“~n” for Verbs Saturday, Jul 8 2006
Level 3 10:21 am
“~n” is to attached at the end of the verb like : (iku) ikun, (kau) kaun. “~n” is used when you want to emphasize something that you WILL do it.
Example
Q: Kobayashi, shopping? - Kobayashi san, kaimono desu ka?
A: Yeah. Are you going for shopping too? - Ee. Toni san mo kaimono ni ikun desu ka?
Q: No, I am going to the library - Iie, watashi wa toshokan e ikun desu
Meaning : Kaimono (Shopping), Toshokan (Library)
Q: What are you doing? - Nani o shite irun desu ka?
A: I am practicing the writing of kanji - Kanji no renshū o shite irun desu
Meaning : Renshū (Practice), Kanji (Chinese Characters)
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July 11th, 2006 at 2:19 pm
I\’ll be a bit offtopic now. I love this site. Coz you also include the casual speech. My textbooks all written in masu form. When I went partying I got so frustrated never understanding anything. It all makes sense now! Thanks!
May 8th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
coz masu is like the very basic verb