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10-Input/Classes/Japanese Class_2025-12-11.md

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+---
+processed: true
+---
 # Random Words
 - 交通事項 (こうつうじこ) -> Traffic Accident
 - 起きる (おきる) -> To Happen (Also means to get up)
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 	- Before singing, I drink water
 - 寝る前に、お風呂に入ってください
 	- Before sleep, please take a bath
-- 
+
+# Homework
+- Make 5 example sentences with `みたいです`
+- Make 5 example sentences with `前に`
+- Review the new vocabulary
+- Read the synthesized notes and prepare for next class

10-Input/Classes/Japanese_Homework.md

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-# Synopsis from 2025-12-04 Class
+# Synopsis from 2025-12-11 Class
 
-This week's lesson covered two main grammar points in detail:
+This week's lesson covered two main grammar points:
 
-1.  **The Conditional `(た)ら`:**
-    *   **What it is:** A highly common and versatile way to say "if" or "when." It's used to connect two clauses, where the first clause is a condition that must be met for the second clause to happen.
-    *   **How to form it:** You take the plain past tense of a verb (the `た-form`) and simply add `ら`. For example, `着く` (tsuku, to arrive) becomes `着いた` (tsuita), and then you add `ら` to get `着いたら` (tsuitara, "when/if you arrive").
-    -   **For adjectives and nouns:**
-        -   い-Adjectives: Change the final `い` to `かったら`. (e.g., `寒い` -> `寒かったら` - if it's cold)
-        -   な-Adjectives/Nouns: Add `だったら`. (e.g., `暇` -> `暇だったら` - if you're free)
-    *   **When to use it:** It's great for both guaranteed future events ("**When** I turn 20, I will...") and hypotheticals ("**If** I won the lottery, I would..."). It strongly implies that the first action *must* happen before the second can begin.
+1.  **~みたいです (Looks Like):**
+    *   Used to create similes or make observations.
+    *   Can be used with verbs (plain form), nouns, and adjectives.
+    *   With nouns, it creates a metaphor ("like a computer").
+    *   With verbs and adjectives, it's more of an observation ("looks like he is tired").
 
-2.  **Expressing "No Need To" with `なくてもいいです`:**
-    *   **What it is:** This pattern is used to tell someone that they are not obligated to do something. It's a polite way of saying "You don't have to..." or "It's okay if you don't..."
-    *   **How to form it:** Take the plain negative `ない` form of a verb. For example, `持つ` (motsu, to hold) becomes `持たない` (motanai). Then, you drop the final `い` and add `くてもいいです`. So, `持たない` becomes `持たなくてもいいです` (motanakutemo ii desu, "you don't have to hold it").
-    *   **When to use it:** Use this to grant permission *not* to do something. It's the gentle opposite of giving a command. For instance, at a friend's house, you might be told `靴を脱がなくてもいいです` (kutsu o nuganakutemo ii desu), meaning "It's okay if you don't take off your shoes."
+2.  **前に (Before):**
+    *   Indicates that one action happens before another.
+    *   Used with a verb in its dictionary form or a noun with `の`.
+    *   The verb in the `前に` clause is always non-past, non-polite.
+
+- Make 5 example sentences with `みたいです`
+- Make 5 example sentences with `前に`
+- Review the new vocabulary
+- Read the synthesized notes and prepare for next class

20-Knowledge/Synthesized-Japanese-Class-Notes.md

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 ### Nouns
 
+- **Nouns (General):**
+	- 交通事項 (こうつうじこ) -> Traffic Accident
+	- 太陽 (たいよう) -> Sun
+	- 歯 (は) -> Teeth
 - **People & Titles:** うんてんしゅ (driver), おとしより (elderly person), かいしゃいん (office worker), きょうだい (spiritual brother), ちょうろ (elder), 安愛がかり (あんないがかり) - Greeter, お金持ち (rich person), 奥さん (おくさん) - Wife (someone else's), 旦那さん (だんなさん) - Husband (someone else's)
 - **Places:** おうこくかいかん (Kingdom Hall), くうこう (airport), こうえん (park), しやくしょ (city hall), としょかん (library), びじゅつかん (art museum), ゆうびんきょく (post office)
 - **Time & Frequency:** あさって (day after tomorrow), いちにちじゅう (all day), おととい (two days ago), こんど (next time), しょうがつ / しんねん (New Years), まいしゅう (every week), 将来 (しょうらい) - near future

30-MOCs/MOC_Languages.md

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 - [[Synthesized-Japanese-Class-Notes#Hearsay (そうです)|Hearsay (そうです)]] - *Added: 2025-11-20*
 - [[Synthesized-Japanese-Class-Notes#Confirmation Conditions (ra)|Confirmation Conditions (ra)]] - *Added: 2025-12-04*
 - [[Synthesized-Japanese-Class-Notes#Need Not To (nakutemo iidesu)|Need Not To (nakutemo iidesu)]] - *Added: 2025-12-04*
+- [[Synthesized-Japanese-Class-Notes#Looks Like (~mitai desu)|Looks Like (~mitai desu)]] - *Added: 2025-12-11*
+- [[Synthesized-Japanese-Class-Notes#Before (mae ni)|Before (mae ni)]] - *Added: 2025-12-11*
 
 ### [[Synthesized-Japanese-Class-Notes#Vocabulary|Vocabulary]]
 - [[Synthesized-Japanese-Class-Notes#Nouns|Nouns]]