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Vocabulary

学校 (がっこう) gakkou

school

Noun

A word for a person, place, thing, or idea.

学校に行きます

gakkou ni ikimasu — I go to school

学校は大きいです

gakkou wa ookii desu — The school is big

この学校が好きです

kono gakkou ga suki desu — I like this school

大学 (だいがく) daigaku

university; college

Noun

A word for a person, place, thing, or idea.

大学で勉強します

daigaku de benkyou shimasu — I study at university

大学に友達がいます

daigaku ni tomodachi ga imasu — I have friends at university

あの大学に行きます

ano daigaku ni ikimasu — I go to that university

授業 (じゅぎょう) jugyou

class; lesson

Noun

A word for a person, place, thing, or idea.

授業は午前九時です

jugyou wa gozen kuji desu — Class is at 9 a.m.

今日の授業は好きです

kyou no jugyou wa suki desu — I like today's class

授業は毎日あります

jugyou wa mainichi arimasu — There are classes every day

宿題 (しゅくだい) shukudai

homework

Noun

A word for a person, place, thing, or idea.

宿題をします

shukudai wo shimasu — I do my homework

昨日宿題をしました

kinou shukudai wo shimashita — I did homework yesterday

宿題は明日です

shukudai wa ashita desu — Homework is due tomorrow

テスト tesuto

test; exam

Noun

A word for a person, place, thing, or idea.

明日テストがあります

ashita tesuto ga arimasu — There is a test tomorrow

テストの後、ご飯を食べます

tesuto no ato, gohan wo tabemasu — After the test, I eat a meal

テストは金曜日です

tesuto wa kinyoubi desu — The test is on Friday

使う (つかう) tsukau

to use

Group 1 verb

The most common verb type. The ending sound changes depending on how you use it — like how 飲む (drink) becomes 飲みます in formal speech.

Dictionary form

使う (つかう)

tsukau

毎日辞書を使う

mainichi jisho wo tsukau — I use a dictionary every day

Formal present

使います (つかいます)

tsukaimasu

学校で本を使います

gakkou de hon wo tsukaimasu — I use books at school

Casual negative

使わない (つかわない)

tsukawanai

あれは使わない

are wa tsukawanai — I don't use that one

Formal negative

使いません (つかいません)

tsukaimasen

この辞書は使いません

kono jisho wa tsukaimasen — I don't use this dictionary

Casual past

使った (つかった)

tsukatta

昨日本を使った

kinou hon wo tsukatta — I used a book yesterday

Formal past

使いました (つかいました)

tsukaimashita

大学で辞書を使いました

daigaku de jisho wo tsukaimashita — I used a dictionary at university

Casual past negative

使わなかった (つかわなかった)

tsukawanakatta

その本は使わなかった

sono hon wa tsukawanakatta — I didn't use that book

Formal past negative

使いませんでした (つかいませんでした)

tsukaimasen deshita

テストで辞書を使いませんでした

tesuto de jisho wo tsukaimasen deshita — I didn't use a dictionary on the test

Te-form

使って (つかって)

tsukatte

この本を使ってください

kono hon wo tsukatte kudasai — Please use this book

Potential

使える (つかえる)

tsukaeru

この辞書は使える

kono jisho wa tsukaeru — I can use this dictionary

Volitional

使おう (つかおう)

tsukaou

この本を使おう

kono hon wo tsukaou — Let's use this book

Imperative

使え (つかえ)

tsukae

この辞書を使え

kono jisho wo tsukae — Use this dictionary

辞書を使います

jisho wo tsukaimasu — I use a dictionary

お金を使います

okane wo tsukaimasu — I use money

これを使いますか

kore wo tsukaimasu ka — Do you use this?

本 (ほん) hon

book

Noun

A word for a person, place, thing, or idea.

この本が好きです

kono hon ga suki desu — I like this book

本を買います

hon wo kaimasu — I buy a book

あの本は高いです

ano hon wa takai desu — That book is expensive

辞書 (じしょ) jisho

dictionary

Noun

A word for a person, place, thing, or idea.

この辞書は小さいです

kono jisho wa chiisai desu — This dictionary is small

辞書を毎日使います

jisho wo mainichi tsukaimasu — I use the dictionary every day

辞書がありますか

jisho ga arimasu ka — Do you have a dictionary?

Grammar

に (destination)

to; toward (a destination)

Put に after a place to say where you are going. It marks the destination - the place you are headed to. In English, it is like saying "to" as in "I go to school."

Pattern

[place] + に + 行きます

[place] + に + 来ます

[place] + に + 帰ります

[place] + に + [movement verb like 行く, 来る, 帰る]

Examples

学校に行きますI go to school

gakkou ni ikimasu

日本に来ましたI came to Japan

nihon ni kimashita

家に帰りますI go home

ie ni kaerimasu

に marks WHERE you are going. If you are already there and doing something at that place, use で instead.
You already know に for time (三時に). Same word, different job - with time it means "at," with places it means "to."

で (location)

at; in (where an action happens)

Put で after a place to say where you DO something. It tells the listener the location where an action takes place. In English, it is like saying "at" or "in" as in "I study at the library."

Pattern

[place] + で + [action verb]

Examples

大学で勉強しますI study at university

daigaku de benkyou shimasu

学校で友達に会いますI meet friends at school

gakkou de tomodachi ni aimasu

ここで食べますI eat here

koko de tabemasu

Use で when something is happening at a place. Use に when you are moving toward a place. Going TO school = 学校に. Studying AT school = 学校で.

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26. At School

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Cultural Notes

School is the center of social life

に vs で — going TO vs doing AT

宿題 culture runs deep