Wednesday, March 3, 2010

What's the Parrot saying?





1.おじいさんojiisan
 はwa 芝shiba 刈りgari へe おばあさんobaasan はwa 川kawa へe 洗濯sentaku にni 行きiki ましmashi たta .

A old man went to cut the lawn and an old woman went to the river to do laundry.
2.川kawa でde 洗濯sentaku をo しshi てte いるiru とto 、, 大きなookina どんdon ぶらbura こko 〜~ 〜~ とto 流れnagare てte きki ましmashi たta An big acorn drifted to her when she was washing laundry at the river.
3.家ie (  へe )  もっmo てtte 帰っkae てtte 割っwa てtte みるmiru とto 、, 中naka からkara 男の子otokonoko がga 生まれumare ましmashi たta 。. 
She took the big acorn home and broke it,  then saw a boy born inside and then came out.
4.男の子otokonoko はwa 桃太郎momotarou とto 名付けnaduke られrare ましmashi たta 。.
The boy was named Momotaro(by the old couple).


Do you know the Momotaro story?桃太郎物語 →http://www.rickwalton.com/folktale/japan19.htm


今日のレッスンは? Today's Lesson?
How to make Verb past tense? Try to find all the  past tense forms of the verbs from the Parrot saying.


せんたくにいきました  went to  do laundry
ながれてきました          drifted to
うまれました                  was born
なづけられました  was named...by....(passive voice past tense)


Verbs ますForm    Present Tense
☆ The present tense of verbs either means❶that a person habitually or regularly engages in these activities,or❷that a person will or is planning to,perform these activities in the future.


わたしは コーヒーをのみます。
I  always drink coffee. or  I am going to drink coffee.


Verbs ました Form   Past Tense
わたしは きのう コーヒーをのみました。
I drank coffee yesterday.

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