Abandoned

Since infogami has been abandoned by its creators, I’m out too. Back to web.fisher.cx for me. Everything that was here is there.

Robert Fisher

Just thinking out loud

Nihongo patterns

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I should be writting these in kana...but I don't have an input method handy.

  • ~ wa — desu → ~ is/are —
  • ~ wa — desu ka → Is ~ —?
  • — wa nan(i) desu ka → what is/are —?
  • — wa doku desu ka → where is/are —?
  • ~ wa — ga arimasu → ~ has (a) —
  • anata no — → your —
  • watashi no — → my —
  • — (w)o kudasai → please give me —
  • — ((w)o) onegaishimasu → please give me — (a bit more polite)
    (onegaishimasu must be used when asking for a service or asking for someone on the phone)
  • -te kudasai → please...
    tabete kudasai → please eat (-te form of taberu/tabemasu)

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