A2 ยท ElementaryUnit 7: My Life

โชJapanese Past Tense

I went, I ate, I saw โ€” talking about yesterday

25 words ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japanese๐Ÿ“ Grammar: simple past/preterite

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Vocabulary โ€” 25 words

ใ€œใŸ

past tense (plain)

verbโ–ผ
ใ€œใŸใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚‹

have done ~ (experience)

phraseโ–ผ
ๅ…ˆ้€ฑ (ใ›ใ‚“ใ—ใ‚…ใ†)

last week

nounโ–ผ
ๅ…ˆๆœˆ (ใ›ใ‚“ใ’ใค)

last month

nounโ–ผ
ๅŽปๅนด (ใใ‚‡ใญใ‚“)

last year

nounโ–ผ
ใ€œใชใ‹ใฃใŸ

did not ~ (plain past negative)

verbโ–ผ
ใ‚‚ใ†

already / yet

advโ–ผ
ใพใ 

not yet / still

advโ–ผ
ๅˆใ‚ใฆ (ใฏใ˜ใ‚ใฆ)

for the first time

advโ–ผ
ใ€œใฆใฟใ‚‹

to try doing ~

phraseโ–ผ
ๆ˜จๆ—ฅ (ใใฎใ†)

yesterday

nounโ–ผ
ไธ€ๆ˜จๆ—ฅ (ใŠใจใจใ„)

the day before yesterday

nounโ–ผ
ไปŠๆœ (ใ‘ใ•)

this morning

nounโ–ผ
ๅค•ใน (ใ‚†ใ†ใน)

last night

nounโ–ผ
ใ€œใพใ—ใŸ

did ~ (polite past)

verbโ–ผ
ใ€œใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸ

did not ~ (polite past negative)

verbโ–ผ
ไผšใ† (ใ‚ใ†)

to meet

verbโ–ผ
่จชใญใ‚‹ (ใŸใšใญใ‚‹)

to visit (a person)

verbโ–ผ
ๅ€Ÿใ‚Šใ‚‹ (ใ‹ใ‚Šใ‚‹)

to borrow

verbโ–ผ
่ฒธใ™ (ใ‹ใ™)

to lend

verbโ–ผ
ๅฟ˜ใ‚Œใ‚‹ (ใ‚ใ™ใ‚Œใ‚‹)

to forget

verbโ–ผ
่ฝใจใ™ (ใŠใจใ™)

to drop

verbโ–ผ
ๅฃŠใ‚Œใ‚‹ (ใ“ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹)

to break (intransitive)

verbโ–ผ
็›ดใ™ (ใชใŠใ™)

to fix / repair

verbโ–ผ
ๆ€’ใ‚‹ (ใŠใ“ใ‚‹)

to get angry

verbโ–ผ
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