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Adventures in Japanese 2
Japanese | English |
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(行く/行かない) つもりです | plan to go/ do not plan to go [not used to ask about a superior's intentions or plans] |
(行く/行かない) はずです | I expect he/she will/will not go; He/she is expected to/not to go. |
(クラスを) とる [とります] | take (a class) |
(うんてんめんきょを) とる | get (a driver's license) |
おぼえる [おぼえます] | to memorize |
しかたがありません。/しかたがないです。 | It cannot be helped. |
もちろん | of course |
(reason-noun)で | because of (reason) |
女 | [おんな] female |
好 | [す(き)] like |
Verb Dictionary form + つもりです。 | Plan to do~, Intend to do~ [not generally used when asking superiors of their intentions. The subject of a つもり sentence is generally 1st person, and 2nd and 3rd person are only used in a question] |
Verb ない form + つもりです。 | Do not plan to do~, Do not intend to do~ |
Verb Dictionary form/ ない form + はずです。 | To expect, is/is not expected to do~ [The subject is generally 3rd person. If it's 1st person, the sentence implies that someone else has an expectation that the speaker will do something] |