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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	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	それ　は　牛ぎゅう肉にく　じゃ　なかった　です。sore ha gyuuniku zya nakatta desu.
Meaning	That was not beef.
Part of speech	sentence
Pronunciation
Course	Japanese
Lesson	Nouns and the past tense

to be	ですdesu
topic particle	はha
that (one) ^pronoun	それsore
beef	牛ぎゅう肉にくgyuuniku
it is not the case	じゃ　ないzya nai

sore ha gyuuniku zya nakatta desu.

Breakdown of sore ha gyuuniku zya nakatta desu.

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