Review
Grammar Review
- Japanese has three types of sentences: verb sentence, noun sentence and adjective sentence. Give example of each in the Non-past and Past affirmative forms and their negative forms. (3-1- 1)
- We have seen various examples of the following ways to expand a noun into a noun phrase. (3-1-2, 3-2-2, 3-3-1)
- Noun no Noun
- Adjective + Noun
- Kono + Noun
- Noun na Noun
- Give an example of each.
- Give an example of a noun phrase with all the modifiers above combined.
- What happens in each case when the main noun is already understood?
- Compare the difference in meaning among the following: (3-4-1, 3-4-2)
- Kami to enpitsu, irimasu ka.
- Kami to enpitsu mo irimasu ka.
- Kami to enpitsu wa irimasu ka.
- Kami mo enpitsu mo irimasu ka.
- Kami toka enpitsu toka irimasu ka.
- Kami toka enpitsu mo irimasu ka.
- In English, large numbers are counted by groups of three places. How about in Japanese? (3-2-1)
- Which numbers have alternating forms?
- Give three examples of a classifier. How are they used?
- What does arimasu mean? What are its two negative forms? (3-1-3)
- What are the ~ku form and ~katta form for the adjective ii? (3-1-1)
- Give two examples of the adjective ~ku form being used as adverb. (3-3-2)
- How are na-nouns different from adjectives? From other nouns? (3-3-1)
Practical Applications
- Use online apartment listings and discuss the relative merits of each.
- Recall what was discussed in A. Check and share your recollections with others.
Numbers
Table 9. Numbers 1-40 in groups of ten, written in Japanese with English alphabet
1-10 |
11-20 |
21-30 |
31-40 |
1 ichi |
11 juu–ichi |
21 nijuu-ichi |
31 sanjuu-ichi |
2 ni |
12 juu–ni |
22 nijuu-ni |
32 sanjuu-ni |
3 san |
13 juu-san |
23 nijuu-san |
33 sanjuu-san |
4 shi, yo, yon |
14 juu-shii/yon |
24 nijuu-shi/yon |
34 sanjuu-shi/yon |
5 go |
15 juu-go |
25 nijuu-go |
35 sanjuu-go |
6 roku |
16 juu-roku |
26 nijuu-roku |
36 sanjuu-roku |
7 shichi, nana |
17 juu-shichi/nana |
27 nijuu-shich/nanai |
37 sanjuu-shichi/nana |
8 hachi |
18 juu-hachi |
28 nijuu-hachi |
38 sanjuu-hachi |
9 kyuu, ku |
19 juu-kyuu/ku |
29 nijuu-kyuu/ku |
39 sanjuu-kyuu/ku |
10 juu |
20 nijuu |
30 sanjuu |
40 yonjuu |
Table 10. Numbers 41-80 in groups of ten, written in Japanese with English alphabet
41-50 |
51-60 |
61-70 |
71-80 |
41 yonjuu-ichi |
51 gojuu-ichi |
61 rokujuu-ichi |
71 nanajuu-ichi |
42 yonjuu-ni |
52 gojuu-ni |
62 rokujuu-ni |
72 nanajuu-ni |
43 yonjuu-san |
53 gojuu-san |
63 rokujuu-san |
73 nanajuu-san |
44 yonjuu-shi/yon |
54 gojuu-shi/yon |
64 rokujuu-shi/yon |
74 nanajuu-shi/yon |
45 yonjuu-go |
55 gojuu-go |
65 rokujuu-go |
75 nanajuu-go |
46 yonjuu-roku |
56 gojuu-roku |
66 rokujuu-roku |
76 nanajuu-roku |
47 yonjuu-shichi/nana |
57 gojuu-shichi/nana |
67 rokujuu-shichi/nana |
77 nanajuu-shichi/nana |
48 yonjuu-hachi |
58 gojuu-hachi |
68 rokujuu-hachi |
78 nanajuu-hachi |
49 yonjuu-kyuu/ku |
59 gojuukyuu/-ku |
69 rokujuukyuu/-ku |
79 nanajuu-kyuu/ku |
50 gojuu |
60 rokujuu |
70 nanajuu |
80 hachijuu |
Table 11. Numbers 41-80 in groups of ten, written in Japanese with English alphabet
41-50 |
51-60 |
61-70 |
71-80 |
41 yonjuu-ichi |
51 gojuu-ichi |
61 rokujuu-ichi |
71 nanajuu-ichi |
42 yonjuu-ni |
52 gojuu-ni |
62 rokujuu-ni |
72 nanajuu-ni |
43 yonjuu-san |
53 gojuu-san |
63 rokujuu-san |
73 nanajuu-san |
44 yonjuu-shi/yon |
54 gojuu-shi/yon |
64 rokujuu-shi/yon |
74 nanajuu-shi/yon |
45 yonjuu-go |
55 gojuu-go |
65 rokujuu-go |
75 nanajuu-go |
46 yonjuu-roku |
56 gojuu-roku |
66 rokujuu-roku |
76 nanajuu-roku |
47 yonjuu-shichi/nana |
57 gojuu-shichi/nana |
67 rokujuu-shichi/nana |
77 nanajuu-shichi/nana |
48 yonjuu-hachi |
58 gojuu-hachi |
68 rokujuu-hachi |
78 nanajuu-hachi |
49 yonjuu-kyuu/ku |
59 gojuukyuu/-ku |
69 rokujuukyuu/-ku |
79 nanajuu-kyuu/ku |
50 gojuu |
60 rokujuu |
70 nanajuu |
80 hachijuu |
Table 12. Numbers 81-100 in groups of ten; 100-1000 in groups of hundreds; and 1000-9000 in groups of thousands. All written in Japanese with English alphabet.
81-90 |
91-100 |
100-1000 |
1000-9000 |
81 hachijuu-ichi |
91 kyuujuu-ichi |
100 hyaku |
1000 sen |
82 hachijuu-ni |
92 kyuujuu-ni |
200 ni-hyaku |
2000 ni-sen |
83 hachijuu-san |
93 kyuujuu-san |
300 san-byaku |
3000 san-zen |
84 hachijuu-shi/yon |
94 kyuujuu-shi/yon |
400 yon-shi/hyaku |
4000 yon-shi/sen |
85 hachijuu-go |
95 kyuujuu-go |
500 go-hyaku |
5000 go-sen |
86 hachijuu-roku |
96 kyuujuu-roku |
600 rop-pyaku |
6000 roku-sen |
87 hachijuu-shichi/nana |
97 kyuujuu-shichi/nana |
700 nana-hyaku |
7000 nana-sen |
88 hachijuu-hachi |
98 kyuujuu-hachi |
800 hap-pyaku |
8000 has-sen |
89 hachijuu-kyuu/ku |
99 kyuujuukyuu/-ku |
900 kyuu-hyaku |
9000 kyuu-sen |
90 kyuujuu |
100 hyaku |
1000 sen |
1000 sen |
Table 13. Numbers 10,000 – 90,000 in groups of ten thousand. Written in Japanese with English alphabet.
10,000 – 90,000 |
10,000 ichi-man |
20,000 ni-man |
30,000 san-man |
40,000 yon-man |
50,000 go-man |
60,000 roku-man |
70,000 nana-man |
80,000 hachi-man |
90,000 kyuu-man |
how many 100’s? nan-byaku
how many 1000’s? nan-zen
how many 10,000’s? nan-man
0 rei or zero