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“I’ll get the drinks.” “I’ll bring my computer.” Simple sentences, right? We talk about things that we will bring or carry all the time. How about, “I’m taking my mom to the doctor?” Another example of a simple phrase that we use all the time. One thing’s for sure, if you’re invited to a party, you’ll want to say “I’ll bring the…” Use this Japanese for Beginners article to master another critical element of Japanese sentence construction. learn to use mottekite (“bring”) and motteiku (“take”). In addition, he discovers a number of important vocabulary words and phrases. Don’t miss this Japanese for beginners article!
Vocabulary: In this article, you will learn the following words and phrases:
daidokoro – “kitchen room”
otsumami – “snacks that go with alcohol”
motte kuru – “to bring”
kaa san – “mother”
tsurete kuru – “take someone”
sagasu – “search, search” (class 1 verb)
keisatsu – “policeman”
kyuukyuusha – “ambulance”
I bu – “invite, call, call” (class 1 verb)
wow – “Steal”
Grammar: In this article, you will learn the following words and phrases:
Vocabulary and useful phrases
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keisatsu “policeman”
kyuukyuusha “ambulance”
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Vocabulary related to the police:
keisatsu-kan “Police officer”
keisatsu-sho “police station”
keisatsu ken “dog Police”
kooban “police box”
Emergency numbers in Japan:
Source: (keisatsu) 110
Ambulance: (kyuukyuusha) 119
Fire Truck: (shooboosha) 119
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I bu”call, call, invite”
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As you learned in article 6 for beginners, I bu is a class 1 verb meaning “invite”. However, it also means “to call” or “to call”.
Example:
- Keisatsu or yobimasu. “I’m going to call the police.”
- Kyuukyuusha or yonde kusasai. “Please call an ambulance.”
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Today’s target phrase
Haizara kite or motte.
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In the previous article, you learned how to combine two or more consequence actions using the you-way. The focus of today’s article is [te-form of a verb] + [kuru] Y [te-form of a verb] + [iku phrases].
Please review the following vocabulary and usage:
will do – “ashtray”
oh – “object marker”
lump – (you-verb form motsu) “have, hold”
kitesurfing (you-verb form kuru) “come”
comet clod It literally means “hold something and come” and corresponds to the English “bring”. We use tsurete kuru when talking about people or animals. It translates as “bring someone”. iku lump It means “grab something and go”. Means “to take” in French. Tsurete-iku is “take someone”.
Example:
“take” (iku lump) / (tsurete iku)
- Kasa or motte iku. “I’ll take an umbrella.”
- Kaisha ni konpyuutaa or motte iku. “I will bring a computer to work.”
- Kaisha ni inu or tsurete iku. “I’ll take my dog to work.”
“bring” (kuru mound) / (tsurete kuru)
- Haizara or motte kuru. “I’ll get an ashtray.”
- Uchi kara konpyuutaa or motte kuru. “I’ll bring a computer from home.”
- Kaisha ni inu or tsurete kuru. “I’ll take my dog to work.”
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More example sentences
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- Ashita no paatii ni kanojo o tsurete kite mo iidesu ka. “Can I take my girlfriend to the party tomorrow?” *[verb te form] + [mo ii] –>Refer to Beginner Series Season 2 Article 15 for more details.
- Gakkou ni inu o tsurete kite wa ikemasen. *[verb te form] + [wa ikemasen] –>Refer to Starter Series Season 2 Item 15 for more details.
- Kore o sensei ni motte itte kudasai. *[verb te form] + [kudasai] –>Refer to Beginner Series Season 2 Item 9 for more details.
- Daidokoro kara gurasu or motte kite kudasai.