Japanese Verbs at a Glance (Power Japanese Series)

By Naoko Chino

Book Overview

This book provides useful information about verbs for beginning and intermediate students of Japanese. It's a handy reference to turn to when you have questions about Japanese verbs and how to use them.

Charts and tables make the key points understandable at a glance, and the many example sentences show how to use verbs correctly in context. This book does not attempt a complete exposition of Japanese grammar. Instead, it provides a wealth of practical information in one specific area for people who need to speak or write Japanese.

The book is organized according to how verbs are used. If you want to know how to ask a person to do something, for example, just check the Index for "Asking Favors and Making Requests" and go to that page.

Special sections are devoted to areas of Japanese verbs that often cause difficulty for students, including polite forms, causatives, passives, and transitive/intransitive pairs. Each of these areas is covered clearly and in detail with charts, explanations, and example sentences.

Previously published under the same title in the Power Japanese series.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 4770027656
• ISBN13: 9784770027658
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Kodansha America, Incorporated
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 4.9" x 0.6" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

SUMMARY

I've been reading this book for a few weeks now and I've got to say that it has increased my general knowledge of japanese. The first 2 chapters you really have to study. It throws alot of information out their for you as far as " Formal & Informal" methods of japanese speech as well as past and present tense of verbs of formal and informal speech. Trying to learn both Formal & Informal methods is a headache, but it's good to have an understanding of both. Compared to other Japanese books that i've bought this one is better then all of them. I've had books that only used the formal methods of japanese speech and other books that some professor wrote which was written in ways that you could only understand if you were another professor or a college student with a perfect ACT score. I'm still reading the book but this is good study material and you can learn alot from this book, i'd recommend this book for everyone. However please note that you have to at least know how to make small japanese sentences. Ex: (I ran to the store) before you start reading the book which isn't hard.

Another great book by Naoko Chino

Naoko Chino has made some great books for learning Japanese. This is one of those books~ If you have trouble with verb conjugation, this book will get you on the right track.

a must for those studying japanese

seeing as japanese verbs are so totally different to english ones, naoko chino's book was a saving grace. everything is cleary laid out and explained, with useful everyday verb phrases included, and a verb endings index at the back, this truly is a must for students of japanese.

highly recommended for self-learning

A reference book for those who know basic Japanese and would like to have a more solid understanding on Japanese verbs (including different forms of verbs and their usage). A must for self-learner.