Grammar – Page 14 – Maggie Sensei

Grammar, JLPT N3

Verb past tense (〜た form )+ ことがある (　= (~ ta) + koto ga aru)

December 16, 2013 36 Comments

「このかわいい犬、どこかで見たことがあるなあ…」

= Kono kawaii inu, dokokade mita koto ga aru naa…

= (I think I have seen this cute dog somewhere.)

= This cute dog looks familiar…

「うわ～変な犬！」

= Uwaa henna inu!

= Wow! What a strange dog!

Grammar

How to use 「〜ない ( = nai)？」

December 2, 2013 20 Comments

「今日、デートしない？」

= Kyou, deito shinai?

= Do you want to go on a date with me today?

Grammar, JLPT N3, JLPT N4

〜と & 〜ないと ( = ~ to & ~ naito)　conditional

October 30, 2013 52 Comments

「ジャーキーくれないといたずらするよ！」

= Jaakii kurenai to itazura suruyo!

= Trick or “dog treats”!!

(If you don’t give me “dog treats”, I will play a trick on you!)

Grammar, JLPT N3

〜ずに ( = zuni) & 〜ないで ( = naide)

October 22, 2013 76 Comments

「これ並ばずに買えたの？」
= Kore narabazu ni kaetano?

= Did you get this without standing in line?

Grammar

How to use the particle も ( = mo) & 「一★も」

October 8, 2013 124 Comments

「猫語は一言も話せません。」

= Nekogo wa hitokoto mo hanasemasen.

= I can’t speak a word of Cat language.

Grammar, JLPT N4

How to use 〜たり ( = tari ) & 〜たりして ( = tarishite)

September 29, 2013 162 Comments

「休日は、食べたり寝たりして過ごしています。」

= Kyuujitsu wa tabetari netari shite sugoshite imasu.

= I spend my days off eating, sleeping and etc.

Grammar, JLPT N3, Spanish

〜くせに ( = ~ kuseni)

September 24, 2013 34 Comments

kuseni

「この車、ナビついてないの？」

＝Kono kuruma navi tsuite naino?

= This car doesn’t have a navigation system?

「免許持ってないくせに！」

= Menkyo motte nai kuseni!

= You don’t even have a driver’s license. (So you have no right to complain.)

Colloquial/Slang, Grammar

Casual suffix : 〜っけ ( = kke) 　

September 8, 2013 23 Comments

「あれ？何を作るんだっけ？」
= Are? Nani wo tsukurun dakke?
= Umm? What was I going to cook now?

Grammar, JLPT N3

How to use なんて ( = nante)

September 2, 2013 89 Comments

「マギー先生なんて聞いたことないよ。」

= “Maggie sensei” nante kiita koto naiyo.

= I have never heard of “Maggie sensei”.

Grammar, JLPT N4

V + やすい & V + にくい ( = V + yasui & V + nikui)

August 24, 2013 46 Comments

「これお箸では食べにくいよ！」

= Kore ohashi de wa tabenikui yo!

= It is hard to eat this with chopsticks.