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Can someone tell me conjugations of formal future formal future negative informal future informal future negative
I mean how to say I will walk I wont walk In formal and informal ways, im a bit confused about these.
Aruite? Arukanaide? And Im confused now... Well thank you. ^^
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by larissa oz
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Re: -te form
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2013/8/28 09:07
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here is no clear "future" conjugation that is distinct from the "present."
- Arukimasu (I walk/I will walk - polite) - Arukimasen (I don't walk/I won't walk - polite)
- Aruku (I walk/I will walk - informal) - Arukanai (I don't walk/I won't walk - informal)
There are other expressions to say something like "I intend to walk," or "I go by walking," but that takes a different sentence structure.
The expression you are looking for uses the "te-form"?
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by AK
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Re: -te form
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2013/8/28 09:08
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My post was supposed to start: "There is no clear..." :) I left out the "T" at the beginning, sorry.
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by AK
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Re: -te form
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2013/8/28 17:52
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Thanks for the answer. At first I knew that future and present conjugation was same. But than in a video it said that -te form was used for future so Im confused.
Than what is aruite and arukanaide used for what is the difference between these and arukimasu etc.?
Thanks again :)
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by larissa oz
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2013/8/28 18:14
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Ummm. Can you recall exactly how that "te-form" was used in the sentence?
For example, can it have been something like: - Gakko ni aruite ikimasu. (I go to school by walking.) = describes "how" you go to school. - Ashita, Asakusa no machi wo aruite, kanko shite, oishii shokuji wo tabete, tanoshimimasu. (Tomorrow, I will enjoy walking the town of Asakusa, do sightseeing, and eat delicious food.) = talking about a few different things you do one after another.
"aruite" is the te-form, and "arukanaide" is the negative te-form. This is by itself does not mean, present/future, past, or any tense. These are used together with other verbs (as I wrote the two examples together above) to express different meanings.
te-form + "kudasai (making a request) - Yukkuri aruite kudasai. (Please walk slowly.) - Kyoukashowo minaide kudasai. (Please do not look at the textbook.)
te-form + "mimasu" ("try doing something") - Natto wa hajimete desu. Tabete mimasu. (This is the first "natto" for me. I will try eating it.) - Michi ga wakarimasen. Koban de kiite mimasu. (I don't know the way. I will try asking at the police box.) - Sono eiga wo mite mimasu. (I will try watching that movie - to see if I like it or not.)
te-form + "kimasu" (go and do something (and come back)) - Tomodachi ga uchi ni kita node, o-kashi wo katte kimasu. (My friends came to visit me, so I will go and get some snack (and come back).)
You will learn those "te-form + (other verb)" combination over time :)
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by AK
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Re: -te form
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2013/8/28 22:36
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Arigatou ne, wakarimashita. ^^ Now I understood it, can I ask you a question next time by sending message if I dont get something? Thanks again :)
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by larissa oz
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