Minna No Nihongo Lesson 28 Grammar(N4)
1. The verb 1 な が ら the verb 2
Meaning: Do what you have to do
Usage: Indicates a certain subject doing two actions at the same time in a given period
For example :
おんがくをききながらしょくじします
I ate while listening to music
べんきょうしながらはたらきます
I just went to work and go to school
2. verb form て + います
How to use :
Indicate a habit or routine
If it is a habit in the past, use [いました] For example :
まあさジョギングをしています
I jog every morning
3. Normal form し ,~
How to use :
Match clauses or sentences that share the same opinion. For example, when talking about many advantages of a subject, we use this sentence pattern
For example :
ワットせんせいはねっしんだし、まじめだし、けいけんもあります
Mr. Watt is both enthusiastic, serious and experienced
When you want to list on the 2 causes and reasons, use this sentence pattern:
For example :
えきからちかいし、くるまでこられるし、このみせはとてもべんりです
Near the station, it is possible to travel by car, this store is very convenient
Unlike the sentence pattern [から], this sentence pattern has meaning as well as many other reasons
For example :
いろがきれいだし、このくつをかいました
Because of your beauty (and other reasons), I buy these shoes
4. それに
Meaning: Further
Usage: add a situation or something to the situation or something said earlier
For example :
どうしてさくらだいがくをえらんだんですか？
Why did you choose Sakura University?
さくらだいがくはちちがでただいがくだし、いいせんせいもおおいし、それにいえからちがいです。
Because this is the school that my father studied, there are many good teachers and more near my home
5. それで
Meaning: Therefore
「そ れ で」 is the noun used to connect the preceding part to talk about something, and the second part that follows the cause or reason.
For example :
このレストランはねだんがやすいし、おいしいんです。
This restaurant mortar delicious cheap
それで、ひとがおおいんですね。