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Genki I Grammar 2019
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| XはYです | X is Y. |
| ~です | It is... |
| N1のN2* | Possesive Marker - 's/of *the main idea always come at the end, with further description placed before it |
| だれのNoun | Whose |
| Nounも | Noun+too |
| Nじゃないです | It is not... X is not Y |
| ~ませんか | Extending invitation "Shall we" |
| Xがあります | There is/are X. -for inanimate objects -calls for particle に rather than で for place description -place description usually comes at the beginning of the sentence -thing description is usually followed by the particle が rather than は |
| います | There is/are X... -for animate things |
| XはYの[preposition]です. | X is [preposition] Y. |
| ~時 | Duration of an activity is expressed with a bare noun -stand alone & not followed by any particle |
| ~時ぐらい/~時ばん | For an approximate measurement/ For 1 and a half |
| SHORT FORM VERB/PRESENT TENSE/AFFIRMATIVE | Dictionary form of verb |
| SHORT FORM VERB/PAST TENSE/NEGATIVE るVERBS | ❌る➕ない |
| SHORT FORM うVERBS | う➡あ-vowel equivalent➕ない |