Japanese

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	To make a positive statement in the past tense, we simply use <strong>でした</strong> instead of <strong>です</strong>.
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<p>
	To make sentences that are both negative and in the past, we use <strong>じゃ　なかった　です</strong>.
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Nouns and the past tense

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	あなた　でした　か？anata desita ka?
Meaning	Was it you?
Part of speech	sentence
Pronunciation
Course	Japanese
Lesson	Nouns and the past tense

to be	ですdesu
you	あなたanata
question particle	かka

anata desita ka?

Breakdown of anata desita ka?

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