Year 12 Language Notes
ぶんぽう
Here are the links to your grammar notes pages. The notes and explanations on these pages support the learning we have done in class and will help you to revise for your final exams.
- These language notes do not include every single point we have covered in class. When revising for your exams, you also need to refer to your own notes in your exercise book, and to your workbooks.
COMPARING TWO THINGS (NO HOU GA - MORE～THAN)
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COMPARING THREE OR MORE THINGS (ICHI-BAN - THE MOST)
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NEGATIVE COMPARISONS (HODO ... NAI - NOT AS ... AS)
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ONAJI GURAI - ABOUT THE SAME
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DOUSHI - VERBS
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KOTO GA DEKIRU - CAN DO
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EXPLAINING WHEN (1) - (CHIISAI TOKI - WHEN I WAS LITTLE)
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EXPLAINING WHEN (2) - (MATTE IRU AIDA - WHILE I WAS WAITING)
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～TE MIRU - TRY (SOMETHING) AND SEE
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SEASONS
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EXPLAINING WHAT HAPPENS IF/WHEN (ATSUKU NARU TO / WHEN IT GETS HOT)
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NOMINALISING WITH の (SUZUSHII NO GA SUKI / I LIKE IT WHEN IT'S COOL)
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TENKI - SIMPLE WEATHER VOCABULARY
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PRESENT CONTINUOUS - IS/AM/ARE DOING (HE IS EATING)
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NOMINALISING VERBS (E WO KAKU KOTO / DRAWING PICTURES)
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RELATIVE CLAUSES (KATTA SENSHU / THE ATHLETES WHO WON) -
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TE FORM + IKU/KURU (TSURETE IKU / TAKE SOMEONE)
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REPORTING ON WHAT YOU'VE HEARD (～ SOU DESU / APPARENTLY...)
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GIVING ADVICE / INSTRUCTIONS (KOU YATTE/IN THIS WAY; TABENAI DE/DON'T EAT...)
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EXPRESSING "HOW TO ..." - ADDING "KATA" TO THE VERB STEM (KAKIKATA - HOW TO WRITE)
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TALKING ABOUT PAST EXPERIENCES (～TA KOTO GA ARIMASU KA - HAVE YOU EVER ～?)
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TE FORM + SHIMAU (TABETE SHIMAIMASHITA - ENDED UP EATING)
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SOMETIME; SOMEONE; SOMEWHERE; SOMETHING, ETC.
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DARE MO - NOBODY; NOWHERE; NOTHING, ETC.
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BEGIN / FINISH / CONTINUE DOING (e.g. HATARAKIHAJIMERU - START WORKING)
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...(NO) TAME NI - IN ORDER TO.../ FOR THE SAKE OF...
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USING "SHIKA" TO SAY "NOTHING BUT" - SHIKA SHIKA INAI / THERE'S NOTHING BUT DEER
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