| Author | Message | ||
     Luke101018 |
i came across the skill of conjugating verbs in japanese. e.g. ringo o kaimasu | ringo o kawanai | same thing hidoi nanika ga kageru hidoi nanika ga kagimasu i hope the above examples are correct but from what i know, its all about taking away the -masu/-mashita endings and replacing them with another ending that reflects on the rest of the sentence. like adding -ru to the plain verb makes it 'i can' the verb. kageru - i can smell tabereru - i can eat is what i am saying a load of rubbish, or is it an essential piece of the language? thanks for any help. | ||
| Anonymous |
"e.g. ringo o kaimasu | ringo o kawanai | same thing" Dude, that's not the same thing at all. The first line says "I buy an apple.", the second line says "I do not buy an apple" And yes, verb conjugation is absolutely critical in Japanese because you can put a lot of stuff in a verb. Check out http://www.mindspring.com/~kimall/Japanese/verbs1.html | ||
| Luke101018 |
sorry there i ment: ringo o kaimasen and cheers for the site :D |