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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Japanese elections are coming up, and once again you are weary of hearing your Japanese friends’ many opinions on which candidate would best serve Japan. For you it is difficult to find a Japanese candidate who is relatable. But you have learned to keep your mouth shut: if your friends in Japan knew your doubts, they would surely try to convince you to vote for the Japanese candidate they support! In this lesson, you’ll learn the usage of the Japanese auxiliary verbs -mai and -yō, which express the speaker’s conjecture. Our Japanese conversation takes place on the street between friends. Because the speakers are friends, they will be speaking informal Japanese. You’ll also learn other useful Japanese phrases. Visit us at JapanesePod101.com, where you will find many more fantastic Japanese lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!
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This entry was posted on Tuesday, August 21st, 2012 at 6:30 pm and is filed under Upper Intermediate Season 5 . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
3 Responses to “Upper Intermediate S5 #17 - People Probably Wouldn’t Vote for the Bonbon in the Japanese Election”
at 6:30 pm
本日のレッスンは勉強になったであろうか?;)
If you have any questions about today’s lesson, please ask them below!
at 2:32 am
do you mean by”non-controllable verbs” are intransitive verbs?
ikou ka ikumai madawakaranai.
ikuka(douka) mada wakaranai.
those sentences are the same. right?
++
watashitachi wa ashita no 12ji ni aeyou.
this sentence is correct?
++
what’s difference between
ano hito janai &ano hito janaimai?
ano hito janai: he’s not that person.
mai:be probably not”
mai is “negative” volition or conjecture ,when been added TO “NEGATIVE” form of the verb.(have twice of negative meaning).
ano hito janaimai:”probably not be that person”??????
at 9:07 am
wael-san,
1. “ikou ka ikumai madawakaranai.” and “ikuka(douka) mada wakaranai.”
=> The first one has to be “ikou ka ikumai KA mada wakaranai” and then
it’s fine and both mean the same.
2. “watashitachi wa ashita no 12ji ni aeyou.” this sentence is correct?
=> Unfortunately it sounds very weird. It’s not incorrect, but I can’t
think of any situation to use this sentence.
“watashi tachi wa ashita no 12 ji ni aeru darou”. What’s the reason you
wanted to use “you” here? It’s about “watashitachi” and, like Lesson
Notes say, today’s lesson has expression of very formal writing.
3. ano hito janai &ano hito janaimai?
=> The second one has to be “ano hito ja ARUmai”.
“ano hito ja nai” means “it’s NOT that person”, so you are sure about it.
“ano hito ja arumai” means “it wouldn’t be that person”. You’re doubting
it’s that person.
4. mai is “negative” volition or conjecture ,when been added TO “NEGATIVE” form of the verb.(have twice of negative meaning).
ano hito janaimai:”probably not be that person”??????
=> No. It cannot come after negative form.
Hope this helps.
Natsuko(奈津子),
Team JapanesePod101.com