Two: Tense and Plurality
BTW: I updated the last lesson, but will still have to because I'm cutting these lessons close to when I have to leave the house!!
This lesson is short, because the rule is simple:
There is no future tense or plural forms in Japanese.
*shocker!!!!!*
Past tense is always indicated by the verb (which is at the END of the sentece), but if it isn't past tense, it's present tense. If something will happen in the future, you MUST indicate that with something else within the context of the sentence.
Example: Ashita gakko ni ikimasu. Tomorrow I will go to school.
"Ikimasu" is technically in the present tense, but because I added "tomorrow" (ashita), it becomes the future tense.
Confusing, but it's okay! You only need to worry about past and present tenses now! XD
Now for the plurality. In Japanese there is no differentiation between one dog and 500,000,000 dogs unless you says so. Thus "inu" is simply what you're talking about. You'll have to specify as with the future tense.
Be careful with this as well. There are different counters that go along with various objects. For people, you would add "nin" to the end (with variations. One and Two people have different words entirely).
Counters are important!! Make sure you know what you're doing before you add one!!!
Oh, so when you say stuff in English, don't add an 'S' to the end to make it plural. It doesn't work. It is simply the word itself, singular or plural.
Thanks!
- Yumi
[Reviews - 6]Chapter or Story
Table of Contents
- Text Size +
Chapter notes: It bugs me when people says "ninjas" because it's wrong! Gah!! >