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Four Different Counters For Japanese

by | May 12, 2017 | Counters

In English we say, “three sheets of paper, four bottles of water, six cats/dogs/fish, ten books/binders”. Well, Japanese does the same thing! Counters are used to indicate what type of object the speaker is talking about. What counter should be used is...

Passion for Fashion: Wearing Verbs

by | May 12, 2017 | Verbs

How do you put on clothes in Japanese? It’s easy! Everything that you put on above the waist; shirts, dresses, jackets, uses the verb きる. For hats or things going on top of your head you use かぶる. When wearing glasses you use かける. For accessories like watches or...

When In Doubt, Sing!

by | May 12, 2017 | Verbs

Here is a helpful trick to remember how to transform Sailor Moon style all the different kinds of verbs into て form! The song lyrics list the different endings of verbs and how to conjugate each ending into て form. う、つ、る　　　　　　　〜って む、ぬ、ぶ　　　　　　　〜んで く　　　　　　　　　　　〜いて...