Kyū Ni & “~hajimemasu” Tuesday, Sep 26 2006 

Level 4 Tony 4:49 pm

“Kyū Ni” means “Suddenly”. Example:
It’s suddenly rains - Ame ga kyū ni (furu)furi dashimashita

The train suddenly moves - Densha ga kyū ni (ugoku)ugoki dashimashita

Dad suddenly got angry - Chichi ga kyū ni (okoru)okori dashimashita
Meaning : Ame (Rain), Densha (Train), Ugoku (Move), Chichi (Dad), Okoru (Angry / Mad)

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~ri Sunday, Sep 10 2006 

Level 4 Tony 9:05 pm

“~ri” is used to indicate that you will / can do multiple things. This should be used to attach in past tense verbs.

Example :
Kaku (Write) - Kaita (Past Tense) = Kaitari

Q : Where wouldyou go during summer holiday? - Natsu yasumi ni wa doko e ikimasu ka?
A : I’ll go to sea and mountain - Umi e ittari, yama e ittari shimasu.
Meaning : Natsu (Summer), Yasumi (Holiday / Rest), Umi (Sea), Yama (Mountain)

Remember, the “~ri” used in tha last verb must be followed by “shimasu”

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