# Last Weeks Homework 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. # Random Words - 育てる -> そだてる -> To Raise (transitive) - 育つ -> そだつ -> To raise (intransitive) - 週間 -> しゅうかん -> Habit/Custom # Main Point ## Using の as a placeholder You can use の as a placeholder for an aforementioned object. We know this already Put Exmaples here For verbs, we can't use a cujugated form, we have to use the dictionary form (ふつうけい), and then stick の after it. This changes the verb to a noun, and makes it available to use as a subject/topic 歌うのは楽しいです The verb is 歌う, which is a verb. We stick の after it, the dictionary form, and this turns it into a noun. - 温泉に入るのが温かいです - Being in an Onsen is warm - 携帯を使いながら自転車に乗るのは危ないです - Using a phone while riding a bike is dangerous - 子供を育てるのは大変です。 - Raising a child is very hard - # Supplementary Notes ## Explaining Things about our body When Explaining things about ours or others body, we should use verbs, instead of い-adj. い-adj is used for describing things, not people. - 瘦せる -> やせる -> To lose weight - 瘦せっている -> To exist in a slim state - - 太る -> ふとる -> To get fat - 太っている -> To exist in a state of being fat - 太い -> ふとい -> # Homework -