Learning Japanese - Lesson 6 - To Do Verb

Verbs II:

to do (something) - shimasu

• benkyou o shimasu - to study
• shigoto o shimasu - to work
• kaigi o shimasu - to have a meeting
• kaimono o shimasu - to shop
• jogingu o shimasu - to jog
• pati o shimasu - to party
• tenisu o shimasu - to play tennis

Examples:

• Ashita tenisu o shimasu ( tomorrow play tennis)
• asatte kaigi o shimasu (tomorrow will have a meeting)

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• shimasu (positive); shimasita (positive past)
• shimasen (negative); shimasen deshita (negative past)

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• Kino pati o shimashita (yesterday did party)
• ototoi jogingu o shimasen deshita ( day before yesterday did not jogging)

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Places:

• house-uchi
• kouen-park
• kaisha-company(office building)
• gakko-school

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• Uchi de benkyou o shimasu (to study in the house)

* de particle used after a placed where you do something

• asatte kaisha de kaigi o shimasu (day after tomorrow will have a meeting in the company building)

• kino kouen de jogingu o shimashita (yesterday did jogging at the park)

• ototoi depato de kaimono o shimasen deshita (day before yesterday did not shop at the department store)

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With whom?

with Mary - Mary-san to

*[-san] is placed after a name (not yours) to signify respect

• Ashita kouen de Mary-san to tenisu o shimasu

          Tomorrow at the park, play tennis with Mary.

• Kino kaisha de hisho to kaigi o shimashita.

          Yesterday at company building, have meeting with secretary.

• Asatte gakko de tomodachi to benkyou o shimasu

          Day after tomorrow at school, will study with friend.

• Ototoi kouen de Sumisu-san to jogingu o shimashita.

          Day before yesterday at the park, did jogging with Mr. Smith.