Auxiliaries Auxiliaries are adjuncts that are attached to the main verbs to give extra meanings. These are used to make various verb forms including polite, passive, causative, and potential. Certain verbs such as iru (exist) or morau (receive) may be used as auxiliries in conjunction with other verbs. 1. Chichi wa rokuji ni okimasu (polite) 父は六時におきます My father got up at six o' clock 2. Biru wa sakana o tabenai. (negative) ビルは魚を食べない。 Bill does not eat fish. 3.Sara wa sensei ni homerareta. (passive) サラは先生にほめられた。 Sarah was praised by her teacher. 4. Sensei wa gakusei ni kanji o kakaseru. (causative) 先生は学生に漢字を書かせる。 The teacher makes the students write kanji. 5. Hiragana wa sugu oboerareru. (potential) ひらがなはすぐ覚えられる。 I can learn hiragana easily. 6. Rainen kanada e ikitai. (desire) 来年カナダえ行きたい。 I want to go to Canada next year. 7. Ono-san wa Furansugo ga wakaru so da. (Hearsay) 小野さんはフランス語が分かるそうだ。 I hear that Miss Ono understands French. 8. Yamada-san wa ima hon o yonde iru. (progressive) 山田さんは今本を読んでいる。 Mr. Yamada is reading a book now.
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