | Yes I think so. |
| Katoo | : | Do they charge low price? |
| Greg | : | The library is free of charge.
I think other facilities are inexpensive to use since it's a community center. |
Key Sentences
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1. | Depaato ni chuusha-joo ga aru to omoimasu. |
| I think there is parking lot in the department store. |
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2. | Yamada-san wa kyoo uchi ni inai to omoimasu. |
| I don't think Yamada is at home today. (lit. ...is not at home, I think) |
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3. | Ishida-san wa moo kaetta to omoimasu. |
| I think Ishida has gone home. |
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4. | Sono wain wa oishii to omoimasu. |
| I think that wine tastes good. |
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5. | Nihon no shinbun wa omoshirokunai to omoimasu. |
| I don't think the Japanese newspaper is interesting. (lit. is not, I think) |
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6. | Sore wa Katoo-san no kasa da to omoimasu. |
| I think it's Katoo's umbrella. |
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7. | Konsaato wa 7-ji kara da to omoimasu. |
| I think the concert will start from 7 o'clock. |
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8. | Isogashii node, paatii ni ikimasen. |
| I won't go to the party because I'm too busy. |
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9. | Kyoo wa nichi-yoobi na node, eigakan wa kondeimasu. |
| Movie theaters are crowded because it's Sunday today. |
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10. | Ashita shiken ga aru node, benkyoo shimasu. |
| There will be an exam tomorrow, so I will study. |
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11. | Watashi wa hiru-gohan o tabe ni ikimasu. |
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12. | Watashi wa Shibuya ni eiga o mi ni ikimashita. |
| I'm going to Shibuya to see a movie. |
Grammar Note
to omoimasu "I think", "I suppose"
To omoimasu is one of the functional patterns and it can be translated into "I think", "I suppose", "I believe" or "I guess". This pattern expresses the speaker's conjecture or prospect.
This is often used to express one's opinion or judgment moderately.
This pattern follows the plain form of the verbs, i-adjectives and desu with a noun or na-adjectives.
See "Essential Japanese Verbs" about the Verb Plain Form
| 1. | Katoo-san wa ashita Osaka ni iku to omoimasu. |
| Katoo-san wa ashita Osaka ni ikanai to omoimasu. |
| Katoo-san wa kinoo Osaka ni itta to omoimasu. |
| Katoo-san wa kinoo Osaka ni ikanakatta to omoimasu. |
| I think Katoo is going to Osaka tomorrow. |
| I don't think Katoo is going to Osaka tomorrow. |
| I think Katoo went to Osaka yesterday. |
| I don't think Katoo went to Osaka yesterday. |
| 2. | Ashita no shiken wa muzukashii to omoimasu. |
| Ashita no shiken wa muzukashikunai to omoimasu. |
| Kinoo no shiken wa muzukashikatta to omoimasu. |
| Kinoo no shiken wa muzukashikunakatta to omoimasu. |
| I think tomorrow's exam will be difficult. |
| I don' t think tomorrow's exam will be difficult. |
| I think yesterday's exam was difficult. |
| I don't think yesterday's exam was difficult. |
| 3. | Resepushon wa kin-yoobi da to omoimasu. |
| Resepushon wa kin-yoobi janai to omoimasu. |
| Resepushon wa kin-yoobi datta to omoimasu. |
| Resepushon wa kin-yoobi janakatta to omoimasu. |
| I think the reception is on Friday. |
| I don't think the reception is on Friday. |
| I think the reception was on Friday. |
| I don't think the reception was on Friday. |
Kara & node "so", "therefore" or "because"
As introduced in Basic 2 Lesson 1, the particle kara indicates a reason or a cause.
There is a similar pattern, node. Node is more polite or sounds softer than kara.
Both kara and node can follow not only desu and masu, but also the plain form.
While kara becomes da kara with the root form of desu or na-adjective,
node becomes na node.
| 1. | Ashita shiken ga arimasu kara, benkyoo shimasu. |
| Ashita shiken ga aru kara, benkyoo shimasu. |
| Ashita shiken ga aru node, benkyoo shimasu. |
| There will be an exam tomorrow, so I will study. |
| 2. | Isogashii desu kara, paatii ni ikimasen. |
| Isogashii kara, paatii ni ikimasen. |
| Isogashii node, paatii ni ikimasen. |
| I won't go to the party because I'm (too) busy. |
| 3. | Kyoo wa nichi-yoobi desu kara, eigakan wa kondeimasu. |
| Kyoo wa nichi-yoobi da kara, eigakan wa kondeimasu. |
| Kyoo wa nichi-yoobi na node, eigakan wa kondeimasu. |
| Today is Sunday, so the movie theater will be crowded. |
Verb Stem + ni ikimasu "to go to do"
The verb stem + ni ikimasu indicates a purpose of going, meaning "to go to do".
"to come to do" is the verb stem + ni kimasu.
| 1. | Watashi wa konban eiga o mi ni ikimasu. |
| I will go to see a movie tonight. |
| 2. | Watashi wa kinoo Ginza ni kagu o kai ni ikimashita. |
| I went to Ginza to buy furniture yesterday. |
To vs. Ya "and"
Ya means "and". This is use to between two nouns as well as to.
[A] to [B] means "A and B,and nothing else", [A] ya [B] means "A and B, and something else".
| 1. | Watashi wa suupaa de niku to yasai o kaimashita. |
| I bought meat and vegetables (nothing else) at a supermarket. |
| 2. | Watashi wa suupaa de niku ya yasai o kaimashita. |
| I bought meat and vegetables (and, something else) at a supermarket. |
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to omoimasu
(I think, I guess) | : |
Part 1 Chapter 21, Part 3 Chapter 7 |
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kara, node
(because, so, therefore) | : |
Part 3 Chapter 10 |
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wa, no, ga, de, ni
(particles) | : |
Part 3 Chapter 3 |
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Verb Plain Form | : |
Part 3 Chapter 2 / Essential Japanese Verbs |
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Adjective Plain Form | : |
Part 3 Chapter 4 |
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Vocabulary
arimasu
to have / to be at, exist
aru
root form of arimasu
ashita
tomorrow
benkyoo
study, learn
bikkuri
surprised, surprising, amazing
chikaku
near, nearby, close
chuusha-joo
parking lot, car park
da
root form of desu
daredemo
anyone, whoever
de
particle indicating a place, or situation, scene, field, event involving an action
dekimasu
can do, be ready, newly open
dekimasu (-koto ga dekimasu)
(fp) can, be able to do
dekiru
root form of dekimasu
dekita
ta form of dekimasu
depaato
department store
deshita
past form of desu
eiga
movie, film
eigakan
movie theater
Ginza
place name
hoka
else, other, another
ikimasu
to go
imasu
to be at, stay, exist / to have
inai
nai form of imasu
isogashii
busy
jimu
gym
kaerimasu
to return, go home
kaetta
ta form of kaerimasu
kagu
furniture
kaimasu
to buy
kara
from
kara (-kara)
(fp) so, therefore, because
kasa
umbrella
kinoo
yesterday
kin-yoobi
Friday
konban
tonight
kondeimasu
to be crowded
konsaato
concert
koto (-koto ga dekimasu)
(fp) can, be able to do
kyoo
today
mi ni ikimasu
to go to watch
mo
also, too
moo
already
muryoo
free of charge
muzukashii
difficult, hard, tough
na
used with na-adjective
nai
nai form of arimasu
ni (stem + ni ikimasu)
(fp) to go to do
ni
particle indicating an indirect object or a direction of an action
ni
particle indicating a place where no action happens
nichi-yoobi
Sunday
niku
meat
node (-node)
(fp) so, therefore, because
oishii
tasty, delicious
omoimasu (-to omoimasu)
(fp) I think
omoshiroi
interesting, enjoyable, fun
omoshirokunai
nai form of omoshiroi (negative form)
ookii
large, big
paatii
party
puuru
swimming pool
resepushon
reception (party)
ryookin
charge, fee, fare, toll
shiken
examination, exam, test, trial, experiment
shimasu
to do, play, forming shimasu verb
shimin sentaa
community center
shinbun
newspaper
shisetsu
facilities
sono
that (object)
sore
that
suupaa
supermarket
toshokan
library
tsukaimasu
to use
tsukau
root form of tsukaimasu
uchi
house, home
wain
wine
ya
A and B (and, something else)
yasai
vegetables
yasui
inexpensive, cheap
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