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10-Input/Classes/Japanese Class_2025-12-23.md

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 # Last Weeks Homework
 # Synopsis from 2025-12-11 Class
 

10-Input/Classes/Japanese_Homework.md

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-# Synopsis from 2025-12-11 Class
+# Synopsis from 2025-12-23 Class
 
-This week's lesson covered two main grammar points:
-
-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.  **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
+This week's lesson covered three main points:
+1.  **Cause and Effect with (と):** Using 「と」 to connect a cause and its natural, inevitable effect (e.g., "If I eat, I get sleepy").
+2.  **Sequencing with (てから):** Using the て-form of a verb followed by 「から」 to clearly indicate that one action happens *after* another is completed (e.g., "After I shower, I will eat").
+3.  **Transitive (他動詞) vs. Intransitive (自動詞) Verbs:** Understanding the fundamental difference between verbs that take a direct object (marked with を) and verbs that describe a state change on their own (marked with が).

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

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 - **いただきます** - Said before eating
 - **おなかがすきます** - I'm hungry
 - **のどがかわきました** - I'm thirsty
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+## 2025-12-23 Entry
+
+### Grammar
+- **Cause and Effect with (と)**: Used to show a direct cause and effect relationship, similar to "if" or "when" in English, but with a strong sense of certainty that the result will follow the cause.
+	- **Formation**:
+		- **Verb (dictionary form) + と**
+	- **Key Usage**: The result in the second clause is a natural or inevitable consequence of the action in the first clause.
+	- **Examples**:
+		- *うまくいくと, いいですね* - If things go smoothly, it'll be good.
+		- *ご飯を食べると、ねむくなります。* - If I eat lunch, I'll then become sleepy.
+
+- **Connecting Verbs with (てから)**: This pattern is used to show that one action takes place after another action is completed. It clarifies the sequence of events.
+	- **Formation**:
+		- **Verb (て-form) + から**
+	- **Key Usage**: Emphasizes the completion of the first action before the second one begins.
+	- **Examples**:
+		- *シャワーを浴びてから、ご飯を食べます* - After I take a shower, I will eat.
+		- *宿題が終わってから、寝ます。* - After I finish my homework, I will sleep.
+
+- **Transitive (他動詞) and Intransitive (自動詞) Verbs**: This is a fundamental concept in Japanese grammar that distinguishes between verbs that require a direct object and those that do not.
+	- **Transitive Verbs (他動詞 - tadoushi)**:
+		- An action done *by* a subject *to* an object.
+		- The object is marked with the particle **を (o)**.
+		- *Example: 私が電気**を**つけます。* (I turn on the light.)
+	- **Intransitive Verbs (自動詞 - jidoushi)**:
+		- An action that happens *on its own*. There is no direct object.
+		- The subject is marked with the particle **が (ga)**.
+		- *Example: 電気**が**つきます。* (The light is on.)
+	- **Common Pairs**: Many verbs come in pairs. Learning them together is an effective way to master their usage.
+		- 開ける (akeru - to open) / 開く (aku - to be open)
+		- 閉める (shimeru - to close) / 閉まる (shimaru - to be closed)
+		- 入れる (ireru - to put in) / 入る (hairu - to enter)
+		- 出す (dasu - to take out) / 出る (deru - to go out)
+		- 消す (kesu - to turn off) / 消える (kieru - to disappear)
+
+### Vocabulary
+- **Verbs**:
+    - **出す (だす)**: To put out, to submit (Transitive)
+- **Adjectives**:
+    - **上手い (うまい)**: Smoothly, skillful (い-Adjective)
+    - **懐かしい (なつかしい)**: Nostalgic (い-Adjective)