{"id":280,"date":"2010-04-02T04:09:04","date_gmt":"2010-04-02T04:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=280"},"modified":"2010-04-03T04:10:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-03T04:10:00","slug":"combining-words-clauses-and-sentences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/combining-words-clauses-and-sentences\/","title":{"rendered":"Combining Words, Clauses, and Sentences"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the uses of the \u3084<\/strong> particle is to connect two nouns. More specifically, the \u3084<\/strong> particle is used to list two items\u00a0 among other items.<\/p>\n

\u91ce\u83dc\u3084\u679c\u7269\u3092\u8cb7\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f<\/strong> = I bought vegetables and fruit among other things<\/p>\n

(\u3084\u3055\u3044<\/strong>\/\u91ce\u83dc<\/strong> = vegetables. \u3084<\/strong> = among other things. \u304f\u3060\u3082\u306e<\/strong>\/\u679c\u7269<\/strong> = fruit. \u3092<\/strong> = direct object particle. \u304b\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f<\/strong>\/\u8cb7\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f<\/strong> = bought.)<\/p>\n

Therefore the \u3084<\/strong> particle implies that along with the fruits and vegetables, other items were bought.<\/p>\n

You can use the \u3066<\/strong> form to combine two or more verbs :<\/p>\n

\u5348\u524d\u4e03\u6642\u306b\u8d77\u304d\u3066<\/strong>\u3001\u671d\u5fa1\u98ef\u3092\u4f5c\u308a\u307e\u3059<\/strong> = I will wake up at 7am and make breakfast<\/p>\n

(\u3054\u305c\u3093<\/strong>\/\u5348\u524d<\/strong> = am. \u3057\u3061<\/strong>\/\u4e03<\/strong> = 7. \u3058<\/strong>\/\u6642<\/strong> = o’clock. \u306b<\/strong> = ni particle. \u304a\u304d\u3066<\/strong>\/\u8d77\u304d\u3066<\/strong> = wake up)<\/p>\n

(\u3042\u3055\u3054\u306f\u3093<\/strong>\/\u671d\u5fa1\u98ef<\/strong> = breakfast. \u3092<\/strong> = direct object particle. \u3064\u304f\u308a\u307e\u3059<\/strong>\/\u4f5c\u308a\u307e\u3059<\/strong> = make breakfast)<\/p>\n

The \u3066<\/strong> form can also be used to join sentences :<\/p>\n

\u30e1\u30a4\u306f\u4e2d\u56fd\u4eba\u3067<\/strong>\u3001\u5148\u751f\u3067\u3059<\/strong> = Mei is a Chinese person, and she is a student.<\/p>\n

(\u30e1\u30a4<\/strong> = Mei. \u306f<\/strong> = subject marking particle. \u3061\u3085\u3046\u3054\u304f\u3058\u3093\u3067<\/strong>\/\u4e2d\u56fd\u4eba\u3067<\/strong> = Chinese person. \u305b\u3093\u305b\u3044\u3067\u3059<\/strong>\/\u5148\u751f\u3067\u3059<\/strong> = teacher)<\/p>\n

\u5f7c\u5973\u306f\u5143\u6c17\u3067<\/strong>\u3001\u7dba\u9e97\u3067\u3059<\/strong> = She is energetic and pretty.<\/p>\n

(\u304b\u306e\u3058\u3087<\/strong>\/\u5f7c\u5973<\/strong> = she. \u306f<\/strong> = subject marking particle. \u3052\u3093\u304d\u3067<\/strong>\/\u5143\u6c17\u3067<\/strong> = energetic. \u304d\u308c\u3044\u3067\u3059<\/strong>\/\u7dba\u9e97\u3067\u3059<\/strong> = beautiful)<\/p>\n

The \u3066 <\/strong>form of a \u306a<\/strong> adjective (\u3052\u3093\u304d<\/strong>)\u00a0and a noun + \u3067\u3059<\/strong> (\u3061\u3085\u3046\u3054\u304f\u3058\u3093<\/strong>) is created by adding \u3067<\/strong> to the first adjective or noun.<\/p>\n

With \u3044<\/strong> adjectives the final \u3044<\/strong> will be replaced with \u304f\u3066<\/strong> :<\/p>\n

\u305d\u306e\u8eca\u306f\u9045\u304f\u3066<\/strong>\u3001\u53e4\u3044\u3067\u3059<\/strong> = That car is slow and old<\/p>\n

(\u305d\u306e<\/strong> = That. \u304f\u308b\u307e<\/strong>\/\u8eca<\/strong> = car. \u306f<\/strong> = subject marking particle. \u304a\u305d\u304f\u3066<\/strong>\/\u9045\u304f\u3066<\/strong> = slow. \u3075\u308b\u3044\u3067\u3059<\/strong>\/\u53e4\u3044\u3067\u3059<\/strong> = old)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the uses of the \u3084 particle is to connect two nouns. More specifically, the \u3084 particle is used to list two items\u00a0 among other items. \u91ce\u83dc\u3084\u679c\u7269\u3092\u8cb7\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f = I bought vegetables and fruit among other things (\u3084\u3055\u3044\/\u91ce\u83dc = vegetables. \u3084 = among other things. \u304f\u3060\u3082\u306e\/\u679c\u7269 = fruit. \u3092 = direct object particle. \u304b\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\/\u8cb7\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f =…<\/p>\n

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