Objective: Learn to read and write past tense sentences using きのう.
きのう = yesterday
[kinou]
In Japanese, words that indicate time, like きのう can be placed after the subject marker は or at the beginning of the sentence, for special emphasis.
Example: わたしはきのうピザをたべました。 = I ate pizza yesterday.
[Watashi ha kinou piza wo tabemashita.]
Example: きのう、わたしのともだちはさびしいでした。 = Yesterday, my friend was lonely.
[Kinou, watashi no tomodachi ha sabishii deshita.]
Questions can also be created using the same structure
Example: あなたたちはきのうえいがをみましたか。 = Did you (plural) watch a movie yesterday?
[Anatatachi ha kinou eiga wo mimashitaka?]
きのう = yesterday
[kinou]
うどん = thick Japanese wheat flour noodles, served in broth or soup.
[udon]
わたしはきのうてがみをかきました。= I wrote a letter yesterday.
[Watashi ha kinou]
いいえ、わたしはきのういぬをみませんでした。= No, I didn't see a dog yesterday.
[Iie, watashi ha kinou inu wo mimasen deshita.]
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