1. Lesson 3 Grammar
pp.58-63

2. 1. Verb conjugation Stem + ます ① ません ② ました ③ ませんでした ④ Affirmative
negative
Imperfective (not finished)
Stem +
ます ①
ません　②
Perfective
(Finished)
ました　③
ませんでした　④

3. Which part is the stem? いきます かえります ききます のみます はなします よみます おきます たべます ねます
べんきょうします

4. Translate (I) spoke. (I) don’t go. (I) will read. (I) will not listen.
(I) didn’t drink.
(I) sleep.
(I) came.
(I) study.
　　　Affirmative 　negative
Imperfective
Perfective

5. Particles
De: indicates where the event described by the verb takes place.
Toshokan de hon o yomimasu.
(I) read books in the library.
Ni: (1) the goal toward which things move
Toshokan ni ikimasu ka.
Will (you) go to the library?

6. (Ni continued) (2) Indicates the time at which an event takes place
(Ni continued) (2) Indicates the time at which an event takes place. Nichiyoobi ni kyooto ni ikimasu. (I) will go to Kyoto on Sunday. Juu-ji ni nemasu. (I) will sleep at 10:00. E: indicates the goal of movement. Interchangeable with “ni” (1). Uchi e kaerimasen. (I) will not return to home.

7. O: indicates a “do-ee” or a direct object. Koohii o nomimasen ka
O: indicates a “do-ee” or a direct object. Koohii o nomimasen ka. Won’t you drink coffee? Mearii san wa Terebi o mimashita. Mary watched TV. Wa: indicates the topic, not necessarily the subject (do-er) of a sentence.

8. Zasshi wa yomimasu. As for magazines, (I) read
Zasshi wa yomimasu. As for magazines, (I) read. Demo shinbun wa yomimasen. But as for newspaper, (I) don’t read. Kyoo wa kyooto ni ikimasu. As for today, (I) will go to Kyoto.

9. Particles Notes There are some time words that do not take particles.
kyoo, kinoo, ashita, asu
mainichi, maisyuu,
itsu
The following words sometimes take “ni,” but not necessary.
asa, hiru, yoru, ban
syuumatsu

10. Time indicator, “ni, can be used with any time words such as hours, minutes, date, month and year.

11. Practice: Translate. What time do you get up? Where do you study?
When do you watch TV?
Do you play sports?
Where do you go on weekends?
What do you eat in the morning?
What will you do this evening?
About what time do you sleep every night?

12. Find some one who… Shichi-ji ni okimasu ka.
Mainichi asagohan (o) tabemasu ka.
Huransugo (o) hanashimasu ka.
Uchi de terebi (o) mimasu ka.
Nihon no ongaku (o) kikimasu ka.
Tenisu (o) shimasu ka.