Monday, November 12, 2007.

Particles

In addition to my previous post on particles, below are another two more.

The particle mo means also/too & placed after the word to which it refers.
If mo refers to a subject, it replaces wa or ga.
I read a book
Watashi wa hon o yomimasu わたしはほんをよみます

Mother also reads a book
Okaasan mo hon o yomimasu　おかあさんもほんをよみます

If mo refers to a direct object, it replaces o.
I read newspapers　
Watashi wa shinbun o yomimasu　わたしはしんぶんをよみます

I read a magazine also
Watashi wa zasshi mo yomimasu　わたしはざつしもよみます

Another one is kara & made. Kara means from & made means until.
From 9 o'clock till 10 o'clock
ku-ji kara juu-ji made　くじからじゅうじまで

From Monday to Friday
Getsu-youbi kara kin-youbi made　げつようびからきんようびまで

Note : In the example above for the word magazine ~ zasshi is a double consonant & thus written as ざつし. つ should be written as a small character about a quarter of the size of the other characters.

Posted By :　Jasvale

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