#35 Japanese verbs. ~ Interrogative form ~

2019.1. 21

Hi everyone.

How are you?

It's kÜshi.

Thank you for coming here.

Verb is one of the most tough grammars of

Japanese because it has to be changed its form.

So I'm trying to organize Japanese verbs.

And one of what I've made is this.

I hope this helps you a lot.

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Interrogative form ~ Do you eat? ~

This is difficult because of postpositions.

I wonder you know them because English doesn't

have them, right?

Postpositions are called 助詞/jo-shi/ in Japanese

and it's put at the end of sentences and make the

sentences strong, cool, friendly, soft, childish, angry,

manly and feminine.

It is very tough to learn because they all can't be

remember and you have to just feel.

I'll show you some 助詞 later.

So I explain how to make Interrogative form for 3 seconds.

You can make it by putting "?'' at the end of

sentences.

That's simple!!

For example,

・宿題 を した
/shuku-dai o shita/
…I've already done my homework.

→宿題した？
/shuku-dai shita?/
...Havr you done your homework yet?

した is the past and complete form of する, which

means "to do".

And this isn't a so important rule, but を can be

sometimes omitted like 宿題した, but not always.

This is for seniors so you don't have to hurry to

learn the rule right now.

Of course, you can also say 宿題をした？

As you can see, you can make the interrogative

form by just putting "?".

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Then I explain about 助詞/jo-shi/

There're many 助詞:

か, の, よ, ぜ, さ, もん, ね, な, し, ぞ and わ.

These are 助詞 which are put at the end of

sentences and change the sounds of them.

I'll make an article to explain all of them someday,

so today I explain か and の, which are used in

interrogative sentences.

か makes sentences sound formal, strong and sometimes arrogant.

の makes sentences sound soft and friendly.

For example,

・宿題したか？
/shuku-dai shita ka?/
...have you done your homework yet?

This sounds like a strict father asks his child with a

little anger.

・宿題したの？
/shuku-dai shita no?/
...have you done your homework yet?

This sounds a friend, or a gentle mother asks.

This is just one image, so father can also say 　

宿題したの？

助詞 is so deep that you can't "remember" them, so

feel them.

Getting used to is one of the strongest friends in

studying languages, I believe.

~ Exercises for practice ~

Feel the following sentences with your body.

1. ご飯食べたか？
/go-han ta-beta ka?/

Tips:
ご飯 means a meal

食べた is a past and complete form of 食べる,
which means to eat.

2. これ見る？
/kore mi-ru?/

Tips:
これ means "this"

見る means to see.

3. そこ行くの？
/soko i-ku no?/

Tips:
そこ means "there"

行く means to go.

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1. Have you had the meal yet?

That sounds strong and is felt a little anger.

If you say "no", you'd be said "eat, hurry"

2. Will you see this?

That is very normal. The sound depends on all of

your tone.

見る is normal form, but it means about future.

This is one of the unique Japanese grammars.

3. Are you going there?

That sounds friendly.

If you say "yes", you might be said "me too~~!"

行く is normal form and it means about future.

I'll explain this in another article!

So that's all today.

Thank you so much for reading.

Ask me if you have any questions.

I hope this helps you a lot.

See you next time!!

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