{"id":419,"date":"2017-10-16T18:36:57","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T22:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guidetojapanese.org\/learn\/?p=419"},"modified":"2017-10-17T15:07:26","modified_gmt":"2017-10-17T19:07:26","slug":"verbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guidetojapanese.org\/learn\/complete\/verbs","title":{"rendered":"Chapter Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"

Similar to the state-of-being for nouns and adjectives, the verb always comes at the end of the sentence. In fact, if you consider the implied state-of-being for nouns and adjectives as a verb, it could be said that all complete sentences always end with a verb.<\/p>\n

At the end of the last chapter, we learned how to set expectations by seeking or providing explanations with \u300c\u306e\u300d. The same thing applies for verbs.<\/p>\n

Example<\/h3>\n
    \n
  1. \uff08\u304a\uff09\u3059\u3057 – sushi \uff08\u300c\u304a\u300d is an optional honorific prefix\uff09<\/li>\n
  2. \u98df\u3079\u308b \u3010\u305f\u3079\u30fb\u308b\u3011 – to eat<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      \n
    1. \u304a\u3059\u3057\u306f\u3001\u98df\u3079\u308b\uff1f
      \nDo you eat sushi?<\/li>\n
    2. \u304a\u3059\u3057\u306f\u3001\u98df\u3079\u308b\u306e<\/em>\uff1f
      \nYou eat sushi?
      \n(seeking explanation why he\/she eats sushi as opposed to a neutral question “Do you eat sushi?”)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      I love sushi!<\/h3>\n
        \n
      1. \u5927\u597d\u304d \u3010\u3060\u3044\u30fb\u3059\u30fb\u304d\u3011 (na-adj) – lovable; very likable<\/li>\n
      2. \u751f \u3010\u306a\u307e\u3011 – raw<\/li>\n
      3. \u9b5a \u3010\u3055\u304b\u306a\u3011 – fish<\/li>\n
      4. \u3059\u3054\u3044 (i-adj) – amazing<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        \u30b9\u30df\u30b9\uff1a \u304a\u3059\u3057\u306f\u3001\u98df\u3079\u308b<\/em>\u306e\uff1f
        \nSmith: As for sushi, (you) eat (it)?<\/p>\n

        \u30b8\u30e7\u30f3\uff1a \u3046\u3093\u3001\u5927\u597d\u304d\u3060\u3088\uff01
        \nJohn: Yes, I love (it)!<\/p>\n

        \u30b9\u30df\u30b9\uff1a \u3067\u3082\u3001\u751f\u306e\u9b5a\u3060\u3088\u3002
        \nSmith: But (it’s) raw fish, you know.<\/p>\n

        \u30b8\u30e7\u30f3\uff1a \u3060\u304b\u3089\uff1f
        \nJohn: So?<\/p>\n

        \u30b9\u30df\u30b9\uff1a \u3059\u3054\u3044\u306d\u3002
        \nSmith: (That’s) amazing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Similar to the state-of-being for nouns and adjectives, the verb always comes at the end of the sentence. In fact, if you consider the implied state-of-being for nouns and adjectives as a verb, it could be said that all complete sentences always end with a verb. At the end of the last chapter, we learned … <\/p>\n

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