Inanis_Vault/10-Input/Classes/Japanese Class_2026-01-14.md

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).

Homework

• Review the new grammar points: ~てしまいます and connecting sentences with と.

Random Words

• 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

Main Point

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.

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

夏になると沖縄にいきます

Supplementary Notes

Homework