Japanese Language Lesson 14 To like To understand To be good at

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In this lesson sensei goes over 3 important verbs and their different levels. Suki (to like), Wakarimasu (to understand) and Jouzu (to be good at). So please try them out whenever you have the opportunity!

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Summary:

Jouzu / じょうず・上手 / to be good at
Suki / すき・好き / to like
Wakarimasu / わかります・分かります / to understand

Basic structure:

(Subject) wa (noun) ga (jouzu/suki/wakarimasu) (desu - with jouzu and suki) conjugate verbs for past/present/negative tense

たなかさんはスキーがじょうずです／Tanaka-san wa sukii ga jouzu desu
Mr. Tanaka is good at skiiing.

たなかさんはスキーがすきです／Tanaka-san wa sukii ga suki desu
Mr. Tanaka likes skiiing.

たなかさんはフランスごがわかります／Tanaka-san wa furansugo ga wakarimasu
Mr. Tanaka knows (understands) French.

Present/Negative/Past/Past Negative:

じょうずです／jouzu desu - (subject) is good at
じょうずではありません／jouzu dewa arimasen - (subject) is not good at
じょうずでした／jouzu deshita - (subject) was good at
じょうずではありませんでした／jouzu dewa arimasen deshita - (subject) was not good at

すきです／suki desu - (subject) likes
すきではありません／suki dewa arimasen - (subject) does not like
すきでした／suki deshita - (subject) liked
すきではありませんでした／suki dewa arimasen deshita - (subject) did not like

わかります／wakarimasu - (subject) understands
わかりません／wakarimasen - (subject) does not understand
わかりました／wakarimashita - (subject) understood
わかりませんでした／wakarimasen deshita - (subject) did not understand

Levels/Degrees:

あまり（じょうずではありません）／ amari (jouzu dewa arimasen) - not so good at
だいすき／daisuki - love
とても（すきです）／　totemo (suki desu) - likes very much
あまり（すきではありません）／ amari (suki dewa arimasen) - not like very much
きらい／kirai - hates (does not like, strongly)
すこし（わかります）／sukoshi (wakarimasu) - knows a little
あまり（わかりません）／does not know very much
ぜんぜん（わかりません）／does not know at all

kirai - hate
zenzen - not at all
amari - not very much
sukoshi - a little
totemo - very much
daisuki - love

Other:

わかいとき／wakai toki - when (subject) was young

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