July 10, 2008

unique Japanese Grammar Lesson on Base TE

Japanese Grammar featuring Base TE + kurenai
Won’t you do it for me? Will ya? Wouldn’t you like to be a pepper too?

Verb (base TE) + kurenai (TE + kureru)
Verb (base TE) + moraenai (TE + Morau)

Verb (base TE) + kudasaimasen ka?

Verb (base TE) + itadakemasen ka?

Won’t you do it for me? Where do it = some verb

Example 1.

Would you watch the kids for me?

Kodomo tachi o mite kurenai?

Example 2.

Won’t you do (wash) the dishes for me? Couldn’t I get you to do the dishes?

Sara o aratte moraenai?

Example 3.

Kashite kureru?

Would you loan it to me?

Example 4.

Kaite kudasaimasu ka?

Could I get you to write?

Next lessons will deal with causative like ikasete moraenai

As always,
Ganbatte Ne!
Do Your Best!

Makurasuki