diff --git a/10-Input/Classes/Japanese Class_2026-01-14.md b/10-Input/Classes/Japanese Class_2026-01-14.md index 499c60a..7c8f95e 100644 --- a/10-Input/Classes/Japanese Class_2026-01-14.md +++ b/10-Input/Classes/Japanese Class_2026-01-14.md @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +--- +processed: true +--- + # Last Weeks Homework Synopsis for Japanese Class_2026-01-08.md: This class focused on new grammar points: using `〜てしまいます` to express completion or disappointment, and using `と` for sequential actions. New vocabulary included `線路` (train tracks), `試合` (sports match), `遅れる` (to be late), and `着く` (to arrive). diff --git a/10-Input/Classes/Japanese_Homework.md b/10-Input/Classes/Japanese_Homework.md index 13f153e..71d042b 100644 --- a/10-Input/Classes/Japanese_Homework.md +++ b/10-Input/Classes/Japanese_Homework.md @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ -Synopsis for Japanese Class_2026-01-08.md: -This class focused on new grammar points: using `〜てしまいます` to express completion or disappointment, and using `と` for sequential actions. New vocabulary included `線路` (train tracks), `試合` (sports match), `遅れる` (to be late), and `着く` (to arrive). +Synopsis for Japanese Class_2026-01-14.md: +This class covered new vocabulary including `少しずつ` (little by little), `自由` (freedom), and `自動販売機` (vending machine). New grammar points included connecting sentences with `と` for natural consequences, and using `ながら` for multi-tasking. # Homework -- Review the new grammar points: `~てしまいます` and connecting sentences with `と`. +- \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/20-Knowledge/Synthesized-Japanese-Class-Notes.md b/20-Knowledge/Synthesized-Japanese-Class-Notes.md index 2fef9dd..5e69baa 100644 --- a/20-Knowledge/Synthesized-Japanese-Class-Notes.md +++ b/20-Knowledge/Synthesized-Japanese-Class-Notes.md @@ -12,6 +12,50 @@ This note is a synthesized compilation of all Japanese class notes from the `10- ## Grammar +### Grammar - 2026-01-14 + +### Connecting Sentences with と +You can connect different actions, in order, using と. The verb before と must be in present tense, but can be in regular or polite form. This is usually used for things that naturally happen, without human trying to intervene in it. + +Special note: If you use this と to connect a sentence, you can not end the sentence with ~たいです (Want to), ~てください (Please do...), ~てはいけません (Don't do something). Use ~たから instead of とで for that. + +百メートル歩くと郵便局に着きました +After walking a hundred meters, I arrived at the post office. + +バトンを押しますとジュースが出ます。 +When you press the button, juice will come out. + +冬になると寒くなります +It gets cold in the winter + +スイッチをつけると部屋が明るくなります +After I hit the switch, the room becomes bright + +夏になると沖縄に行きます +I go to Okinawa in the summer. + +年を取ると経験があります +With age comes experience + +### ながら -> Multi Tasking +You can stick ながら at the end of a ます verb stem, and then connect another verb after. The second verb is the main verb of the sentence. If there are multiple things going on, you can still only have one single ながら. Use て form for other things, and then have the second to last one as ながら + +Structure: Verb1~~ます~~ + ながら + Verb2 + +#### Examples +- 音楽を聴きながら、仕事をしています + - While listening to music, I work +- ギターを引きながら、歌います + - While playing the guitar, I sing +- テレビを見て、クッキーを食べながら、携帯を使います + - I watch TV, eat cookies, and use my phone. +- タバコを吸いながら、歩きます + - While smoking tabaco, walked +- 車を運転しながら、携帯を使います + - While driving a car, using a cell phone +- ご飯を食べながら、携帯を使ってはいけません。 + - You must not use your cell phone while eating. + ### Parts of Speech - **めいし (名詞)** - Noun @@ -381,6 +425,19 @@ You can express potential without conjugating the verb into its unique form by u - **Natural Phenomena:** - 2025-11-25: 断水 (だんすい) - Water Main/Cut, 地震 (じしん) - Earthquake, 洗濯 (せんたく) - Laundry - **Other:** 軍隊 (ぐんたい) - Military, おく - Billion, 自動チェックイン (じどうチェックイン) - Self Check-in +### Vocabulary - 2026-01-14 + +- 少しずつ -> ずつ means "little by little" +- 自由 -> じゆう -> Freedom +- 上手くいく -> うまい + いく -> Smoothly Go +- 自動販売機 -> じどうはんばいき -> Automatic Selling Machine -> Vending +- 歯医者 -> はいしゃ -> Dental Clinic +- 風邪をひく -> かぜをひく -> To get a cold + - But most use なる、インフルエンザになる + - Can also use かかる, which means "to suffer". インフルエンザにかかる +- 年を取る -> To grow old +- 使う -> つかう -> to use + ### Verbs - **あう (会う)** - To meet