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Posted on 2017-10-162017-10-17 by Tae Kim

Chapter Overview

At the end of the last chapter, we used Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji to create a simple self-introduction. In the process, we used 「です」 to express state-of-being. In this chapter, we will learn more about the state-of-being and how to use nouns and adjectives.

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  • ▼Complete Guide
    • ►Before you start
    • ►Writing Systems and Pronunciation
    • ▼Nouns and Adjectives
      • Chapter Overview
      • State-of-Being
      • Topic Particles
      • Addressing People
      • Sentence-Ending Particles
      • Adjectives
      • Male/Female Speech
      • Noun properties
      • Negative State-of-Being
      • Identifying the unknown
      • Compound Sentences
      • Listing multiple nouns
      • Explanations and expectations
      • Chapter summary and practice
    • ►Verbs
    • ►Verb tenses and clauses
    • ►Numbers, amounts, and directions
    • ►Potential and uncertainty
    • ►Optional and required
    • ►Other useful expressions
  • ►Grammar Guide
    • ►Before you start
    • ►The Writing System
    • ►Basic Grammar
    • ►Essential Grammar
    • ►Special Expressions
    • ►Advanced Topics
  • ►Resources and Tutorials
  • ►Blog

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