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12-31-2006, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by rosaline144 View Post

I'm going to try a sentence.

Kinou wa watashi no zasshi kaimashita. Zasshi no namae wa KERA desu.

I'm not exactly sure how the structure of past tense sentences go, but hopefully I got the verb right.
Are you trying to say: "I bought a magazine yesterday. The magazine's name is Kera." ?

If so, you almost got it right; the second sentence is fine, but the first sentence needs a little work.

First thing, you don't need to attach the particle "wa" to words like Kinou, Ashita, and Kyou (there is an exception, but that gets a little complicated). Secondly, if you're trying to say "bought a magazine," you will need the particle "wo" to indicate a direct object, which would in this case be "zasshi."

So, here is the correct sentence:

"Kinou, watashi wa zasshi wo kaimashita. "


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