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Index
Cover Page
Japanese DeMYSTiFieD, Second Edition
Copyright Page
CONTENTS
Audio Track Listing
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART ONE IDENTIFYING PEOPLE AND THINGS
CHAPTER 1 Pronouncing and Writing Japanese Words
Basic Japanese Sounds and Romaji
The Japanese Writing Systems
Familiar Japanese Words
CHAPTER 2 Identifying People and Things
Referring to People
Naming People and Things
Using Demonstratives
Using Everyday Phrases
CHAPTER 3 Asking Questions
The Question Particle ka
Asking Who is it?
Asking What is it?
Asking Where is it?
The Japanese-Speaking World
CHAPTER 4 Describing People and Things
Some Useful Adjectives
Asking How is it?
Creating a Modifier Using a Noun and the Particle no
Using the Numbers One to Ten
CHAPTER 5 Expressing Existence and Location
The Verbs imasu and arimasu
Expressing What Exists
Expressing What You Have
Expressing the Location of People and Things
Using the Numbers Eleven to Ninety-Nine
PART ONE TEST
PART TWO TALKING ABOUT ACTIONS
CHAPTER 6 Expressing Coming and Going
Japanese Verb Forms
Verbs of Coming and Going
Making Suggestions and Invitations
Useful Particles
Using the Numbers 100 to 99,999
CHAPTER 7 Expressing What You Do
Verb Conjugation
Verbs of Activities
Verbs of Giving and Receiving
Colors
More About Using Numbers
CHAPTER 8 Talking About the Past
The Past Tense Forms in the Polite Style
Indefinite Pronouns and Negative Pronouns
Some Useful Particles
Talking About Experiences
Describing People and Things More Specifically
Some Absolute Time Expressions
CHAPTER 9 Using the Te-Form
Te-Form
Listing Actions and Properties Using the Te-Form
Requesting with the Te-Form + kudasai
Giving Directions
Te-Form + iru
CHAPTER 10 Asking for Permission
Permission and Prohibition
Obligation and Discretion
Acceptability and Minimal Requirements
Potential and Ability
Sports and Hobbies
PART TWO TEST
PART THREE STATING FACTS
CHAPTER 11 Stating Your Opinions
The Plain Forms of Verbs and Adjectives
Embedded Sentences
Embedded Questions
Expressing Or
Some Useful Modals
Asking Why?
CHAPTER 12 Creating Adverbs and Adverbial Clauses
Adverbs Derived from Adjectives
Sound Symbolism
Adverbials for Time
Adverbials for Reasons and Causes
Adverbials for Contrast or Contradiction
Adverbials for Purpose
Adverbials for Manner
CHAPTER 13 Comparing People and Things
Comparing Two Items
Making Superlative Comparisons
CHAPTER 14 Creating Complex Phrases and Clauses
Compound Verbs and Adjectives
Creating Complex Modifiers
Creating Sentence-Like Noun Modifiers
CHAPTER 15 Indicating Change
Using the Verbs suru and naru to Indicate Change
More Useful Particles
Things You Wear
PART THREE TEST
PART FOUR EXPRESSING IMPLICATION, ATTITUDE, AND PERSPECTIVE
CHAPTER 16 Expressing Implication
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
Auxiliary Verbs That Follow the Te-Form
Expressing One’s Desire
Listing Actions and Properties
CHAPTER 17 Expressing Attitude
More Useful Modals
Useful Pragmatic Particles
Expressing Free Choice
Plants and Animals
CHAPTER 18 Considering and Planning Your Actions
Commands
Using the Volitional Form
Conditionals
More Terms for Occupations and Professions
CHAPTER 19 Changing the Perspective
Passive Constructions
Causative Constructions
Causative-Passive Constructions
Loanwords
CHAPTER 20 Using Honorifics
Japanese Honorifics
Honorific and Humble Verb Forms
Honorific/Polite Noun Forms
Honorific/Polite Adjective Forms
Honorific/Polite Question Words
PART FOUR TEST
FINAL EXAM
Appendix A: Sentence Predicates in Japanese
Appendix B: Verb Forms
Japanese-English Glossary
English-Japanese Glossary
Answer Key
Index
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