• から　kara： Because (ending particle after verb)

  (verb) + kara

  Suki desu kara : Because I like

  Gakkou ni ikimasu kara : Because I will go to school

  
  

• でも　demo： But (Always place this particle on the front of the sentence)

  Nihongo ga muzukashii desu. Demo, suki desu.

  Japanese is hard. But, I like it.

  
  

Today's New Particle

• たべます　　Tabemasu　　To eat

• のみます　　Nomimasu　   To drink

• あります　　Arimasu　　  To exist for non-living object (I have.../There are/There is)

  To conjugate these verb into negative form, always drop the "~masu" and change it with "~masen"

Today's Verb

The Japanese potential form function expresses the ability or possibility to do the action described by the verb. For example:

In this lesson, we will learn how to conjugate the "future/present form" into the "potential polite positive form" and "potential polite negative form."

Potential Form

• Group 1 – Godan verb:

The formula is to drop the “masu” and change the last “i” syllable to the “e” sounds of the column and add “masu” again.

Nomimasu ➔ Nomi ➔ Nome ➔ Nomemasu : I can drink

Nomemasen: I can’t drink

Potential Form Formula

• Group 2 – Ichidan verb:

The formula is to drop the “masu” and add “raremasu”.

Tabemasu ➔ Tabe ➔ Taberaremasu : I can eat

Taberaremasen : I can’t eat

Potential Form Formula

• Group 3 – Irregular verb:

• Shimasu ➔ Dekimasu : Can do ....

  Dekimasen: Can't do...

• Kimasu ➔ Koraremasu : Can come to ....

  Koraremasen: Can't come to ...

Potential Form Formula

...... ga taberaremasu ka?

​Can you eat ...... ?

peanuts

shellfish

oysters

piinattsu

koukakurui

kai

wheat

cheese

beef

komugi

chiizu

gyuuniku

​Add the the food on the blank section to create a sentence.

Example:
買いが食べられますか
kai ga taberaremasu ka
Can you eat oysters?

iie, ...... ga taberaremasen

No, I can't eat .....

peanuts

shellfish

oysters

piinattsu

koukakurui

kai

wheat

cheese

beef

komugi

chiizu

gyuuniku

​Add the food on the blank section to create a sentence.

Example:
いいえ、買いが食べられません
iie, kai ga taberaremasen
No, I can't eat oysters

....no arerugii ga arimasu kara, ....ga taberaremasen

Because I'm allergic to .... , I can't eat .....

peanuts

shellfish

oysters

piinattsu

koukakurui

kai

wheat

cheese

beef

komugi

chiizu

gyuuniku

​Add the food on the blank section to create a sentence.

Example:

小麦のアレルギーがあります
から、パンが食べられません
komugi no arerugii ga arimasu kara, pan ga taberaremasen

Because I'm allergic to wheat, I can't eat bread

bejitarian desu kara, ..... ga taberaremasen

Because I'm vegetarian, I can't eat .......

peanuts

shellfish

oysters

piinattsu

koukakurui

kai

wheat

cheese

beef

komugi

chiizu

gyuuniku

​Add the food on the blank section to create a sentence.

Example:
ベジタリアンですから、買いが
食べられません

bejitarian desu kara, kai ga taberaremasen