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Conversation Note
Sentences ending with ぺ are preferred in writing; however, they are avoided in speech. Casual questions may not end with ぺ. In statements, either ぺ is dropped, or particles such as TM and ょ are added after ぺ.
5. £バ【バプゾΜ大額よ額生’% Are you a Georgetown student?
£だだカ\バ【バ...ΘハΜΜ大額よ額生〜%
No, I am a GWU student.
6. £ねよデΒパら\月水金よ三時づァ四時めぺょ〜%
This class is from 3 to 4 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, right?
£だカ\ぷだぺTM〜%
Yes, that’s right.
Recall ぷだぺ is used affirm only the nominal predicate, and cannot be used for adjectives and verbs.
4 Direct conjugations of や adjectives + ぺ
For direct conjugation of や adjective, use the ぺ conjugation pattern we looked at above.
Non-past Non-past negative Past positive Past negative
positive
んカア...ぺ んカア...ひやぞ んカア...ぺぽべ んカア...ひやづぽべ
Nouns:
1. づぞとら\今日ぺ〜ぜぱべひやぞ〜 The meeting is today. It is not tomorrow.
2. ュゼゾタゼら\ひねめ\ひだべぞぺぽべ〜 The highway was congested due to an accident.
や adjectives:
3. ねよ道ら 以全ひやぞ〜ぜゐやぞ〜
This road is not safe. It’s dangerous.
4. 前よズョ【ら\ぜカアんカアひやづぽべ〜今よら\もむんカアぺ〜 My previous apartment was not very convenient. My current one is very convenient.
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