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| Grammar II - 23.05 | Grammar L4 - 011 | Menu - Grammar |
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～かた |
~kata |
| 仕方 | shikata - way of doing, method |
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The noun-forming suffix かた follows the stem of a verb and means
"the way in which the action is preformed" or "how to do...." |
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| 泳ぐ -> 泳ぎ方 |
how to swim, swimming method |
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yogu - yogi-kata |
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| 考える -> 考え方 | the way of thinking, the way people think |
| kangaeru - kangae-kata | |
| Nouns that are marked with other particles when they go with a verb are marked with の before ～かた. | |
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* The goal of movement, normally marked with ni, can
be marked with the combination of particles he no [e no].
Therefore we also say |
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| 空港への行き方 | How to get to the airport |
| kuukoo-e-no iki-kata | |
| 漢字を読む -> 漢字の読み方 | how to read the kanji; pronunciation |
| kanji-o yomu - kanji-no yomi-kata | |
| はしを使う -> はしの使い方 | how to use chopsticks |
| hashi-o tsukau - hashi-no tsukai-kata | |
| 空港に行く -> 空港の行き方 | how to go to the airport |
| kuukoo-ni iku - kuukoo-no iki-kata | |
| お風呂に入る -> お風呂の入り方 | how to take a bath |
| ofuro-ni hairu - ofuro-no hairi-kata | |
| With compound する verbs, such as べんきょうする - benkyoo suru, we have: | |
| 日本語を勉強する -> 日本語の勉強のし方 | to learn Japanese - the learning method |
| nihongo-o benkyoo suru - nihongo-ni benkyoo-no shi-kata | |
| ホテルを予約する -> ホテルの予約のし方 | to reserve a hotel - a reservation method |
| hoteru-o yoyaku suru - hoteru-no yoyaku-no shi-kata | |
| ～かた is a noun and is followed by particles like は and を. | |
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たけしさんのスパゲッティの食べ方は おもしろいです。 |
The way in which Takeshi eats spaghetti is interesting. |
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takeshi-san-no supagetti-no taberu-kata omoshiroi desu. |
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すみません、 この漢字の書き方を教えていただけませんか。 |
Excuse me, can you tell me how to write this kanji? |
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sumimasen, kono kanji-no kaki-kata oshiete itadakemasen ka? |