Today’s Ghetto Grammar
Lesson #116
The please do and the please don’t
bunpo with special guest - verb in base TE
A quick and easy way to say, “Please verb” in Japanese is to put the Japanese verb into base TE and add the word kudasai<1>. (You can use my tips here as to how to put verbs in base TE). So our plug and play grammar for the day will look like this.
Verb (base TE) +Kudasai. = Please Verb.
Verb (base I) + naide + Kudasai = Please Don’t Verb.
Kudasai comes from the verb meaning -to be kind enough to do for (me) - More on how to get someone to do something for you or to receive the service of somebody next lesson. For now here are some examples just plug your favorite verb in the place of the following and Practice! Practice! Practice!
Ex. 1. Please listen to this music.
Kono ongaku of kiite kudasai. (verb-kiku (baseTE))
Ex.2 Please don’t touch my handbag.
Wataskushi no handbag o sawaranaide kudasai
Ex.3. Go Ahead, Please eat.
Dozo, Tabete kudasai. (Verb – taberu (base TE))
Ex. 4 Please don’t go
Ikanaide kudasai. (Verb- iku (verb (base I +naide)
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Ganbatte ne! Do your best! Makurasuki Sensei Yori,
<1> On how to put verbs into base TE go to http://ezinearticles.com/?Learn-Japanese-Gra mmar-To-The-Tune-Of-Silver-Bells&id=493900/