Grammar patterns as vocabulary
Attachments bolted onto any verb or adjective.
43 items in 11 chunks, grouped by the stage they're taught in.
Stage 1
- Past, negative, linking-ta, -nai, -katta / -datta, -kunai / -ja nai, -kute / -de
- Doing and done-teru, -te miru, -chau, -toku
Stage 2
- Want, can, have done-tai, -te hoshii, -eru / -rareru, -ta koto (ga) aru
- Favours, passive, causative-te kureru, -te kurete arigatou, -te morau, -te ageru, -areru / -rareru, -asete / -sasete
- Naming and framing-no, -tte iu, -wake ja nai
Stage 3
- Choosing-de ii, -ni suru, -demo, -shika nai
- May and must-te mo ii, -cha dame / -ja dame, -nakya, -nakute mo ii