Learning Japanese - Lesson 7 - To Give & To Receive

Agemasu & Moraimasu (To Give & To Receive)

To give - Agemasu

To receive - Moraimasu

Present Affirmative - Agemasu

Present Negative - Agemasen

Past Affirmative - Agemashita

Past Negative - Agemasen deshita

Present Affirmative - Moraimasu

Present Negative - Moraimasen

Past Affirmative - Moraimashita

Past Negative - Moraimasen deshita

Examples:

• Hon o agemasu
• to give book
• Keki o agemasu
• to give cake
• Tokei o agemasu
• to gie watch
• Ashita hon on agemasu
• tomorrow, to give book
• Kinō kēki o ageamashita
• yesterday, gave cake
• Ototoi tokei o agemashita
• Day before yesterday, gave watch

• Tomorrow > Book > to give > to Tanaka-san
• Ashita Tanaka-san ni hon o agemasu
• Yesterday > cake > to give > to Mary-san
• Kinō Mary-san ni kēki o agemashita
• Day before yesterday> watch > to give > to friend
• Ototoi tomodachi ni tokei o agemashita

Presence of subject:

• Susuki-san > tomorrow > book > to give > to Tanaka-san
• Susuki-san wa ashita Tanaka-san ni hon o agemasu

• Susuki-san > tomorrow > Japanese book > to give > to Tanaka-san
• Susuki-san wa ashita Tanaka-san ni Nihon no hon o agemasu

• Suzuki-san > yesterday > Cake > to give > to Mary
• Suzuki-san was kino Mary-san ni keki o agameshita

• Suzuki-san > yesterday > delicious Cake > to give > to Mary
• Suzuki-san was kino Mary-san ni oishii keki o agemashita

• Suzuki-san > day before yesterday > expensive watch > to give > friend
• Suzuki-san was ototoi tomodachi ni takai tokei o agemashita
• Suzuki-san > day before yesterday > expensive watch > did not give > friend
• Suzuki-san was ototoi tomodachi ni takai tokei o agemasen deshita
• Tanaka-san> tomorrow> Japanese book> to receive > from Suzuki-san
• Tanaka-san was ashita Suzuki-san ni Nihon no hon o moraimasu
• Mary-san>yesterday>delicious cake>did receive> from Suzuki-san
• Mary-san was kino Suzuki-san ni oishii keki o moraimashita

Point:

Sentence structure: Subject + wa (particle) + Time (day of the week) + Person + ni (particle) + adjective + noun (object) + o (particle for "object") + verb (agemasu / moraimasu) Example: Suzuki san wa ototoi tomodachi ni takai tokei o agemashita The day before yesterday Suzuki san gave an expensive watch to his friend.