Lesson 6. Grammar Item #2

Please listen to the tape that goes with the textbook. (Lit., Give _{[Speaker’s Showing Respect to the Referent of Subject]} ((to) me) listening to the tape that goes with the textbook.)

· the tape that goes with the textbook (lit., the textbook’s tape)

à きょうかしょのテープ

· listening to the tape that goes with the textbook

à きょうかしょのテープを　きいて

ki-ite

kik-ite

listen [Verb Base]-~ing

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Give_{[Speaker’s Showing Respect to the Referent of Subject]} …

à

ください

kudasa-i

UR: kudasar-e

give_{[Speaker’s Showing Respect to the Referent of Subject]}-Imperative

N.B. くださｒ（consonant-ending verb (= /u/-verb)）

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１）きょうかしょのテープを きいて ください。

a) Please open the window.

b) Please turn on the light.

c) Please hurry up.

d) Please study at that room over there.

e) Please come here.

f) Please buy the kimono.

g) Please take a bath. (Lit., Please enter into a bath tub.)