Time words

Let’s have another look at particles!

It’s raining today – in fact it is storming – so it is a good day to do something positive. It’s a great day to have another look at what baffles so many students about the Japanese language. It is PARTICLES. They are the “little bits” after a noun that give the exact meaning to that part of the sentence. They often are similar to prepositions in English. Here are some examples. See if you can work out the difference in meaning this time.

The red particles are the examples. The blue particles are the ones that are necessary in that sentence, but not part of the example. We have colour-coded them, so you can trace them too through the examples.

(Do you like cars?)

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Here is a summary of all the particles we used:

(there are more possibilities, but this is a good start)

220 Japanese particles chart

409 After doing this, … ～てから

402 New and Beautiful あたらしくて、きれい

402 Yes, it was/wasn’t… ～かったです/～くなかったです。

402 406 Progressive tense ～ています。

200 A list of all the Japanese particles

Here is a list of all the Japanese particles with a short note of explanation. You may print off this list and have it in your notes somewhere for your study support. Click on the picture and it will automatically enlarge before you print it. Enjoy! 

がんばってください！

     

400 てform of all verbs for NCEA Level 1 Examinations

Here are two sets of verbs with their –て form for all the verbs for the NCEA Level 1 Examinations.

The first set are all the verbs in Japanese あいうえお order. The second set is in English alphabetical order. This will help you find the correct verb more quickly. We have also added the dictionary form of the Japanese verb for later reference.

Japanese あいうえお order:

English alphabetical order:

This is the logic pattern behind the -て form: