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I'm not sure about this...
So for example
if i changed:Hanasu to Hanasanai woud it mean Cant speak or wont speak?
I'm not sure how to conjugate verbs... :/ (i got the example above from a text book of mine :/)
Also could you try and explain
Stem form: it says in my little text book i got for my birthday that: 'its the shortest form of a verb,but it cant stad alone- it needs a verb suffix that indicates tense or some other condition. for example, you add masu to this form to to make an affirmative polite verb.'
And Te form: says that it usually ends in te or de to make a formal request....I dont quite get it could you explain please.
So for example
if i changed:Hanasu to Hanasanai woud it mean Cant speak or wont speak?
I'm not sure how to conjugate verbs... :/ (i got the example above from a text book of mine :/)
Also could you try and explain
Stem form: it says in my little text book i got for my birthday that: 'its the shortest form of a verb,but it cant stad alone- it needs a verb suffix that indicates tense or some other condition. for example, you add masu to this form to to make an affirmative polite verb.'
And Te form: says that it usually ends in te or de to make a formal request....I dont quite get it could you explain please.
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"Hanasanai" means "don't/won't speak". To say "can't speak" change it to "hanasenai".
Don't worry. You'll get the hang of it. It's easier if you work in Kana instead of Romaji, though.
I never think about the stem form. I suppose they mean hana (or do they mean hanashi?) for hanasu, but Japanese doesn't really work that way. The basic verb is hanasu (plain form/speak) which changes to hanasanai (plain form/don't speak), hanashimasu (polite form/speak), hanase (direct form/SPEAK!), hanasenai (plain form/can't speak), hanaso (plain form/let's speak).
Right. The te form has lots of applications, but to make a request using hanasu, you would say hanashite kudasai (polite form/please speak). The de form is actually the same as te; it's simply a sound change with words ending in things like mu or gu. An example would be yomu (read) which changes to yonde kudasai (please read).
Good luck and best regards.
Is there a program to download? :O
Are you on a Mac? If so, I believe it can be enabled easily in the settings. If you're using Windows, you'll need to install IME (Input Method Editor) from Microsoft. Just do a Google search for something like [how to install ime on non Japanese computer]. I tried it and quickly got these instructions for XP -
http://blog.greggman.com/blog/japanese_input_on_windows_xp/
It should be easy to find details on Vista or Windows 7 or whatever you're on.
You don't need a special keyboard. Almost no-one uses them now. All you do is write in Romaji. When you type s a, up pops さ. Press another button and you can change it to Kanji.
If you need more help, just shout.
Also, "Hanasanai" is "don't speak" or "don't talk" in English. If you write "won't speak" in Japanese, It represents "話（はな）さないだろう".
well...It's difficult for me to explain how to conjugate verbs in English. In Japanese, verbs have several sorts of inflected forms.
Here, I show you an example of them. "speak" is "話（はな）す" in Japanese, and "話（はな）す" is the original form verb. Next, ending of a verb "話（はな）す" conjugates to 6 patterns in this case. These are "話（はな）さない", "話（はな）します", "話（はな）す", "話（はな）すとき", "話（はな）せば", "話（はな）せ", and "話（はな）そう". "話（はな）さない" is "don't speak". "話（はな）します" is "speaks". "話（はな）すとき" and "話（はな）せば" are "when S speaks~". "話（はな）せ" is "Speak!", and "話（はな）そう" is "Let's speak", respectivety.
Can you understand what I say?