As I try to read more Japanese, I find that I can't understand the sentences because the verbs are in so many different forms. I haven't learned to congugate verbs yet, and I'm finding that if I don't learn how soon I won't be able to continue with learning Japanese.
It's kind of funny, I was talking with my Professor about my troubles with reading the sentences and he actually asked me if I knew how to congugate verbs too! So, he has recomended some books and I will be looking for them in the library tomorrow. I'll let you know how it goes and hopefully share some about congugating verbs once I know how. ^-^
Thanks for reading! ^-^ see you again soon!
わくわくする！(waku waku suru)
I KNOW!
ReplyDeleteI'm learning verbs now as well, and let me tell you: they are so difficult to understand/congugate! If you could get up a post about verbs, I would appriciate it so much. Hang in there! Japanese verbs are one of the biggest parts of the language to tackle (right up there with grammer and kanji :D).
Ganbatte!
-Kerryn :)
I had a crazy English teacher who had lots of annoying songs and one was "conjugation verbal conjugation conjugation it's out favorite thing to do" She was nuts, but it's true. Well, not that it's our favorite thing (it's actually rather annoying) but it's very important!
ReplyDeleteWhen you learn ANY language, you have to learn how to conjugate verbs and how to put sentences together while you're learning vocabulary. You can learn vocabulary out the wazoo, but if you don't know how to put those words into sentences, you won't get anywhere with reading, writing or speaking.
You know I'm a huge grammar geek, so I'm not being critical, just stating the facts. And I'd help, except I don't know Japanese grammar! Only English, Spanish and very basic Korean grammar...
Sooo... some tips I can give:
~~Research! Research as much as you can/want; internet, books, native speakers, fellow learners.
~~Learn the conjugation rules for very simple verbs first (ex: to be, to go, to see, to do). There will likely be patterns for similar types of verbs (ex: all Spanish verbs end in -ar, -er or -ir and each type has a different rule)
~~When you understand the rules well enough, try to conjugate on your own with slightly harder verbs, then look up the answers. There will likely be irregular verbs that can only be memorized (nasty lit'l buggers!)
~~Make charts for each verb. Sometimes they help, sometimes you can find some that people already made. Follow the example in those "501 Verbs" books. Better yet, get one if you can! Amazon: http://ow.ly/9gtIP
~~Read short passages or single sentences, even song lyrics, and try to pick apart each sentence into words you know to understand the composition. Identify subject, object, adjective, verb, etc. and their proper order in the sentence.
~~And finally, take what you've learned and try making your own sentences!
I know I'm confusing and this is a lot of stuff, so if none of this makes any sense, write to me and I'll try to help some more! XD