ますけいで つくる ぶん
Sentence patterns with the masu-form
You can conjugate verbs — now put them in sentences. The trick is the little particle that comes before the verb: it tells the listener what role each word plays. Same verb, different particle → different meaning. That's the whole game.
みずを のみます。
“を” marks the thing you act on.
じょし と ますけい
Each card below is one particle slot. The particle is colored teal, the verb is in vermillion. Tap any sentence to hear it.
を marks the thing the action happens to (the object).
で marks where the action takes place.
へ (or に) marks the destination of movement.
に marks a clock time or the person you act toward — a different job from the place 〜に you met in Unit 4.
こうてい・ひてい・かこ
A whole sentence becomes negative or past just by changing the verb ending — the rest of the sentence stays exactly the same. 🔊 Tap any example to hear it.
かたち Form | れいぶん Example | いみ Meaning |
|---|---|---|
Affirmative こうてい いま | I drink coffee. | |
Negative ひてい いま | I don't drink coffee. | |
Past かこ | I drank coffee. | |
Past negative ひてい かこ | I didn't drink coffee. |
じょし あてクイズ
Read each sentence, think about the role of the word before ◯, and choose the particle that fits.
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