Japanese Verbs & Essentials of Grammar, Third Edition 3rd Edition

by Rita Lampkin (Author)

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Your one-stop resource for Japanese usage and grammar

Japanese Verbs & Essentials of Grammar offers you clear and concise coverage of verbs and grammar basics--all in one book. You'll also get access to a free audio download of bonus online learning material.

The book features all the major verbal and grammar concepts of the language. Each unit is devoted to one particular concept, enabling you to locate specific information quickly and easily. Explanations are concise yet thorough and are followed by numerous examples to assure complete understanding and mastery. The examples use contemporary language, reflecting real-life situations.

Convenient tables throughout the book make verb tenses and other areas of grammar immediately accessible.
Includes a special chapter on common expressions and useful vocabulary as well as practical appendices.
Features a free 15-minute download of the first two chapters, Romanization and Pronunciation and The Japanese Writing System.

Topics include:
Romanization and Pronunciation; The Japanese Writing System; General Information on Verbs; Kinds of Verbs; Desu; Verbs in a Sentence; Verb Base Chart; The Masu Form; Verb Endings—General Information; Base 1 Endings; Base 2 Endings; Base 3 Endings; Base 4 Endings; Base 5 Endings; Base 6 (TE-form) Endings; Base 7 (TA-form) Endings; The Informal Form; Informal Endings; Essentials of Grammar; Basic Principles; Demonstrative Forms (“Ko-so-a-do”); Particles; Conjunctions; Interrogatives; Interrogative + ka, mo, demo; Adjectives; Adjective Endings; Adverbs; Comparisons; Noun Expressions; Compound Nouns; Common Noun Prefixes & Suffixes; Relative Clauses; Relative Pronouns; Asking & Giving Directions; Idiomatic Characteristics of Some Common Words; Transitive & Intransitive Pairs; Honorifics; Numbers; Counters; Relative Time; Specific Time; Seasons & the Weather; The Family; Health & the Body; Wearing Clothes; Common Expressions & Useful Vocabulary

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Guide Type	Course and Grammar Review	Basic Course	Grammar Review and Workbook	Grammar Review
Audience Level	Beginner-Advanced Beginner	Beginner	Beginner-Intermediate	Beginner-Intermediate
Author	Eriko Sato	Eriko Sato	Eriko Sato	Rita Lampkin
Pages	464	192	272	160
Publication Date	August 2016	April 2014	April 2014	June 2010
Imprint	McGraw-Hill Education	McGraw-Hill Education	McGraw-Hill Education	McGraw-Hill Education
Brief Description	Japanese 101 is deciphered with this accessible guide to the essential grammar and vocabulary. Streaming audio.	Bite-size lessons build understanding of essential vocabulary, grammar, and Japanese script.	Comprehensive review of Japanese grammar is combined with thorough practice to ensure mastery.	Clear and concise coverage of verb forms and grammar basics are illustrated with contemporary example sentences.

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Rita L. Lampkin, a former missionary in Japan, has taught Japanese for over 30 years and has authored or co-authored over 15 books.

About the Author

Rita L. Lampkin, a former missionary in Japan, has taught Japanese for over 30 years and has authored or co-authored over 15 books.

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ McGraw Hill; 3rd edition (June 4, 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0071713638
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0071713634
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.37 x 9 inches

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James

A handy review!

Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2021

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The book came in wrapped and packaged quite well. The book condition was what was advertised by the seller. The book itself is a nice review/overview of key pieces of Japanese grammar. Thank you.

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Sparklez

Good small verb and grammar book

Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2018

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It has alot of information for a small book but everything seems clear and it covers alot, the only thing i could say is I wish it had more examples for some things

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Marcos Soares

Excellent book for beginners

Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2014

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Excellent book for beginners, who need to get the idea of how to think in Japanese language when you only have your native language as a reference. This is only possible when you get the idea of the grammar of that language and this book is one of those that accomplish the hard task of building this bridge. It allows you begin leaving your own language thinking and get into Japanese way of constructing phrases, conjugating verbs and so one. At least this was my experience and my feeling, after reading other books that were specific in the subject of Japanese verb conjugation.

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PersonReviewing

SMALL BOOK EXTREAMLY HELPFULL AND COMPLETE!!!

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2011

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This is a great book for Japanese grammar and notes on verbs. It even has a section of cultural information. The other grammar book I've used in Eriko Sato's "Japanese Demystified," which is also a good book. Between the two I refer to "Japanese Verbs and the Essentials of Grammar" more often because it is like a very organized outline of concepts. I love it. I like both books and I recomend them both.

This book uses roomaji though, with only a chapter or two about kanji and kana, but it is still extreamly helpfull.

This is my favorite Japanese Grammar book.

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Cliffy15

Great to keep at hand while self-studying

Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2017

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I use this to learn verb patterns and as a quick-reference guide. Great to keep at hand while self-studying.

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When you learn the verbs you're halfway there.

Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2020

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Great book. Very helpful and I'm glad I ordered it.

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Hasan Askari

Educational

Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2019

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User friendly

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Thomas A.

good information

Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2019

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very good read and good information thank you

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A must have book for anyone learning Japanese.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 3, 2016

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This is definitely the best book for learning the mechanics of Japanese verbs and grammar. It takes you through the entire spectrum of Japanese grammar and verbiage in a very methodical and clear way. One warning though, this is not a beginners book and you`ll need a basic grasp of hiragana, katakana and basic Japanese grammar first. If you:re just starting out, try visiting [...] to get you started.

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Casey

A handy Japanese reference

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 29, 2018

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Japanese Verbs & Essentials of Grammar serves more as a revision and reference book than an introduction to learning Japanese

I say this because the chapters are a little disjointed. This isn't a book that will hold your hand through steps A-B-C etc, but instead offers a overview of multiple topics to help broaden a students' learnt topics and understanding of each.

I would recommend this book for novices but not students entirely new to Japanese.

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morrie

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 26, 2015

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good

Tricia

Written entirely in romanji - so useless.

Reviewed in Canada on November 14, 2019

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It’s very difficult to read for anyone who has learned hiragana and katakana, which is essentially everyone in the target market for this book, because the Japanese in it is all written in romanji. It’s like trying to study Japanese when it’s written in a third language.

I have no idea who would be a good fit for this book - either you’re looking for basic Japanese, in which case you need a guided, lesson by lesson text book, or you’ve progressed to the point where guided textbooks are a cumbersome way to reference specific grammar, and you need a quick reference. If this was in lesson format it would be the first, if it was in hiragana/kanji/katakana then it could be the second. But unfortunately it is neither.

So frustrating to order this after much research only to realize in a few page flips it was useless. If only they had made a page of it available online. So I’m include a snapshot here.

Carl

Warning: KANA version only!

Reviewed in Spain on February 17, 2016

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I realise that it says nowhere on this book that it's completely devoid of KANA, but neither does it say otherwise. I guess it's a good match for complete beginners who want to get an overview and understanding of Japanese grammar, but as anyone who is serious about learning Japanese will tell you, Romaji should be avoided like the plague!

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