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Last Weeks Homework
Synopsis for Japanese Class 2025-11-13: This class introduced a range of new vocabulary, including adjectives like "sad" (悲しい) and "patient" (我慢強い), nouns such as "wife" (奥さん) and "homework" (宿題), and verbs like "to get used to" (慣れる) and "to invite" (誘う). We also covered the grammar point for expressing apologies using 「〜てすみませんでした」.
Random Words
- 日の出 (ひので) -> Sunlight
- 使いやすい (つかいやすい) -> To Be useful
- 離島 (りとう) -> Small islands off a big island
- 困る ( こまる) -> To get in trouble
- 天気予報 ( tenki)
Main Point
Try to // みる
conjugate a verb to て form, and then stick みる at the end. みる is its own verb, and can be conjugated as such.
Examples
新しいレストランに行ってみます。 Try to go to a new restaurant
この服は着てみてもいいですか？ Is it ok if I try these clothes on?
この靴はサイズが合いますか？履いてみてもいいですか？ These shoes my size fit? Can I try them on?
この本は面白いですか？読んでみてもいいですか？ Is this book interesting? May I read it?
この辞書は使いやすいですか？見てみてもいいですか？ Is this dictionary useful? May I look at it?
沖縄のがまを見てみたい I want to try to see the caves
Hearsay//~そうです
To express something you heard, you can stick そうです at the end. You have to use the regular, non-polite form of a verb, not the polite form. You can use either a verb or a noun, but if you use a noun, you have do add だ after it (regular form of です).
今日は雨だそうです。
今日は雨が降るそうです
To add the source of the information, add the source, then stick ~によると at the end.