Beginning Japanese for Professionals: Book 1

57 Table 7. All the non-past forms of "arimasen" - affirmative and negative - as a verb sentence, noun sentence, and adjective sentence. Affirmative - Past Negative - Past Verb Sentence Arimashita. Nakatta desu. Arimasen deshita. Noun Sentence Nihon deshita. Nihon ja nakatta desu. Nihon ja arimasen deshita. Adjective Sentence Takakatta desu. Takaku nakatta desu. Takaku arimasen deshita. Note the difference between the following sentences. Kaisha ja arimasen / Kaisha ja nai desu. It’s not a company. (Identity) Kaisha wa arimasen / Kaisha wa nai desu . There is no company. (Existence) Drills and Exercises A. Listen to the audio. Following the first two model exchanges, respond to each cue. たか Cue: 高いですか。 Takai desu ka. Is it expensive? やす Response: いえ、安いですよ。 Iie, yasui desu yo. No, it’s cheap, I assure you. やす Cue: 安いですか。 Yasui desu ka. Is it cheap? たか Response: いえ、高いでよ。 Iie, takai desu yo. No, it’s expensive, I assure you. B. Cue: いいですか。 Ii desu ka. Is it all right? Response: いいえ、あまりよくないです。 Iie, amari yoku desu. No, it’s not very good. やす Cue: 安いですか。 Yasui desu ka. Is it cheap? やす Response: いいえ、あまり安くないです。 Iie, amari yasuku desu. No, it’s not very cheap. C. Cue: アパートですか。 Apaato desu. Is it an apartment? Response: いいえ、アパートじゃありません。 Iie, apaato ja arimasen. No, it’s not an apartment.