If you have reached , congratulations are in order. You have moved past the survival basics of ordering food and asking directions, and you are now entering the realm of complex sentence structures and abstract expression.
In earlier lessons, you learned to say:
むずかしい (difficult), たのしい (fun), じかんが かかる (takes time), きけんな (dangerous). 2. Verb (Plain Form) + のが + Adjective です minna no nihongo lesson 38 grammar
テニスを するのは おもしろいです。 (Playing tennis is interesting.)
(don't have to do)
If you have made it to Lesson 38 of Minna no Nihongo , congratulations! You have navigated through te-forms, plain forms, conditionals, and potential verbs. Lesson 38 is a pivotal chapter because it moves you from describing simple actions to expressing purpose and intention . This lesson introduces two powerful sentence patterns that will make your Japanese sound much more natural and sophisticated.
In this detailed guide, we will break down the four essential grammar points of Lesson 38: , no , kamoshirenai , and darou/deshou . If you have reached , congratulations are in order
Where Lesson 38 truly shines is in combining の with emotional or skill-based adjectives: suki (like), kira (dislike), jouzu (skillful), heta (unskillful), kowai (scary), tanoshii (enjoyable).
料理をするのが好きです。 Ryouri o suru no ga suki desu. “I like cooking (the act of cooking).” Lesson 38 is a pivotal chapter because it