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GRAMMATICAL TERMS
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(g) 9 rnifij-hrpb-CJltf:!
(Gee! It's started to rain!)
Causative Sentence A sentence in which someone / something makes or
lets someone / something do s.t. as in (a) and (b).
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(a) %&t~&~:rn+e%f I-W:~
(The teacher made his students memorize kanji.)
(b) +;~IP%:SQTYSW,
(Let me do it.)
(c) %~;f,\;.1~f Q L& 1;*1.~
(I dampened my handkerchief.)
Compound Particle A particle which consists of more than one word but
functions like a single particle. For example, the compound particle to shite
wa consists of the particle to, the te-form of sum and the particle wa, but it is
used like a single particle to mean 'for.' (cf. Double Particle)
Compound Sentence A sentence which consists of clauses combined by
coordinate conjunctions such as ga meaning 'but' or by continuative forms of
verbs, adjectives or the copula such as Vte, Adj. te and Cop. te meaning '- and.'
a I < x s i~~ii+ci~~&~fz~
(I swam but Mr. Smith didn't.)
iL f t., 1% ,,-
(b) ~~S~bi~i:b-~~~-i~.@~~~/b:&~f~~
(Mr. Yoshida went to Tokyo and met Mr. Suzuki.)
Conditional A word, phrase, or clause which expresses a condition, as in
(a), (b) and (c).
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(a) #%JW.ffitb: 5%' !I a+,
(I will take it on if it's a translation job.)
(b) 8~fhlbfkj&$bk~Gb~,
(I might buy it if it is cheap.)