Japanese language lesson(grammar part 4)

Japanese language lesson(grammar part 4)

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[Unicornzilla]

why isnt eigo capitallized?? : O

[CatwomanJolie]

@Unicornzilla

Wow, you know what ..I never really thought about it, I just remembered the rule..Unfortunately I don't know why, sorry.. I would think it doesn't really matter since capitalization doesn't exist in written Japanese anyway. If you write in romaji to a native Japanese person they will never tell you to capitalize your romaji so it's okay if you don't, and it's okay if you prefer to capitalize certain words as well. It's up to you ;)

[CatwomanJolie]

@Unicornzilla

Thank you for following my lessons. ganbatte ne! :)

[OCoptimusconvoy]

why do you say "hon O motte imasu"? like with the o. do u always add the o to subjects?

[CatwomanJolie]

ex 1: sushi wo tabete imasu.(I am eating sushi.)

Here the person speaking is doing and action(tabete imasu =eating) , but what is the object receiving that action? In this case the "sushi" is receiving the action of being eaten , therefore we place the particle "wo" after it. hon wo yonda. ( I read a book.)

*This person read something..but what is that something?

The answer would be the "hon(book)" therefore you must place the particle "o" after it.

Thank you for tuning in! :)

[CatwomanJolie]

@OCoptimusconvoy

The particle を= o (pronounced 'wo') marks the direct object of a sentence.

So since motte is derived from the verb "motsu" which means "to have" or "to hold" then we need to indicate what is the object receiving that action.

In the sentence "hon o motte imasu" I have a book / I have some books

the word "hon(book)" is the object which is being "held" by the speaker. Therefor you must place the direct object marker "o" after that object recieving the action.

[namphong2036]

Good job!There is part 5 yet?Can you tell a bout the verb form:D

[OCoptimusconvoy]

@CatwomanJolie oh okay thanks!

so like in one video i saw earlier the guys like "eigo-wo wakarimas?" is that right?

[CatwomanJolie]

@zaldude

は = ha (the topic marking particle which is known as "wa" in romaji)

わ = wa ( "wa" as in (watashi, warui...etc)

* both are pronounced the same way athough they are written differently

Hope I didn't confuse you! Good luck ! and thank you for tuning into my channel! :)

[CatwomanJolie]

@CatwomanJolie

Normally you see the particle written as "wa" in romaji which is correct, but when you type in hiragana the particle "wa" is actually written as "ha".* The particle "wa" is pronounced as "wa" that's why it's written that way in romaji.

*now be careful , when "wa" is part of a word like "watashi" where it's not being used as a particle the "wa" in hiragana is "wa" not "ha"

[CatwomanJolie]

@zaldude

You don't have to include "anata wa" but if you want to be very polite it's a good idea to keep it, now let's say you are speaking to a friend..in that case you can definitely drop "anata wa" and just ask your friend "nan satsu no hon wo kaimashita ka? and he or she will understand perfectly.

anata = you