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Accura's Blog – June 2010 Archive (19)

Course 2, Session 3, Grammar Notes : X ga arimasu/ imasu

1. X ga arimasu/ imasu

X ga arimasu（X があります）means "there is/are X (nonliving thing)." The particle 'ga' introduces, or presents, the item X. You can use "arimasu" when you want to say that there is something at a certain location.…

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Added by Accura on June 29, 2010 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Private Lesson Memo #2

These are the links for the lessons on June 28th, 2010 at JAS NJ.

2_1_kaiwa_1.mov

2_1_kaiwa_2.mov…

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Added by Accura on June 28, 2010 at 1:48pm — No Comments

Course 1, Lesson 2, Jikoshoukai/ Self Introduction/ Drill 3

2_2_drill_3.mov

Added by Accura on June 21, 2010 at 4:53pm — No Comments

Course 1, Lesson 2, Jikoshoukai/ Self Introduction/ Practice 1

2_1_kaiwa_practice_1.mov

Added by Accura on June 21, 2010 at 4:51pm — No Comments

Course 1, Lesson 2, Jikoshoukai/ Self Introduction/ Grammar

2_1_kaiwa_1_grammar.mov

Added by Accura on June 21, 2010 at 4:50pm — No Comments

Course 1, Lesson 2, Jikoshoukai/ Self Introduction/ Kaiwa 1

2_1_kaiwa_1.mov

Added by Accura on June 21, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Course 2, Lesson 1, Drill

Here's the drills for Lesson 1 of the Course 2 for mid-beginners.

Below is the link to the slideshow of "Describing Your Actions"

Click the…

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Added by Accura on June 17, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Course 2, Lesson 1, Grammar Notes 9 : EXPRESSION NOTES

EXPRESSION NOTES

<'iku' versus 'kuru'>

When you move to a place where the listener is, you say "I'm coming." in…

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Course 2, Lesson 1, Grammar Notes 8 : The Topic Particle 'wa'

8. The Topic Particle 'wa'

The particle 'wa' presents the topic of one's utterance ("As for item X, it is such that . . . "). It puts forward the item that you want to talk about and comment on.…

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Course 2, Lesson 1, Grammar Notes 6 : Word Order

6. Word Order

Japanese sentences are fairly flexible in the arrangement of elements that appear in them.

Generally,…

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Added by Accura on June 17, 2010 at 2:15pm — No Comments

Course 2, Lesson 1, Grammar Notes 7 : Frequency Adverbs

7. Frequency Adverbs

You can add a frequency adverb such as 'mainich (everyday)', 'yoku (often)', and 'tokidoki (sometimes)' to a sentence to describe how often you do…

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Course 2, Lesson 1, Grammar Notes :5 ～ masenka

5. ～ masenka

You can use 'masenka' (= the present tense negative verb, plus the question particle) to extend an invitation. It should be noted that its affirmative counterpart, 'masuka', cannot be so used.…

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Course 2, Lesson 1, Grammar Notes 4 : Time Reference

4. Time Reference

you need the particle 'ni' with

(1) the days of the week like "on Sunday," and…

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Course 2, Lesson 1, Grammar Notes 3: Particles

3. Particles

Nouns used in sentences generally must be followed by particles, which indicate the relations that the onus bear to the verbs. In this lesson, we learn four particles:…

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Added by Accura on June 17, 2010 at 1:09pm — No Comments

Course 2, Lesson 1, Grammar Notes 2: Verb Types and the "Present Tense"

2. Verb Types and the "Present Tense"

In this lesson we learn about a dozen verbs that describe basic human actions. These are often called "action verbs," and the "present tense" of these verbs either means…

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