6 key grammar patterns
#1L13_G1
1. Noun が + ほしい + です
Sentence Pattern
N が ほしいです
Want something. Used to express the desire to have an object.
Example Sentences (2)
今、 あなたは 何が 欲しいですか。
→ What do you want right now?
私は パンが 欲しいです。
→ I want some bread.
#2L13_G2
2. Verb stem (without masu) ＋ たいです
Sentence Pattern
V ます + たいです
Want to do something.
Expresses a desire to act.
[ほしい] and [たいです] cannot be used to express a third person's desire, nor can they be used to invite someone to do something.
Expresses a desire to act.
[ほしい] and [たいです] cannot be used to express a third person's desire, nor can they be used to invite someone to do something.
Example Sentences (3)
私は 沖縄へ 行きたいです。
→ I want to go to Okinawa.
靴を 買いたいです。
→ I want to buy shoes.
お腹が 痛いですから、何も 食べたくないです。
→ Because my stomach hurts, I don't want to eat anything.
#3L13_G3
3. Noun (place) へ / に + Verb stem / Action noun + に + 行きます / 来ます / 帰ります
Sentence Pattern
N (địa điểm) へ / に + V ます + に + 行 きます / 来 ます / 帰 ります
N (địa điểm) へ / に + N (hành động) + に + 行 きます / 来 ます / 帰 ります
Go / come / return to a place to do something.
The noun placed before [に] must be an action noun.
The noun placed before [に] must be an action noun.
Example Sentences (2)
私は 日本へ 日本語を 勉強しに 行きたいです。
→ I want to go to Japan to study Japanese.
明日、 私は 京都の お祭りに 行きます。
→ Tomorrow, I will go to a festival in Kyoto.
#4L13_G4
4. Noun + に + Verb / Noun + を + Verb
Sentence Pattern
N + に + V
N + を + V
In this pattern, the particle [に] is used with verbs like [はいります] and [のります] to indicate a destination.
Rule: Enter using に, Exit using を.
Rule: Enter using に, Exit using を.
Example Sentences (1)
あの 喫茶店に 入りましょう。
→ Let's enter that coffee shop.
#5L13_G5
5. どこか / なにか
Sentence Pattern
どこか
なにか
[どこか]: Somewhere.
[なにか]: Something.
The particles [へ] and [を] can be omitted after [どこか] and [なにか].
[なにか]: Something.
The particles [へ] and [を] can be omitted after [どこか] and [なにか].
Example Sentences (1)
喉が 渇きましたから、何か(を) 飲みたいです。
→ I'm thirsty, so I want to drink something.
#6L13_G6
6. ご注文は
Sentence Pattern
ご注文 は
May I take your order?
What would you like to order?
This is a phrase often used by waiters/waitresses to customers.
The prefix [ご] is added to show respect.
What would you like to order?
This is a phrase often used by waiters/waitresses to customers.
The prefix [ご] is added to show respect.
Example Sentences (1)
ご注文は？
→ Are you ready to order?
