LESSON 19
Experiences; the ta-form

Talk about experiences with V〜た ことが あります, list activities with V〜たり、V〜たり, and express a change of state with 〜く／〜に なります.

単語Vocabulary24 words
climb, go upv.
stay [at a hotel]v.
clean (a room)v.
wash (clothes)v.
becomev.
sleepyい-adj
strongい-adj
weakい-adj
practice (〜を します)n.
golf (〜を します)n.
sumo wrestling (〜を します)n.
tea ceremonyn.
day, daten.
conditionn.
oncen.
not once, never (with negatives)exp.
graduallyadv.
soonadv.
Thank you. (for help received)exp.
butconj.
Bottoms up! Cheers!exp.
diet (〜を します)n.
excessive, impossibleな-adj
good for one's healthexp.
文型Grammar patterns3 points
Talk about a past experience ("have done"). Use the plain past (〜ました) to simply state when something happened.
例
I've ridden a horse.
List a few representative actions (non-exhaustive, no time order); tense is shown by します／しました.
例
On Sundays I play tennis, watch a film, and so on.
Express a change of state ("become"): い→く, な→に, N→に.
例
It gets cold.
参考伝統文化[でんとうぶんか]・娯楽[ごらく] — Traditional Culture and Entertainment17 words
tea ceremony
flower arranging
calligraphy
Kabuki
Noh
Bunraku
sumo
judo
kendo
karate
manzai
rakugo
go
shogi
pachinko
karaoke
Bon dance
漢字Kanji10 characters
climb
12 strokes
stay overnight
8 strokes
strong
11 strokes
weak
10 strokes
sleep
10 strokes
tea
9 strokes
time, degree
9 strokes
practise
14 strokes
learn
11 strokes
mutual
9 strokes
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