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Indicating Destination with the Particle ni Some Time Expressions Some Frequency Adverbs

Class Session 9b Chapter 6. Indicating Destination with the Particle ni Some Time Expressions Some Frequency Adverbs Indicating Direction with the Particle e Making a Suggestion with masen ka Fun Places to Go. Indicating Destination with the Particle ni.

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Indicating Destination with the Particle ni Some Time Expressions Some Frequency Adverbs

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  1. Class Session 9b Chapter 6 • Indicating Destination with the Particle ni • Some Time Expressions • Some Frequency Adverbs • Indicating Direction with the Particle e • Making a Suggestion with masen ka • Fun Places to Go Japanese 1100-L09b-07-11-2012

  2. Indicating Destination with the Particle ni • The particle ni used to mark the location of existence when used with existential verbs (e.g., arimasu and imasu) • The particle ni is also used to mark the destination when used with a verb of • coming and going • Examples: • watashi wa nyūyōku ni ikimasu • I will go to New York. • tomodachi ga nyūyōku ni kimasu • My friend will come to New York. • watashi wa uchi ni kaerimasu. • I will go home. Japanese 1100-L09b-07-11-2012

  3. Some Time Expressions These words specify the time of action in the future kyō today konban tonight ashita tomorrow asatte the day after tomorrow konshuu this week raishuu next week raigetsu next month rainnen next year shūmatsu weekend Examples: kyō, kurasu ni ikimasu. I will go to class today. raishū wa kurasu ni ikimasen. I will not go to class next week. Japanese 1100-L09b-07-11-2012

  4. Some Frequency Adverbs • Some frequency adverbs useful for describing daily activities including coming and going: • yoku often, frequently amari (...nai) (not...) often • itsumo always zenzen (...nai) (not...) at all • taitei usually • tokidoki sometimes • mainichi every day • maishuu every week • maitsuki (maigetsu) every month • maitoshi (mainen) every year • amari and zenzen must be used with a verb in the negative form: • ani wa amari byooin ni ikimasen. • My older brother does not go to the hospital very often. • ane wa zenzen ginkoo ni ikimasen. • My older sister never goes to the bank Japanese 1100-L09b-07-11-2012

  5. Indicating Direction with the Particle e (p102) For verbs of coming and going two particles may be used to mark destination The particle e is used to mean “in the direction of” The particle ni is used to mean a definite destination The two particles can be used interchangeably to mark destination The particle e can only be used with verbs of motion (i.e., it is never used to mark location of existence) Examples: watashi wa tōkyō ni ikimasu. I am going to Tokyo. watashi wa gakkō e ikimasu. I am going to (towards) school. Japanese 1100-L09b-07-11-2012

  6. Making a Suggestion with masen ka (p104) • A negative question can be used to make a suggestion : • Examples: • resutoran ni ikimasen ka. • Won’t you go to a restaurant? • Why don’t we go to a restaurant? • uchi ni kimasen ka. • Won’t you come to (my) house? • biiru o sukoshi nomimasen ka • Won’t you have (drink) some beer? Japanese 1100-L09b-07-11-2012

  7. Fun Places to Go • Some destinations: • eigakan movie theater • bijutsukan art museum • kōen park • dōbutsuen zoo • yūenchi amusement park; theme park • depāto department store • resutoran restaurant • hon’ya bookstore Japanese 1100-L09b-07-11-2012

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