Group Lesson with Natsumi Sensei: July 28, 2024

Hello Patrons!

Our next monthly one-hour mini-lesson with Natsumi Sensei will be held Sunday, July 28, 2024 at 9:30 AM Japan time. You can find your local time using this link. As before, these group lessons are a special free offering for our patrons in the "Japanese Phonetics" tier. We will post the Zoom link about 24 hours in advance of the lesson.

This month's lesson will cover “て form + something + particles”, such as:

• してください。

• してくださいね。

• してくださいよ。

• してね

• してよ

• してから〜

• してもいい ＋ something

• If there is time, she intends to also practice “た form + something”.

Natsumi Sensei has the following notes for those interested in the upcoming lesson:

To prepare for this lesson so you can get the most out of it, please study how to form the て-form and た-form of verbs, as well as the accent changes for atamadaka verbs, heiban verbs, and nakadaka verbs. For those who want to learn about the accent of various verb forms, please check out lessons 18, 20, and 22. See the Japanese Phonetics Index Page for links to these lessons; you may also want to review the previous group lesson.

The rules for only て-form and た-form are as follows:

Atamadaka verbs remain atamadaka, heiban verbs remain heiban, and nakadaka verbs have the accent on the second mora from the end of the word.

For example,

帰る (atamadaka) か\える → か\えって, か\えった

働く (heiban) は/たらく → は/たらいて, は/たらいた

休む (nakadaka group 1) (や/す\む) → や/す\んで　や/す\んだ
 作る (つ/く\る) → つ/く\って　つ/く\った

起きる (nakadaka group 2) (お/き\る) → お\きて,　お\きた

食べる (たべる) → た\べて, た\べた

With nakadaka verbs, the downstep comes on the second mora from the end, but the number of moras in the て-form and た-form varies depending on the verb group. Be careful.

We encourage you to submit questions for this lesson in the comments section below. These questions will be prioritized during the lesson. If time permits, she will take additional questions from participants during the lesson. If you have any questions, please include in your comment:

• What you want to practice (for example: specific words, sentences, grammar items, etc.)

• Questions about pronunciation and accent

A quick note on recording: The lessons will be conducted on Zoom and will be recorded. Participants may be asked to share their video during the lesson to allow Natsumi Sensei to better assess and assist individuals. After the lesson, we intend to post a recording of the lesson on Patreon for patrons in the "Japanese Phonetics" tier. While we will edit the video to focus on Natsumi Sensei, there is a possibility participants may appear in the posted recording. By participating in the lesson, you consent to appearing in the video. If you have any questions about this, please contact us by DM.

All the best from Beppu,

Dōgen