#6 What does 顔 meam? ~ Japanese kanji~

2018. 12.19

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Today's kanji is 顔.

Reads: kao
Means: face

How to write 顔👇👇
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Example sentence:

1. When you get up in the morning, wash your face.
...朝 起きたら 顔 を 洗い なさい
/asa o-kitara kao o ara-i nasai/

The rule which is used in this sentence is confusing, particularly, 起きたら.

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👉朝(あさ, asa)

This means "morning" and also means "in the morning"

👉起きたら(おきたら, o-kitara)

This means "when one get up"

起きたら is a little special verb, in this case, because general verbs mean "when one finish doing"

I'll show you some examples later.

Secondary, how do we make the form "when one finish doing"?

起きたら is made from 起きる, which means "to get up"

If you put "たら" after verbs, you can make the form.

And you also have to change the verbs' forms.

It's better to show example changings than to explain the confusing rule.

Example:

1. たべる(taberu)
...to eat

たべたら(tabeTARA)
...when one finish eating

2. 書く(かく, ka-ku)
...to write

書いたら(かいたら, ka-iTARA)
...when one finish writing

3. 見る(みる, mi-ru)
...to see/watch

見たら(みたら, mi-TARA)
...when one finish watching

4. 読む(よむ, yo-mu)
...to read

読んだら(よんだら, yo-mDARA)
...when one finish reading

5. 切る(きる, ki-ru)
...to cut

切ったら(きったら, ki-TTARA)
...if one finish cutting

👉顔(かお, kao)

This means a face.

👉洗い. なさい(あらいなさい, ara-i nasai)

This is a soft imperative form of 洗う, which means to wash.

If you put なさい after verbs, you can make a soft imperative form.

For example:

1. たべる(taberu)
...to eat

たべなさい(tabe NASAI)
...eat it

2. 書く(かく, ka-ku)
...to write

書きなさい(かきなさい, ka-ki NASAI)
...write it

3. 見る(みる, mi-ru)
...to see/watch

見なさい(みなさい, mi- NASAI)
... watch it

4. 読む(よむ, yo-mu)
...to read

読みなさい(よみなさい, yo-mi NASAI)
...read it

5. 切る(きる, ki-ru)
...to cut

切りなさい(きりなさい, ki-ri NASAI)
...cut it

So 洗いなさい means "wash it".

So you can translate 朝起きたら顔を洗いなさい into English now.

It means "when you get up in the morning, wash your face"

Do you remember that 起きたら means "when you get up", not "when you finish getting up".

It make no sense.

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