Introducing verbs.

have=arimasu (nonliving) or imasu (living) depending on whether subject is nonliving/living
Don't have = arimasen / imasen

watashi wa kuruma ga arimasen =i don't have a car
anata wa ie ga arimasuka? =Do you have a house?
hai, arimasu= Yes, I have

Pooja san wa kodomo ga imasen = Miss Pooja don't have a child.

Note: in japanese, Mr/Miss/Mrs prefixes are all indicated by common suffix: san rajiv san = mr rajiv pooja san = miss pooja

'sen' ending is common characteristic of negative ('not' form) of verbs.

To make questions, change arimasen/imasen to arimasenka?/imasenka?

example:

You don't have an eraser, isn't it? = anata wa keshigomu ga arimasenka?

Miss Neha doesn't have a child, isn't it? Neha san wa kodomo ga arimasenka?

Introducing verbs.

Verbs are more like arimasu/imasu, all have typycal 'masu' ending.

To go= ikimasu

to come=kimasu

to return=kaerimasu

to do = shimasu

to eat=tabemasu

to drink= nomimasu

to speak=hanashimasu

to sleep =nemasu

You can see all verbs have 'masu' ending in plain form.

To make questions, simply change 'masu' form to 'masuka?'

To make negative forms, change 'masu' to 'masen'

Lets learn usage of 'ikimasu' and 'kaerimasu'

normally article before ikimasu/kaerimasu will be 'e' (pronounce it like alphabet 'A')

learn: where = doko, when=itsu

anata wa doko e ikimasuka? = where are you going?

watashi wa gakko e ikimasu. = i am going to school (=gakko)

Felix san wa itsu sooppa e ikimasuka? = when is Mr felix going to super market (=sooppa)?

Kare wa kyou ikimasu. = He is going on today (kyou)

Note: kare also means 'he' and 'kanojo' also means 'she' other than boy friend/girl friend.

Ex: kyou kanojo wa daigakku e ikimasen = today she won't go to university.

kyou okasan uchi e kaerimasen = Today mother will not be returning back home.

yesterday=kinou

today=kyou

tomorrow=ashita

last week=sen shu, last month =sen getsu

this week =kon shu, this month=kon getsu

next week=rai shu, next month= rai getsu

everyday =mai nichi

everymonth=mai tsuki (tsuki = month/ moon)

everyweek = mai shu

ex: watashi wa mainichi uchi e kaerimasu = i go back home everyday.

anata wa raishu eigakan e ikimasuka? = are you going to cinema theater (eigakan) next week?

Translate the following:

1. Where is the teacher going?

2. He is going to America (use he= 'sensei'. 'kare' is not that respectful )

3. When is he returning?

4.He will return on next week.

5. Teacher will not return tomorrow.

6. When will you sleep everyday?

7. Are you going to india (indo) next month?

8. No, I am not going.