EAS120Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Hiragana, Foal

• School: UTSG
• Department: East Asian Studies
• Course: EAS120Y1
• Professor: Jotaro Arimori

Document Summary

Short forms: a (cid:374)e(cid:449) pa(cid:396)adig(cid:373) of (cid:272)o(cid:374)jugatio(cid:374) k(cid:374)o(cid:449)(cid:374) as (cid:862)sho(cid:396)t fo(cid:396)(cid:373)s(cid:863) is a g(cid:396)a(cid:373)(cid:373)ati(cid:272)al st(cid:396)u(cid:272)tu(cid:396)e that may be used in the following contexts: In casual conversations, as a sign of intimacy. Verbs in the negative need to be analyzed in more detail, because ru-, u-, and irregular verbs conjugate differently: ru-verbs conjugate by removing the final and adding . E. g. u-verbs conjugate by removing the final -u and adding . E. g. the negative short forms of verbs that end with the hiragana end with ~ instead of ~ . The vowel changes with these two irregular verbs: exception: Informal speech: close friends or family members speak with short forms at the end of their sentences, signifying intimacy. I(cid:374) (cid:272)o(cid:374)t(cid:396)ast, the use of lo(cid:374)g fo(cid:396)(cid:373)s ge(cid:374)e(cid:396)all(cid:455) i(cid:373)plies the speake(cid:396)"s i(cid:374)te(cid:374)t to (cid:862)keep a p(cid:396)ope(cid:396) dista(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:863) f(cid:396)o(cid:373) the liste(cid:374)e(cid:396: at times, it may difficult to decide when the use of short forms is appropriate.