Earlier this year I took two Japanese courses (102 and 103) at NihongoDekita, and I had a blast! The way they teach really resonates with me.

After taking these two courses, I could continue to 104, but I felt a bit overwhelmed with all the things going on my life.

Now, I'm back! I decided to retake 103 since another 104 batch will open only next year.

The course curriculum was updated, and not only that, two more sensei, in total we have five (5!) teachers in class. That's really good!

Below are some personal notes for future reference.

Noun and Adjective PAST TENSE

For i-adjective:

• Drop the い and add かったです for affirmative;
• Drop the い and add くなかったです for negative;

Example:

• 美味しい
  • 美味しかったです。- It was delicious.
  • 美味しくなかったです。- It wasn't delicious.

For na-adjective:

• Add でした for affirmative;
• Add じゃなかったです for negative;

Example:

• 静か
  • 静かでした。- It was quiet.
  • 静かじゃなかったです。- It wasn't quiet.

For noun:

• Add でした for affirmative;
• Add じゃなかったです for negative;

Example:

• 雨
  • 雨でした。- It was raining.
  • 雨じゃなかったです。- It wasn't raining.

i-adjective: SPEACIAL ONE:

• いい is a special case of i-adjective that doesn't follow the rule.
  • よかったです。- it was good.
  • よくなかったです。- it wasn't good.

Explain a reason - から

から is a case marking particle and it has different meanings, but in this case, から means "because" as in to explain a reason. It goes at the end of the sentence.

Example:

• 楽しいから、スポーツを見る。- Because it is fun, I watch sports.
• 私は猫が好きですから。- Because I like cats.

That's all for now, till next week!