This book is instrumental for anyone learning Japanese who seeks to gain a firm grasp of the most important aspect of the language: verb usage. Dr. Nomura's book will help readers conjugate verbs into a variety of formats, construct sentences systematically, and hold intelligible conversation in Japanese.
This book is instrumental for anyone learning Japanese who seeks to gain a firm grasp of the most important aspect of the language: verb usage. Dr. Nomura's book will help readers conjugate verbs into a variety of formats, construct sentences systematically, and hold intelligible conversation in Japanese.
Kimihiko Nomura is a professor of Japanese and the director of the Japanese Language and Culture Program in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at California State University, Chico. He received his doctorate in education from Northern Arizona University in 1990. Dr. Nomura has been a foreign language instructor both in Japan and in the U.S. for the last thirty-nine years.
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Chapter 1 List of abbreviations Chapter 2 List of tables and figures Chapter 3 Preface Chapter 4 Acknowledgements Chapter 5 CHAPTER 1: Pronunciation and Writing Systems Chapter 6 CHAPTER 2: Basic Sentence Patterns Chapter 7 CHAPTER 3: Verb Categorizations Chapter 8 CHAPTER 4: Verb Conjugations and Functions Chapter 9 CHAPTER 5: Verbals and the Particles Chapter 10 CHAPTER 6: The Copular Verb Chapter 11 CHAPTER 7: Copular Noun Chapter 12 CHAPTER 8: Adjective Chapter 13 CHAPTER 9: Auxiliary Verb Chapter 14 CHAPTER 10: Adverb Chapter 15 CHAPTER 11: Noun Chapter 16 CHAPTER 12: Pronoun Chapter 17 Appendix A: How to Use Appendix A Chapter 18 Appendix B: How to Use Appendix B Chapter 19 Bibliography Chapter 20 Index Chapter 21 About the Author