A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE MASTERY OF JAPANESE JAPANESE Verbs & Essentials of Grammar SECOND EDITION Rita L. Lampkin McGraw-Hill New York Chicago San Francisco Lisbon London Madrid Mexico City Milan NewDelhi San juan Seoul Singapore Sydney Torontobrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lampkin, R (Rita) Japanese verbs and essentials of grammar: a practical guide to the mastery of Japanese / Rita L. Lampkin.—2nd ed. p. cm, — (Essentials of grammar series) Includes index. ISBN 0-07-143514% 1 Japanese language—Verb. 2. Japanese language—Grammer. 3. Japanese language—Textbooks for foreign speakers—English. Plas 126 2004 496’ 56—dc22 2004054264 Copyright © 2004 by The MeGraweHill Compania, Inc. All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, oF stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher. 234567891011 MA/MAL 3210987654 ISBN 0-07-143514X McGraw-Hill books are available at special quantity discounts to use as premiums and sales promotions, or for use in corporate training programs. For more information, please ‘rite tothe Director of Special Sales, Professional Publishing, McGraw-Hill, Two Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10121-2298. Or contact your local bookstore. ‘This hook is printed on acid-free paper.JAPANESE Verbs & Essentials of Grammar