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ます形-masu kei – 2

Written by admin on Nov 13th, 2009 | Filed under: JLPT, Words

Continuing with the masu-form for JLPT3 based on the list from the book 完全マスター3級 日本語能力試験文法問題対策 - The Japanese Language Proficiency Test: Grammar Exercises. And some examples from old dear Minna no Nihongo.

ます形 - ます forms- grammar points for JLPT 3:

  • たい

富士山に登りたいです。
I want to climb Mt. Fuji.
富士山(P) --ふじさん-- Mt. Fuji

  • ながら

音楽を聞きながら運転します。

    While listening to the music, I drove a car.

  • はじめる

昼ご飯を食べはじめたら、電気が止まりだしました。
When we started lunch, the electricity suddenly failed.


ます形-masu kei – 1

Written by admin on Nov 9th, 2009 | Filed under: JLPT, Words

Like everyone else in November I'm drilling for the JLPT. I've never taken JLPT and thught that level 3 will be a good starting point.

I'm using the book 完全マスター3級 日本語能力試験文法問題対策 - The Japanese Language Proficiency Test: Grammar Exercises.

ます形 - ます forms- grammar points for JLPT 3

  • ~かた

- 行きかたがわかりますか。
- ええ、一度行ったことがありますから、大丈夫です。
-Do you know how to get there?
- Yes. As I've came there already once, I'll be fine.

  • ~やすい

最近の私は、本当に物事を忘れやすい。 Lately, I really easily forget things.

最近 --さいきん-- (adj-no,n-adv,n-t) latest; most recent; nowadays;

物事 --ものごと-- (n) things; everything

  • ~にくい

すごい分かりにくいと思いますが。

It's rather difficult to understand, methinks.