Grammar Notes Lesson 1B

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• I．Adectival Conjugations
• II．Sentence−particles：ねえ[nee]
• III．Direct-Form and Distal-Form
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I．Adjectival Conjugations

Note: the conjugation of "ii" (good):

	Affirmative	Negative
Imperfective	ii desu	yokunai desu (or yoku arimasen)
Perfective	yokatta desu	yokunakatta desu (or yoku arimasen desita)

れい (Examples)

1. A: Atarasii desu ne.
   B: Ee, kinoo kaimasita.
2. A: Takakatta desu ka.
   B: Ie, amari takakunakatta desu yo.
3. A: Omosirokunai desu ka.
   B: Ee, maamaa desu ne.

れんしゅう (Exercises)

How do you say the following in Japanese?

II．Sentence−particles：ねえ[nee]

ねえ[nee] may indicate the speaker's exclamatory feeling or subjective reflection

れい (Examples)

1. A: Ookii desu nee.
   B: Ee, totemo ookii desu nee.
2. A: Kaimasita yo.
   B: Aa, ii desu nee.
3. A: Wakarimasen nee.
   B: Ee, tyotto komarimasita nee.

れんしゅう (Exercises)

III．Direct-Form and Distal-Form

The textbook introduces the two important terms, namely, "direct-style form" and "distal-style form".

1. "Direct-Form (or Plain-Form)" is used in an informal situation (such as among friends, family members, etc.) and this is the form that you'll see in a dictionary (because of this, the Direct-Form is often called the "Dictionary Form" as well).
2. "Distal-Form" is used in a formal situation (talking to someone you want to keep some distance from, such as a stranger, your teacher, boss, etc.).

Miscellanous Notes

1. Usage of totemo/tottemo (very); totemo takai desu(it's very expensive.)
2. Usage of amari/anmari: used always with a Negative Form
   (e.g.) amari takaku nai desu. (It's not so expensive.)

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