Japanese

<p>
	Until this point in the Japanese course, most lessons have been written in the <strong>neutral form</strong>.
	This generally entails using verbs in the <strong>long form</strong>, ending in <strong>-ます</strong>.
	This neutral form of Japanese is good to adopt as one's default mode of speaking or writing,
	especially for using with strangers or in a professional or formal situation.
</p>

<p>
	However, when spending time with friends or family members,
	the more colloquial <strong>plain form</strong> or <strong>casual form</strong> is by far the most common mode of expression.
	In the next few lessons we will be going over how to create sentences in the plain form. 
</p>

<p>
	We'll begin with conjugating verbs to the plain form in the present tense.
	For verbs used in the affirmative this is actually simply the dictionary form,
	which we have used when introducing new verb vocabulary words.
</p>

<p>
	Below are some sentences contrasting the polite and plain form.
</p>

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<p>
	The copula <strong>desu</strong> also has a plain form, which is <strong>だ</strong>.
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The Plain Form I: Present Tense Affirmative

hiragana character

kanji

adnominal

adverb

auxiliary

conjunction

compound

i-adjective

interjection

noun

na-adjective

numeral

particle

case particle

conjunctive particle

discourse particle

prefix

pronoun

suffix

verb

sentence

hiragana writing

kanji writing

kanji component

reading vocabulary

katakana writing

katakana character

godan - group 1

itidan - group 2

group 3

transitive

intransitive

proper noun

discourse

phrase

expression

Word	お母かあさん　は　新しん聞ぶん　を　読よんで　いる。okaasan ha sinbun wo yonde iru.
Meaning	(Your) mother is reading the newspaper.
Part of speech	sentence
Pronunciation
Course	Japanese
Lesson	The Plain Form I: Present Tense Affirmative

topic particle	はha
to exist; to stay; to have (used for living beings)	いるiru
direct object particle	をwo
to read	読よむyomu
mother ^polite	お母かあさんokaasan
newspaper	新しん聞ぶんsinbun

okaasan ha sinbun wo yonde iru.

Breakdown of okaasan ha sinbun wo yonde iru.

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