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[isshonihongo]

JLPT N5 - している [Part 2]

Hey everyone, welcome to Part 2 of talking about している. This N5 grammar point is very basic but also very important. Let’s get into it shall we!

But first, here is your vocabulary:

【English Helping Verbs】

As I mentioned in Part 1, the “して“ in している can stand for any verb in て form. Sometimes it is actually する, but most times it will be some other verb.

Ok great, but what is the いる part?? Take a look at the following English sentences:

① Traffic accidents often occur here.

② I am eating.

③ The window is open.

Two of these sentences have both a helping verb and a main verb. In #1, there is only a main verb, which is “occur”. In #2 the main verb is “eating” and the helping verb is “am”. In #3 the main verb is “open” and the helping verb is “is”. Notice that one of the main verbs has the -ing suffix while the other two don’t. Make a mental note of this for later. 😉

【The いる in している】

Japanese also has helping verbs. Allow me to introduce you to one of the most common ones: いる！

The いる helping verb* adds nuance to the main verb. But here’s the thing - there are different versions of いる！In the している Part 1 article, you actually saw what I call the いる of Repetition. This いる does not translate to the -ing form of our verbs in English. If you see よく起きている for example, you should think “often occur(s)”. This is similar to example #1 above.

Examples #2 and 3 are not actions of repetition. For them, we need the other いる, which I call the いる of State or Condition. This いる sometimes makes us use that -ing suffix in our English translations. So if you just see 食べている, by default it would mean “started eating and then stayed in that state for some period of time”. Instead of all that, in English we would simply say “is eating”. This is similar to example #2 above.

開く is a different type of verb than 食べる**. Because of this, the いる of State or Condition does not lead to us using the -ing form. In this case, something is open and stays in that state for some period of time. We don’t say “is opening”. Instead we just say “is open”. For verbs like 開く, their English translations won’t use that -ing form. Instead they will be like example #3 above.

The key to the している grammar point is understanding what kind of main verb you have, and then which helping verb いる you are reading/hearing!

【いる of State or Condition】

Here are some examples where the helping verb いる expresses a state or condition.

This is how you say example #3 in Japanese.

= Tom is currently in the Philippines.

Interestingly, you could also say the following:

⑥ トムはフィリピンに来ています。***

⑦ トムはフィリピンにいます。

#5, 6 and 7 all say that Tom is in the Philippines but the nuance is different in each of them!

#5 says that Tom went to the Philippines and stayed there. This means that the speaker is NOT in the Philippines. On the other hand, #6 says that Tom came to the Philippines and then stayed there, meaning that the speaker is also there. #7 simply says that Tom is in the Philippines. We don’t have any information about where the speaker is located.

= Mizuki is wearing a white skirt and hat.

#8 has several things that I want to point out: First is that the て form of a verb can mark the end of a comment. Example 8 has two comments of equal value. This is one version of a Japanese compound sentence.

The second thing is that the ending helping verb can actually apply to TWO DIFFERENT main verbs! Native speakers hear #8 and understand the verbs to be both はいています as well as かぶっています.

The last thing is that verbs connected to clothes are very interesting. When you attach the helping verb いる, they can sometimes express the state of wearing something. However, in some contexts they can instead express the action of putting something on. For the N5 level luckily you won’t have to distinguish between wearing and putting on clothing so no worries. It is good to keep this tidbit in the back of your mind for the future though.

【Conclusion】

So there you have it. Now you know that the している grammar point can express several situations. You could have:

・Repetition - there will be a word/phrase that indicates that the action happens repeatedly. The English translation won’t use the -ing form of a verb

・State or a Condition - there MAY or may not be a word/phrase indicating repetition. The main thing to focus on is whether the verb is an action verb or not. This will help you decide if you need -ing or not.

As always, keep your eyes and ears open for different kinds of examples and try to notice patterns. You can do it!

Rice & Peace,

– AL

👋🏾

*I purposely say “the helping verb いる“because there is also the regular いる verb. It’s the same with the “be”, “do” and “have” verbs in English. “Am” in “I am a teacher” plays a different role than the one in “I am eating.”

** 食べる is a transitive verb while 開く is an intransitive verb. Usually transitive verbs will translate to -ing and intransitive verbs won’t. Of course there are exceptions so keep an open mind.

*** When choosing between 来ている、行っている、and いる think about where the speaker is located as well as if you want to stress the movement of the subject.

[studyjapanesewithme]

Credit to @japanese_with_josh

I found this really helpful to hear a real life situation- not just from a textbook!

[easy-japan]

More vocabularies from Totoro:

お父さん (Otousan) - Father

お母さん (Okaasan) - Mother

妹 (Imouto) - Younger sister

兄 (Ani) - Older brother

おばあちゃん (Obaachan) - Grandma

おじいちゃん (Ojiichan) - Grandpa

夜 (Yoru) - Night

星 (Hoshi) - Star

空 (Sora) - Sky

お弁当 (Obento) - Lunchbox

雨 (Ame) - Rain

風 (Kaze) - Wind

クスリ (Kusuri) - Medicine

お守り (Omamori) - Amulet

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こんにちは、みんな！ (｡･ω･｡)ﾉ♡

I'm Timi, a 27-year-old lady from the United Arab Emirates. Welcome to my blog where I'll be sharing my journey of learning Japanese as an Arabic speaker.

I've always been fascinated by Japanese history, language, and media. That's why I've set an exciting goal for myself: to pass the JLPT N5 exam this December! 🎌☆

In this blog, I'll be sharing my study progress, my favorite songs and any media i come across for my immersion. So whether it's teaching myself kanji, grammar, or practicing conversation skills, I'll be writing about it all. I hope my journey can inspire and help other language learners too! ❤

Join me as I navigate this challenging yet rewarding path to achieving my language goals. Let's support each other and make learning fun! よろしくお願いします！

[hakonohakoda]

Hello everyone! Welcome to my japanese learning diary!

Some ground facts: I've been studying Japanese on and off for a long long period of time with varying success. Finally last December I hit my first measurable goal. I passed the N5! (Very much unofficially with an app- mind you)

I was happy with my success and made a plan to pass the N4 in the next 3-4 months and the N3 around this time next year. These were vague goals I hadn't committed to very much. However as I shared these plans my friend laughed at me and told me there was no way I could do it. So me, being a reasonable adult absolutely ignored his opinion and continued on my merry way happily.

Who am I kidding? I took offence and upped my arrogance x100. One thing led to another and we now have a gamble going. According to that I absolutely must pass by February 12th 2024.

It has been a couple of days and to answer the question of do I regret this? Absolutely. But I'm a woman of my word and this is now a thing that will happen. Come hell or high water.

Currently my study plan is to study vocab, kanji and grammar in renshuu. I'm also reading a small picture book a day at tadoku.org as well as listening to beginner podcasts. I'm also watching japanese gaming streams but to be completely honest my understanding of them is less than 10% and mostly I do it for fun. Let's just call it passive learning :D

I'm a big fan of statistics so I'll share some here.

These are my current renshuu stats. 1075 words, 117 kanji and 63... grammar? I don't think they are seperate grammar points. To be completely honest with you I've no idea what this means.

To compare to what you need to know for N3

~650 kanji

~3750 vocab words

So im around a 4th or 5th of the way there. It will be a long journey ahead. Possible? Yes absolutely. Lots of hard work, long hours and frustration? Also yes. Absolutely.

But with this said I'm off to wrestle my daily reviews into submission! Thank you for reading and if you are interested in seeing where this journey will end up in make sure to hit that follow button!

[mars-langblr]

verbally stringing together a sentence in a foreign language fr feels like you’re trying to find items in a dark room that you’re only vaguely familiar with and you’re just blindly feeling around for them.

so… when are the lights supposed to finally turn on?

[danlearnjapanese]

I’ve become interested in learning the JLPT N5 kanji / vocabulary (Japanese Language proficiency Test).

This is not because I am interested in taking the test. It is because it is my understanding that the kanji and vocabulary for the N5 are chosen for their commonality. 

Having looked at a list of kanji that should be on the test, they ALL look familiar, so I believe it.

That, and it’s only around a 100 kanji. Each step in the JLPT adds more and more. It feels relatively attainable.

[chaotic-language-journey]

Day 20

While I wait for tumblr to fix my messages, here is my study post of the day!

Unfortunately I couldn't record my time today. My iPad was flat so I had to charge it. But I did around 2 hours. I always seem to do two hours before my brain is tired. 

Wrote a post on journaly.com (Here is also my post about it here 💖)

Listened to Aya Matsuura

Then I watched Tokyo Cafe Channel for a while. My listening sucks so i thought it would be a perfect idea. 🌱

I was feeling pretty down today again. So tired to be a bit easy on myself today while studying. Studying is hard. But I won’t let the doubt’s defeat me.

I’ve decided tho, I am going to aim for the JLPT. I was talking to my partner about it and he thinks it’s a good idea and was encouraging my to try. Even if I don’t end up for some reason being able to not take the test, at least aim for it just in case it’s possible closer to the time. I’ve got till December.

How did you study for the JLPT? I will obviously only be doing n5 for now, but was curious how other people studied for it.

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[thelazymuffin]

PASSED! JLPT N5

Yes yes. N5 is the most basic Japanese language test. I decided to give it a go just for fun. And yah! Just got my results back. I guess I’ll try N4 next. PASSED!!! Small wins people! How I studied for it: I use udemy jlpt N5 videos by Ando sensei. Plenty of YouTube videos and this textbook I bought on Amazon! I bought this course in 2020 for Covid and didn’t finish it until now! Not because…

[nicestudies]

2023年07月17日

Today’s reviewed grammar:

- Informal speech

- Quoting others

- 〜ないでください

- Like/hate doing something 

- Particle が

- 何か / 何も

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[studyjapanesewithme]

N5 文法: じゃいけない・ちゃいけない

じゃいけない・ちゃいけない= must not

Different versions depending on register:

てはいけない- formal

じゃいけない- standard

ちゃいけない- standard

ちゃダメ・じゃダメ- casual

How to use:

てverbs-

Use the verb’s て form, but then remove the て

たべる -> たべて -> たべちゃ

“taberu” -> “tabete” -> “tabe cha”

でverbs-

If the て form is で, then ちゃ turns to じゃ

のむ -> のんで -> のんじゃ

“nomu” -> “nonde” -> “nonja”

Examples:

寝る前にスマホを見ちゃダメよ。= You shouldn't look at your phone before going to bed

２０歳未満の人はお酒を飲んじゃいけません。= people under 20 must not drink alcohol

[timilearns]

JLPT N5への準備 

こんにちは! (。・ω・。)ﾉ I've put together a detailed チェックリスト(checklist) to guide me through my 日本語(Japanese) learning journey. My goal is to slowly work through this list 月ごとに(month by month), building my skills and knowledge. Whether I take the JLPT N5 or just aim to surpass it, this list will keep me on track. 応援してください (please support me on)as I share my progress and tips along the way!

[hakonohakoda]

It has now been a bit over a week since my first post! My stats currently:

And in comparison the stats last week:

The change really isn't huge. I've now hit a point in my learning where my reviews are starting to take a considerable time and the amount of new stuff I'm learning is gradually slowing down. I'm hoping this is a momentary annoyance and not a sign of things to come in the future too.

I posted my first post on the 15th and today is the 24th. So the above difference is what I added in these 9 days.

Honest review of studies so far: the amount of new words I'm studying has dropped considerably. I'm still getting around 90% correct on all vocab questions but because the amounts of reviews I have are now nearing 700 daily I'm wary of adding too many new words a day.

Surprisingly the kanji has been the most manageable and the most steady progress so far. I was expecting the kanji to be the hardest part but it has so far been the easiest. I'm adding 5 new kanji a day and the pace seems more than manageable currently. Of course the new kanji does get added to the vocabulary I'm studying automatically too so this is also in turn bloating those decks. But as a standalone the kanji are looking great.

For grammar... the grammar is a headache. It takes by far the most time. I've now finished the N5 grammar and I'm not planning on adding N4 into this anytime soon. To be completely honest most days I don't even finish all my grammar reviews. They're a true headache and this is definitely a point where I have to step up a bit. Or a lot. It's a thing I absolutely need to work on. I'll see about adding new stuff once I can wrestle these reviews into manageable daily reviews once again.

About my other study methods... Well. I'm fully aware I should be reading.I had a good reading habit going a while ago reading a small picture book a day basically. This week though? I have read 0 things. It's definitely something to work on with the grammar.

On better news I've kept up my daily japanese listening! My current favourite podcast is nihongo con teppei. A very easy to understand and entertaining podcast entirely in japanese. I've also kept up my habit of watching japanese streams too. Naturally I don't understand a lot but gameplay videos/streams are still somewhat possible to follow along with. Oh and I have been listening to japanese music. But personally i don't find that very helpful in learning the language. I generally just vibe with music instead of trying to understand the lyrics.

But this is it for this week! I make no promises on getting he reading habit back next week but I will definitely work on the grammar reviews! Let's hope that I'll have done a bit better with them next week!

To end with some small questions: are you also studying japanese? How far along are you and what are you focusing on currently? I'm very very curious to know!

[idlewangye]

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