Comments on: Conversation – “~te” https://nihongo.anthonet.com/conversation-te/ Facing problem with your conversation with Japanese? Here's the Solution !!! Tue, 26 Nov 2024 14:50:04 +0000 hourly 1 By: Tony https://nihongo.anthonet.com/conversation-te/#comment-4474 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:45:33 +0000 http://nihongo.anthonet.com/?p=46#comment-4474 Hi Kewell,
Thank You = Dōmō Arigatō Not Dōmō Sumimasen

Thanks

]]> By: Kewell https://nihongo.anthonet.com/conversation-te/#comment-4472 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:45:20 +0000 http://nihongo.anthonet.com/?p=46#comment-4472 Hey Tony. I am very curious regarding domo sumimasen (thank you). Why domo sumimasen when most of the time we use domo arigato.

]]> By: Tony https://nihongo.anthonet.com/conversation-te/#comment-2653 Fri, 09 Feb 2007 06:34:02 +0000 http://nihongo.anthonet.com/?p=46#comment-2653 Hi Colin,
Kikimasen means “can’t hear” where “kikoemasen” means “Unable to hear”

Examples:
Iku (Go) – Ikimasen (don’t go) – Ikemasen (unable to go)

Kaku (Write) – Kakimasen (cannot write) – kakemasen (unable to write)

Hope this help

]]> By: colin https://nihongo.anthonet.com/conversation-te/#comment-2652 Fri, 09 Feb 2007 06:26:17 +0000 http://nihongo.anthonet.com/?p=46#comment-2652 Hi Tony,
So it should be “kikimasen”?

Above in conversation 2 watanbe says “kikoemasen deshita ka?”

how is “kikoemasen” formed?

Thank you for your generosity!

]]> By: Tony https://nihongo.anthonet.com/conversation-te/#comment-2650 Thu, 08 Feb 2007 13:30:33 +0000 http://nihongo.anthonet.com/?p=46#comment-2650 Hi Colin,
The conversion from a positive “verb” to negative “verb” is based on the last hiragana used. For example :

“kiku” becomes “kikimasen” (Polite) ; “kikanai” (impolite / normal conversation)

From the above example, all you need to do is to change the “ku” (3rd sound) to “ki” (2nd sound) and follow by “masen”. For impolite way, the “ku” will be changed to “ka” (1st sound) follow by “nai”

For more example of how to convert verbs to negative, please refer to Verbs.

For the understanding on the 5 japanese sound, please refer to Japanese Pronunciation

For converting verbs to negative (impolite way), please refer to Impolite Verbs

Hope this help

]]> By: Colin https://nihongo.anthonet.com/conversation-te/#comment-2649 Thu, 08 Feb 2007 11:01:35 +0000 http://nihongo.anthonet.com/?p=46#comment-2649 Tony, how does “kiku” become “kiko”(masen) when negative?

thanks so much!

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