Last Weeks Homework

Synopsis - 2026-02-18

Special Respectful Verbs (Sonkeigo): いらっしゃいます, めしあがります, おっしゃいます, ごぞんじです, etc.
Polite Request Formulas: お + stem + ください, ご + noun + ください.
Rule: お for Kunyomi, ご for Onyomi.
Expressing gratitude: て form + ありがとうございます.

Random Words

新年度 -> しんねんど -> New Fiscal year (Starts in April)
奉仕年度 -> Hōshi nendo -> Service Year
確定申告 -> かくていしんこく -> Tax return
- Uses 謙譲語 -> けんじょうご
税金 -> ぜいきん -> Tax
ものみの塔 -> ものみのと -> Watchtower

Main Point

よかったです

Conjugate a verb into て form, and stick よかったです after it to say that I'm glad that....

~ておく

Sometimes they add "おいて" after the the て form of the verb. This is おく, to put. ~ておく indicates doing something in advance for a future purpose or to ensure a specific state remains.

君と知り合っておいてよかったです

The speaker isn't just saying "I'm glad I know you." By using おいて, they are implying:

Proactivity: They made the effort or "settled" the action of getting to know you.
Future Benefit: Getting to know you was a "good move" that is paying off now or will pay off later.
Completeness: It feels like a "box" has been checked that makes the current situation better.

Also, if attaching to a negative verb (not go, not do, not eat, etc.), it has to be ~ないで, not なくて

Lookup this more and take notes on it ^^

Examples

見つかってよかったです
- I'm glad I found it
勉強してよかったです
- I'm glad I studied
日本語を習ってよかったです
- I'm glad I learned Japanese
聖書を読んでおいてよかったです
- I'm glad that I read the bible
君と知り合っておいてよかったです
- It was nice to get to know you
引っ越してよかったです
- I'm glad I moved
晴れてよかったです
- I'm glad it was sunny
いかないでおいてよかったです
- I'm glad I didn't go.

Supplementary Notes

Since the Japanese fiscal year starts in April, the leading months have their own names

１月は「行く」
２月は「逃げる」
３月は「去る」

To make sense

Stick "意味がある" After a sentence

Expound

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