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Grammar
Pronouns
For persons: who, whose, whom,
// I know who is your friend.
//John, whom you know, is a musician.
For things : what, which
// I don't remember what you said.
// My favorite watch , which was a gift , is lost.
For places: where
// The place where I live is not far away.
For time: when
// Just text me when you get free.
BASIC GRAMMAR - NOUNS
Nouns
☆ As many languages originated from Latin, in Portuguese all nouns have genders, which means we almost don’t have a neutral noun. Is important to know their gender designation, since this can change the entire meaning of a sentence (also because all elements must agree within themselves). The gender designations are masc: -o / fem: -a.
Sometimes we can find masc. nouns ending with -a, for example: o clima (the weather) as you can see, it ends with a. And fem. ending with -o, for example: a mão (the hand) ending with -o.
Usually, words ending with –ção, –são, –ssão, –agem, –dade, –triz, –ase, –ese, –ise and –ose are fem. words. You can get used to it with time.
Words ending with –or are usually masc. words.
In the Dictionary, nouns that designate people and animals are always in their masc. form, for example: gato (male cat), cantor (man* singer). All these words have fem. forms: gata, cantora.
We have a few neutral words, some of them end with –ante, –ente and –ista, for example: adolescente (teenager), artista (artista).
☆ Portuguese nouns are also countable, they are always marked with the letter S in the end, such as: game - games/jogo - jogos, but this is something you can easily learn with time. There’s a few rules with some of these nouns, but this is a general rule that will get you in a really good start . Once you get familiar with the language, you will be able to easily identify them.
A few examples of uncountable nouns: família - family, arroz - rice, água - water.
And that’s it for now!!
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Duolingo Vocabulary: Hobbies 3
思う ( おもう ) to think
蹴る ( ける ) to kick
組 ( くみ ) set of, group of
写真 ( しゃしん ) photo
写真を撮る ( しゃしんをとる ) to take a photo
字 ( じ ) handwriting
上手 ( じょうず ) skilled
楽しい ( たのしい ) fun
頼む ( たのむ ) to ask
投げる ( なげる ) to throw
灰 ( はい ) ash
野球 ( やきゅう ) baseball
カラオケ karaoke
サッカー soccer
テニス tennis
Grammar
The plain form of a verb in Japanese expresses that it is happening now or will happen in the future, and it is used in casual, not formal, conversation. All plain form verbs end with the う sound (but not necessarily the う hiragana). For example, 食べる, 買う, and 読む are all the plain form of their respective verbs.
When expressing that you like doing something, you would use the plain form of the verb and add ～のが好きです. For example, 「食べるのが好きです」 means “I like eating.” 「アニメを見るのが好きです」means “I like watching anime.”
You can replace 好き (from the previous section) with any adverb or adjective to describe a verb, making the sentence structure [verb] のが [adv or adj] です. For example,「テニスをするのが下手です」 means “My tennis-playing is bad.”
Adding だ to the end of a sentence declares that the previous statement is true in a declarative manner.
Sentences
彼は野球が上手です。かれはやきゅうがじょうずです。He is skilled at baseball.
私は勉強するのが好きではありません。わたしはべにょうをするのがすきではありません。 I do not like studying.
日本語は上手ですね。 にほんごがじょうずですね。 You are good at Japanese, huh?
泳ぐのが下手ですからたくさん練習します。およぐのがへたですからたくさんれんしゅうします。I’m not good at swimming so I practice a lot.
写真を撮るのは楽しいです。 しゃしんをとるのはたのしいです。It is fun to take photos.
子供たちは動物園に行くのが大好きだ。こどもたちはどうぶつえんにいくのがだいすきだ。Children love going to the zoo.
田中さんのお母さんは先生だと思います。たなかさんのおかあさんはせんせいだとおもいます。I think that Mr. Tanaka’s mother is a teacher.
行く時間だ。いくじかんだ。 It is time to go.
ボールをこっちに投げて。 ボールをこっちになげて。 Throw the ball over here.
A Random Guide Because Some People Struggle With This Stuff
There: Placement. “She’s over there.”
Their: Possessive. “That’s their stuff.”
They’re: They are. “They’re getting food.”
Your: Possesive. “Is that your phone?”
You’re: You are. “You’re funny.”
Its: Possessive. “The bird built its nest.”
It’s: It is. “It’s getting late.”
Were: Past tense. “They were leaving.”
We’re: We are. “We’re having fun.”
Less: Single or group nouns. “I had less fun.”
Fewer: Plural nouns. “There are fewer boxes.”
Accept: To agree. “Please accept this apology.”
Except: Excluding. “Everyone except Carl.”
Affect: Verb. “It will affect the environment.”
Effect: Noun. “It had a negative effect.”
Lemme know if there are any others!
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Reading comprehension is important
Me: I have a question for Jewish theists.
Random Jewish people: Not all Jews are theists, don’t be so ignorant!
Me: Do you even grammar, bruh? I’m well aware not all Jews are theists. That’s why I specifically and explicitly indicated that I wanted to hear from theist Jews. If I thought all Jews were theists I wouldn’t have made the distinction.
Basic Grammar #4 전에
안녕하세요 여러분! ALLLRIGHT U GUYS IM BACK FOR ANOTHER GRAMMAR LESSON SO LISTEN UP.
Today we will be discussing grammar point '전에'. So 전에 basically means 'before verb-ing'. For example:
Before buying
Before 1 o clock
Before class
Alright it's kinda confusing at first but you'll get it so now move on to some more examples on its use.
수업전에- before class
1시 전에-before 1 o clock
Since 전에 is used after nouns you must change all verbs to nouns by using -기-
가 다->가기->Going 가기 전에-> before going
사 다->사기->buying 사기 전에-> before buying
Alright do you get it now? Let's move on to some sample sentences.
여기 오기 전에 뭐 했어요?
What did you do before you came here?
집에 가기 전에 먹을 거예요.
I'm going to eat before going home.
OKE so I hope that helped a little bit and you learned something today. I used ttmik for my reference in writing this post for you guys so check out their curriculum because it really helps. :) Happy Studying! -Hannah