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Last Weeks Homework

Synopsis from 2025-12-11 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.

Random Words

• 上手い -> Smoothly
  • 上手く -> Adverb version of that ^
  • うまくいくと,いいですね -> If things go smoothly, it'll be good
• 出す -> だす -> To put out, to submit
• 懐かしい -> なつかしい -> Nostalgic

Main Point

と after a sentence phrase

You can stick と after a phrase in a sentence to show it is the reason of what coming after. Kind of like if, but more focused on cause and effect.

• 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

Using てから to connect Verbs

You can conjugate a verb into て form, and stick から after it, it means that the following sentence phrase comes AFTER whatever happened in the first phrase. Good for being specific.

• いつご飯うぉたべますか？　シャワーを浴びてから、ご飯を食べます
  • When did you eat? After I took a shower, I ate lunch.
• いつ日本語を勉強し始めましたか？学校に入ってから、日本語を勉強しています。
  • When did start studying Japanese? After I entered school, I started studying Japanese
• 宿題が終わってから、寝ます。
  • After I finish homework, then I sleep
• 家に帰ってもいいですか？いいえ、まずメールを送ってから、帰ってください。
  • Can I go home? No, first send a message, then please go home

To Open

開ける -> あける -> To open But like, you need to open it. Like its an activity you have to do yourself. It involves you doing the action. Its a verb you have a part in.

These are called 他動詞 (たどうし), or Transitive verbs

開く　-> あく -> To Open This is an action where the thing opens itself. Elevator Doors,

Transitive Verbs vs Intransitive Verbs

Note to Gemini: This is an important topic, please give it extra attention. Please generate a in depth description about Japanese 他動詞 and 自動車 verbs. Include their differences, ways to tell what they are, and other relevant information

Examples

• 電気がつく
  • The light is on
  • Intransitive, no object.
• 電気をつける
  • The light is turned on
  • Transitive, つける requires an object, using を
• 電気を消す
  • The light is turned off
  • Transitive, 消す requires an object
• 電気が消える
  • The light turned off
  • Intransitive, 消える requires no object.