Genki Lesson 7

Sentence Structure Genki Lesson 7

～ている (Action in Progress)

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Pattern: Verb (て-form) + いる

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Meaning: Doing something...

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Usage: Talking about things that are happening right now or even things that happen regularly

Example

今いま宿題しゅくだいをしています。

I'm doing homework right now.

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Genki Lesson 7

〜ている (Result of a Change)

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Pattern: Change Verb (て-form) + いる = Resulting State

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Meaning:

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Usage: With change verbs, 〜ている means the result of that change still remains.

Example

田中|たなか] さんは結婚けっこんしています。

Mr. Tanaka is married.

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Body Description with 〜は〜が〜です

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Pattern: [Person] は [Body part] が [Adjective] です。

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Meaning: [Person] has [adjective] [body part].

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Usage: Describe someone’s physical features.

Example

田中|たなか] さんは目めが大おおきいです。

Tanaka-san has big eyes.

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Genki Lesson 7

Adj/Noun Te-forms for Joining Sentences

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Pattern:

[Description 1 (て-form)], [Description 2 (て-form)], ... + [Final description/verb]

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Meaning: Young and Beautiful

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Usage: Connect multiple adj, or multiple nouns.

Example

私わたしの姉あねは綺麗きれいで、若わかいです。

My older sister is beautiful and young.

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Genki Lesson 7

Verb Stem + に行く/来る/帰る

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Pattern:

[Destination] に/へ + [Purpose of movement (Verb Stem)] + に + 行く／来る／帰る

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Meaning: Go/Come/Return to do something.

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Usage:

Example

コンビニ] に [お弁当おべんとうを買かいに行いきます。

I'm going to the convenience store to buy a lunch box.

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Genki Lesson 7

Counting People (〜人・にん)

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Pattern: [Person/Group] が [number]人います。

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Meaning: There are [number] people.

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Usage: Counting people.

Example

教室きょうしつに学生がくせいが七人ななにんいます。

There are seven students in the classroom.

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