This is actually one of my favorite bits of grammar. In other words, shown below
is my favorite kind of sentence in Japanese. Everyone's different, so you may
find a DIFFERENT bit of grammar more fun. ^_^
dare o korosou to shite iru?
who (answers 'who') let's kill and you're doing?
Who are you trying to kill?
I like to translate it, "who are you let's killing?"
I get a kick out of translating it that way, I don't know why! It is a valid
translation, although it isn't proper English.
Another popular sentence is:
nani o shiyou to shite iru?
what (answers 'what') let's do and you're doing?
What are you "let's do" ing?
Although we don't say "what are you let's eating", that IS an example of a normal
Japanese sentence. When you're making your own sentences, remember that you
can't just take an English sentence and replace the English words with Japanese
words.
Example Sentences
mou osoi kara, kaerou yo!
already late because, let's return !
It's late already, so let's return!
chotto nihongo ga dekiru yo!
little bit japanese (subject) can do !
I can speak a little Japanese.
ryo-ohki wa ninjin o tabeyou to shite iru.
ryo-ohki (subject) carrots (what) let's eat and is doing.
Ryo-ohki wants to eat the carrots.
ranma wa akane to kekkon shiyou to shite ita.
ranma (subject) akane (with) let's marry (and) was doing.
Ranma had a mind to marry Akane.
ryu wa ken o nageyoo to shite ita.
ryu (subject) ken (who) let's throw and he was doing.
Ryu wanted to throw Ken.
Very Popular Words
Misc
ippai - full of
mou - already
takusan - many
massugu - straight (ahead)
