by Martin | Jul 23, 2021 | Auxiliary verbs, Verb Phrases
What is tai/たい tai/たい is an auxiliary verb, which is used to express the concept of wishing or wanting to do something. tai/たい is put after a verb and make a verb phrase “verb + tai/たい.” This phrase can be translated as “want to + verb.” Keep...
by Martin | Jun 23, 2021 | Auxiliary verbs
How to make negative sentences in Japanese In Japanese the auxiliary verb “nai/ない” is used to change the meaning of the sentence from positive to negative in the same way as English uses “not” for it. Both “nai/ない” and...
by Martin | Jun 15, 2021 | Auxiliary verbs
What is the masu/ます & masen/ません ? masu/ます and masen/ません are an auxiliary verb, which are used to show politeness in Japanese. Japanese people use them in the business scene or when they talk to strangers or people who seem older than they are. The difference...
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