| "I'll bring the drinks." "I'll bring my computer." | | | | combine two or more consequence actions using |
| Simple phrases, right? We talk about things we'll | | | | the te-form. The focus of today's article is |
| bring or take all the time. What about, "I'm going | | | | [te-form of a verb] + [kuru] and [te-form of a |
| to take my mom to the doctor?" Another | | | | verb] + [iku phrases]. |
| example of a simple phrase we use all the time. | | | | Please review the following vocabulary and |
| One thing's for sure, if you get invited to a party, | | | | usage:haizara - "ashtray"o - "object marker"motte |
| you'll want to say "I'll bring the..." Use this Beginner | | | | - (te-form of the verb motsu) "to have, to |
| Japanese article to master another critical element | | | | hold"kite (te-form of the verb kuru) "to come" |
| of Japanese sentence construction. Learn to use | | | | Motte kite literally means "hold something and |
| mottekite ("to bring") and motteiku ("to take"). In | | | | come" and corresponds to the English "to bring." |
| addition, discover a number of important | | | | We use tsurete kuru when discussing people or |
| vocabulary words and phrases. Don't miss this | | | | animals. It's translated as "bring someone along." |
| Beginner Japanese article! | | | | Motte iku means "hold something and go." It |
| Vocabulary: In this article, you'll learn the following | | | | means "take" in English. Tsurete iku is "to take |
| words and phrases:daidokoro - "kitchen"otsumami | | | | someone along." |
| - "snacks which go with alcohol"motte kuru - | | | | Example: |
| "bring"kaa-san - "mother"tsurete kuru - "to bring | | | | "to take" (motte iku) / (tsurete iku) |
| someone along"sagasu - "to search, to look for" | | | | |
| (class 1 verb)keisatsu - "police"kyuukyuusha - | | | | 1. Kasa o motte iku. "I (will) take an umbrella." |
| "ambulance"yobu - "to invite, to call, to call out" | | | | 2. Kaisha ni konpyuutaa o motte iku. "I (will) take |
| (class 1 verb)gootoo - "robber" | | | | a computer to work." |
| Grammar: In this article, you'll learn the following | | | | 3. Kaisha ni inu o tsurete iku. "I (will) take my dog |
| words and phrases: | | | | to work." |
| Useful Vocabulary and Phraseskeisatsu | | | | "to bring" (motte kuru) / (tsurete kuru) |
| "police"kyuukyuusha "ambulance" | | | | |
| Vocabulary related to police:keisatsu kan "police | | | | 1. Haizara o motte kuru. "I (will) bring an ashtray." |
| officer"keisatsu sho "police station"keisatsu ken | | | | 2. Uchi kara konpyuutaa o motte kuru. "I (will) |
| "police dog"kooban "police box" | | | | bring a computer from home." |
| Emergency numbers in Japan: | | | | 3. Kaisha ni inu o tsurete kuru. "I (will) bring my |
| Police: (keisatsu) 110 | | | | dog to work." |
| Ambulance: (kyuukyuusha) 119 | | | | More Example Sentences |
| Fire truck: (shooboosha) 119yobu "to call out, to | | | | |
| call, to invite" | | | | 1. Ashita no paatii ni kanojo o tsurete kite mo |
| As you learned in Beginner Article 6, yobu is a | | | | iidesu ka. "Can I bring my girlfriend to the party |
| class 1 verb that means "to invite." However, it | | | | tomorrow?" *[verb te form] + [mo ii] -->See |
| also means "to call" or "to call out." | | | | Beginner Series Season 2 Article15 for more |
| Example: | | | | details. |
| | | | 2. Gakkou ni inu o tsurete kite wa ikemasen. |
| 1. Keisatsu o yobimasu. "I'm going to call the | | | | *[verb te form] + [wa ikemasen] -->See |
| police." | | | | Beginner Series Season 2 Article 15 for more |
| 2. Kyuukyuusha o yonde kusasai. "Please call an | | | | details. |
| ambulance." | | | | 3. Kore o sensei ni motte itte kudasai. *[verb te |
| Today's Target Phrase | | | | form] + [kudasai] -->See Beginner Series |
| Haizara o motte kite. | | | | Season 2 Article 9 for more details. |
| In the previous article, you learned how to | | | | 4. Daidokoro kara gurasu o motte kite kudasai. |