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Japanese Class

Posted in Classes with tags , , , , on November 27, 2007 by xxfourthelement

Recently, we’ve been learning how to state that objects exist, and where they happen to exist at.

Koko ni tokee ga arimasu.

That means “Here is a clock.” Arimasu is the verb to state that inanimate objects exist, so to talk about a person, you use a different verb.

Koko ni Dejirii-san ga imasu.

That means “Here is Ms. Desiree.” Imasu is the verb for animate objects, like dogs, cats, and Desiree.

Then, there’s turkey. To talk about turkey, say:

Koko ni taakii ga arimasu.

You say arimasu because the turkey is cooked on your plate, and cooked turkey is no longer animate. Have a nice day