ga kita
ku(ru) / rai / ki
Oh, no, your Japanese is not bad. Your
Japanese has been improving little by little,
so don't feel too bad. In this case, however,
the Japanese family is right. We discussed
"___mashita" in a previous (Vol. 26) column.
Let's continue the discussion in this lesson!
It is considered present tense
even though you say,
(people... animate)
(something... inanimate)
" ________ ga kimashita/kita"
(polite form)
(friendly form)
___________ arrives (at that moment)
___________ coming (at that moment)
___________ happened (at that moment)
For example : communication, a vehicle, event,
animate object (person, animal, etc.)
Practice
How do you say the following sentences in Japanese?
Communication
1. A fax is here. (I've got a fax.)
A taxi is coming. (Here comes a taxi.)
The taxi is coming. (The taxi has come.)
7.
An ambulance is coming. (Here comes an ambulance.)
The ambulance is coming. (The ambulance has come.)
8.
A motorcycle cop is coming. (Here comes a motorcycle cop.)
The police motorcycle is coming.
9.
A fire engine is coming. (Here comes a fire engine.)
The fire engine is coming.
Event
10. Spring is here. (Spring has come.)
11.
Christmas is here. (The Christmas season has come.)
12.
A typhoon is coming.
The typhoon is here.
S p rin
jo-
goto
de
Mr. Matsui is coming. (Here comes Mr. Matsui.)
14.
A dog is coming. (Here comes the dog.)
to
ki
5)
ta
ki
de
ki gokoro
a future
mi
rai
ku
ru
mo
no
wa koba ma
zu
1) I was arrested when I shoplifted on a sudden impulse.
impulse
honno
de manbiki o shite tsukamatta
2) Today's cake has been a great success.
success
- no cake wa
kyo
desu
3) I take notes of the events of each day.
occurrence
ichinichi no
o memo-shiteoku
4) I won't refuse any job that's offered because I'm unemployed
right now.
won't refuse
shitsugyo--chu- nanode
donna shigoto demo shimasu
Answers
2.
3.
2.
The telephone is ringing. (I've got a telephone call.)
The phone is ringing (at the moment).
denwa ga kita
tegami ga kita
4.
5.
A letter arrived. (I've got a letter.)
The letter has arrived.
bus ga kita
6.
3.
chikatetsu ga kita
taxi ga kita
7.
- kyu-sha ga kita
kyu
8.
shiro-bi(ke) ga kita
9.
- bo
- sha ga kita
sho
5.
ki
6) Never refuse anything / Anyone who wants to can come.
fax ga kita
A bus is coming. (Here comes a bus.)
The bus is coming. (The bus has come.)
pi
Animate
13.
3) the impulse
2) a success
1.
The subway train has come.
1) an occurrence
4) to ring a bell
6.
The fax has come/arrived.
Vehicle
4. Here comes the subway train.
Choose one of these kanji phrases to complete the
sentences below.
de
ha
Design : Masako Ban
When I was waiting for a train, a childstanding next to me yelled at his
mother, "aa, kita! densha ga kita yo!" (It came! The train came!) And his
mother said, "so- ne, densha ga kita ne" (yes, the train came). They were
Japanese, not foreigners! But I think their Japanese was strange. The train was
about to arrive at the platform, so shouldn't the correct Japanese be "densha
ga kite imasu" (Here comes the train)? Or is my Japanese at fault?
Something is coming at that very moment.
(Something is about to come)
5-minute Japanese Class by Hitomi Hirayama
s c o me!
to come
10.
haru ga kita
11.
christmas ga kita
13.
Matsui-san ga kita
14.
inu ga kita
12.
- ga kita
taifu
5) It rang a bell when I heard about Mr. Kitajima.
Kitajima-san no hanashi o ki te
rang a bell
6) Let's eliminate wars for the future of our children!
sekai no kodomo-tachi no
future -no tame ni senso o nakuso
Answers
1) 3)
2) 2)
3) 1)
4) 6)
5) 4)
6) 5)
With cooperation from Yasuhiro Koga
Copyright 2003 The Yomiuri Shimbun
