Japanese DeMYSTiFieD, 2nd Edition | DeMystified

Japanese DeMYSTiFieD, 2nd Edition

Authors: Eriko Sato

Published: December 2012

eISBN: 9780071797726 0071797726 | ISBN: 9780071797719

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Audio Track Listing

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part One: Identifying People and Things

Chapter 1 Pronouncing and Writing Japanese Words

Basic Japanese Sounds and Romaji

The Japanese Writing Systems

Familiar Japanese Words

Chapter 2 Identifying People and Things

Referring to People

Naming People and Things

Using Demonstratives

Using Everyday Phrases

Chapter 3 Asking Questions

The Question Particle (Omitted) ka

Asking Who is it?

Asking What is it?

Asking Where is it?

The Japanese-Speaking World

Chapter 4 Describing People and Things

Some Useful Adjectives

Asking How is it?

Creating a Modifier Using a Noun and the Particle (Omitted) no

Using the Numbers One to Ten

Chapter 5 Expressing Existence and Location

The Verbs (Omitted) imasu and (Omitted) arimasu

Expressing What Exists

Expressing What You Have

Expressing the Location of People and Things

Using the Numbers Eleven to Ninety-Nine

Part One Test

Part Two: Talking about Actions

Chapter 6 Expressing Coming and Going

Japanese Verb Forms

Verbs of Coming and Going

Making Suggestions and Invitations

Useful Particles

Using the Numbers 100 to 99,999

Chapter 7 Expressing What You Do

Verb Conjugation

Verbs of Activities

Verbs of Giving and Receiving

Colors

More About Using Numbers

Chapter 8 Talking About the Past

The Past Tense Forms in the Polite Style

Indefinite Pronouns and Negative Pronouns

Some Useful Particles

Talking About Experiences

Describing People and Things More Specifically

Some Absolute Time Expressions

Chapter 9 Using the Te-Form

Te-Form

Listing Actions and Properties Using the Te-Form

Requesting with the Te-Form + (Omitted) kudasai

Giving Directions

Te-Form + (Omitted) iru

Chapter 10 Asking for Permission

Permission and Prohibition

Obligation and Discretion

Acceptability and Minimal Requirements

Potential and Ability

Sports and Hobbies

Part Two Test

Part Three: Stating Facts

Chapter 11 Stating Your Opinions

The Plain Forms of Verbs and Adjectives

Embedded Sentences

Embedded Questions

Expressing Or

Some Useful Modals

Asking Why?

Chapter 12 Creating Adverbs and Adverbial Clauses

Adverbs Derived from Adjectives

Sound Symbolism

Adverbials for Time

Adverbials for Reasons and Causes

Adverbials for Contrast or Contradiction

Adverbials for Purpose

Adverbials for Manner

Chapter 13 Comparing People and Things

Comparing Two Items

Making Superlative Comparisons

Chapter 14 Creating Complex Phrases and Clauses

Compound Verbs and Adjectives

Creating Complex Modifiers

Creating Sentence-Like Noun Modifiers

Chapter 15 Indicating Change

Using the Verbs (Omitted) suru and (Omitted) naru to Indicate Change

More Useful Particles

Things You Wear

Part Three Test

Part Four: Expressing Implication, Attitude, and Perspective

Chapter 16 Expressing Implication

Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

Auxiliary Verbs That Follow the Te-Form

Expressing One’s Desire

Listing Actions and Properties

Chapter 17 Expressing Attitude

More Useful Modals

Useful Pragmatic Particles

Expressing Free Choice

Plants and Animals

Chapter 18 Considering and Planning Your Actions

Commands

Using the Volitional Form

Conditionals

More Terms for Occupations and Professions

Chapter 19 Changing the Perspective

Passive Constructions

Causative Constructions

Causative-Passive Constructions

Loanwords

Chapter 20 Using Honorifics

Japanese Honorifics

Honorific and Humble Verb Forms

Honorific/Polite Noun Forms

Honorific/Polite Adjective Forms

Honorific/Polite Question Words

Part Four Test

Final Exam

Appendix A: Sentence Predicates in Japanese

Appendix B: Verb Forms

Japanese-English Glossary

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Answer Key

Index