2009 年 11 月19 日

Something then afterwards something else...

The sentence pattern is:
Verb1 た form / noun の あとで , Verb2

This sentence pattern means the action or occurrence denoted by Verb2 takes place after the action or occurrence denoted by Verb1 or Noun has taken place.

Something with something else...

The sentence pattern is:
Verb1 て form / Verb1 ない form ないで, Verb2

Verb1 is an action or condition which accompanies the action denoted by Verb2. Look at examples below. Using this pattern, whether soy sauce is used or not when the action 食べます (tabemasu) takes place is stated. Verb1 and Verb2 are actions done by the same person.

Something rather than something else...

The sentence pattern is:
Verb1 ない form ないで, Verb2a

This pattern is used when the speaker indicates a course of action taken out of two alternative possibilities presented.

Cooking Verb Vocabulary: