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GABM Japanese Lessons-8: Where do you live? Thanks to ChanneiReview for pointing out that not ANY noun can be turned to plural by adding TACHI. Some pronouns become plurals by adding RA...and still other nouns become plural by doubling up their sounds! It's a bit more complicated...looks like I need a video! Here is a list of the most common examples: 私達=watakushi-tachi=most formal "we" (notice the kanji above and below are the same! But the pronunciation would change depending on the situation and the level of politeness demanded!) 私達=watashi-tachi=formal "we" 僕たち=boku-tachi=casual "we" 俺たち=ore-tachi=casual, some would say rude "we" あなた達=anata-tachi=standard "you guys" 彼女たち=kanojo-tachi=plural of female "them" 君たち=kimi-tachi=plural of casual "you guys" 生徒たち=seito-tachi=students 犬たち=inu-tachi=dogs 猫たち=neko-tachi=cats 男たち=otoko-tachi=men 女たち=onna-tachi=women 人たち hito tachi (the group of people, some bunch of people 政治家たち=seijika tachi=politicians Some words become plural by adding GATA/方 to the end. GATA is usually used to show respect. Examples: 先生方=sensei gata=teachers あなた方=anata gata=polite Another suffix used to make plurals is ら(等) ra. This is usually used with less respect than GATA or TACHI. 工事業者ら=koujigyousha ra=constructors 被害者ら=higaisha-ra=victims 貴様ら=kisama-ra=you son of *****, you idiot; in ancient ages Kisama was an honorable pronoun), 政治家ら=seijika-ra=bad politicians 彼ら=karera=standard plural of male "them" 俺ら=ore-ra=casual, some would say rude "we" 奴ら=yatsu-ra=informal "those guys" あいつら=aitsu-ra=informal "those guys" お前ら=omae-ra=VERY informal, some would say rude "you guys" Examples of words that become plural by repeating them are: 人々=hitobito=people 神々=kamigami=gods 年々=nennen=in years, every year 月々=tsukidzuki=every month, in months 日々=hibi=every day, in days 色々=iroiro=various 端々=hashibashi=every edge, unintentionally, observable (not used with literal edges..but refers mostly to things that all "all around" -- metaphorically speaking) There is no way to make a plural for inanimate objects. When trying to indicate that there is more of one thing you have to actually give a number. But this opens another can of worms! In Japan you can count things by the standard one, two three, (一つ/hitotsu, 二つ,futatsu, 三つ, mittsu) BUT many things are counted using numbers that change depending on the shape or type of noun that is being counted. Example: （私は）本を三冊買いました。 （Watashi ha）hon wo san satsu kaimashita. Watashi = I ha=(pronounced WA) noun marker hon=book wo=particle used to indicate an object that is going to be acted upon san=3/three satsu=counter for books kaimashita=polite past tense of "BUY" (買う=kau) See in this sentence the counter is SATSU. If you count other things that are shaped differently the counters may change. Examples? big things: dai small things: ko people: nin (hitori, futari, sannin, yonnin, etc.) small animals: hiki, biki, piki large cattle like animals: tou bottle shaped things: hon, bon, pon flat paper shaped things: mai Rate & comment please! Thanks! Arigatou! Victor More notes at http://gimmeabreakman.com/The_%22Break%22_Room.html For more on GA/HA differences... http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Japanese/Grammar/Basic_Particles THANKS CHANNEIREVIEW! http://youtube.com/user/channeireview Tags: burnvictim77, by, culture, house, japan, japanese, lessons, live, music, nihon, plural, study, 勉強, 日本語 1 Downloads - Last from: (Your Blog here!) |
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