Beginning Japanese for Professionals: Book 1

79 ＋ naze なぜ why (formal) ＋ nan de なんで why (casual) ＋ waado わあど ワード (Microsoft) Word ＋ apuri あぷり アプリ app, application ＋ intaanetto いんたあねっと インターネット internet ＋ netto ねっと ネット internet ＋ pawaapointo ぱわあぽいんと パワーポイント PowerPoint ＋ fairu ふぁいる ファイル file + waifai わいふぁい Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Grammar Notes 4-1-1 ~ mashou, Suggesting or Offering to Do Something The –mashou form is made by changing -masu to -mashou . A verb in the - mashou form means ‘let’s do X’ or ‘why don’t I do X’. It is used to make a suggestion or offer to do something. Kaerimashou. Let’s go home. Tetsudaimashou ka? Shall I help you? While the speaker is always included as a doer of the action, the addressee might not be included depending on the context. Ekuseru o tsukai mashou. Let’s use Excel. Or, Why don’t I use Excel. Now, how do you respond to a suggestion or an offer made to you? • When suggested to do something: To accept - Sou shimashou. Let’s do that. To disagree politely -Iya , chotto…. No, just…. • When someone has offered to do something for you: To accept it - Hai, onegai-shimasu. Yes, please. To turn it down - Ie, daijoubu desu. No thank you (I’m fine.) Note that the question form -mashou ka typically has a falling intonation. It is more polite than -mashou alone because the addressee can say no to the question. Verbs such as arimasu, dekimasu, and wakarimasu do not occur in the - mashou form because they all indicate something beyond one’s control. 4-1-2 Particle O Marking the Object Every Japanese sentence has a subject, although it is not always explicitly stated. On the other hand, the occurrence of an object is more limited. This only occurs