So in the sentence in lesson 1.4 "Dore gurai nihon go benkyo shite imasu ka"
Is shite part of benkyo? Im a tad bit confused. :)
benkyo shite
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August 20, 2008
Sayaka-Matsuura
August 20, 2008
Puddle san, Konnichiwa!
In the sentence:
*Dore gurai nihon go benkyo shite imasu ka*
YES, the *SHITE* is part of *BENKYO* :D
*Benkyo* by itself is a _*noun *_and translates as "one's study" or "studies"
you need the verb *SURU* "to do" to make it a _*verb*_: _"TO STUDY"_
You form lots of Japanese verbs by putting a noun in front of *SURU* and conjugating just *SURU*.
Here's how the verb *SURU* is conjugated:
*SURU* "I do"
*SHINAI* "I don't do"
*SHITA * "I did"
Here are some examples:
*Denwa o suru* : "to call someone"
*Shigoto o suru*: "to work"
*Tenisu o suru*: "to play tennis" :D
(deleted)
August 20, 2008
AHH!! that makes much much more sense....
i kept getting shitte and shite confused thinking it was something along the lines of how long have you been known to study Japanese....or something like that. lol
your a lot of help :)
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