For Upper Beginners and Intermediate learners |
Noun |
marriage |
Verb |
to marry, get married [person] wa kekkon suru [person A] wa [person B] to kekkon suru [person A] to [person B] wa kekkon suru kekkon suru means "to marry / get married". |
Almost all of the Suru-Verbs can be followed by the particle "o"; ○○ suru / ○○ o suru
Example sentences
1. | Watashi wa raigetsu kekkon shimasu. |
raigetsu next month
2. | Yamada-san wa kekkon shite imasu. |
kekkon shite imasu he/she is married, -te imasu expressing progressive or state
3. | Tanaka-san wa dooryoo to kekkon shimashita. |
dooryoo colleague, fellow worker, -to with (person)
4. | Satoo-san to Mori-san wa kekkon shimashita. Futari wa gookon de shiriatta soo desu. |
futari two persons / couple, gookon [sv] group date, singles party, -de place marker; in, at
shiriatta ta form of shiriau; get to know, come to know, -soo desu I heard, he/they said
5. | Watashi wa kanojo to kekkon suru tsumori desu. |
kanojo she / girlfriend, -to with (person)
-tsumori desu expressing one's intention; plan to do, intend to do
6. | Kare to moo 3-nen tsukiatte iru kedo, kekkon suru ka doo ka, wakaranai. |
kare he / boyfriend, -to with (person), moo already, san-nen (for) 3 years
tsukiatte te form of tsukiau; go together with, get along with
-te iru expressing progressive or state, -kedo but
-ka doo ka, wakaranai be not sure if or not, don't know whether or not, -ka doo ka if or not, whether or not
wakaranai nai form of wakaru; don't understand, don't know
7. | Yooko-san ga kekkon suru soo desu. Aite wa osana-najimi da soo desu. |
-soo desu I heard, he/they said, aite other party, counterpart, partner
osana-najimi childhood friend, -da root form of desu
8. | Kekkon shi-tai kedo, aite ga inai. |
shi-tai want to do, [stem] + tai want to do, would like to do, -kedo but
aite other party, counterpart, partner, inai nai form of iru; there is not, don't have
9. | Nihon de wa kekkon shinai hito ga fuete imasu. |
Nihon de in Japan, kekkon shinai hito person who doesn't get married
hito person, people, fuete te form of fueru; increase, -te imasu expressing progressive or state
10. | Dokushin no hoo ga kiraku da kara, (watashi wa) kekkon shinai tsumori desu. |
dokushin single, unmarried, -no hoo ga comparative pattern; more than / less than
kiraku [na] carefree, easy, easygoing, -da root form of desu, -kara because
-tsumori desu plan to do, intend to do
11. | Kekkon shi-tai kedo, kyuuryoo ga yasui kara, kekkon dekinai. |
[stem] + tai want to do, would like to do, -kedo but
kyuuryoo ga yasui pay is low, salary is low
kyuuryoo wages, pay, salary, yasui low price / low amount (wages, fee, so on)
-kara because, dekinai nai form of dekiru; cannot do
12. | Raishuu tomodachi no kekkon-shiki ni shusseki shimasu. |
raishuu next week, tomodachi friend
kekkon-shiki wedding, wedding ceremony, wedding reception, shiki ceremony
shusseki [sv] attend
13. | Watashi wa kyonen kekkon shita kedo, Korona no eikyoo de kekkon-shiki o shinakatta. |
kyonen last year, -kedo but, Korona corona (COVID-19)
[A] no eikyoo de due to [A], because of (the influence of) [A]
eikyoo [sv] influence, effect, affect, -de cause marker; by, because, due to
kekkon-shiki wedding, wedding ceremony, wedding reception
Practice the following words
Functional patterns used in the sentences (Chapter numbers are from Building Up Conversation)
kekkon shite imasu / kekkon shinai hito ga fuete imasu
verb te form + -te imasu:expressing the progressive, a state of being or a habitual action
Level 2 Chapter 4
kekkon shinai hito
phrase + noun:Noun Modifier
Level 2 Chapter 13
kekkon shita soo desu / gookon de shiriatta soo desu / osana-najimi da soo desu
plain form + soo desu:reported information; I heard, he/they said
Level 2 Chapter 11
kekkon suru tsumori desu / kekkon shinai tsumori desu
verb root form + tsumori:I plan to do
Level 2 Chapter 2
kekkon suru ka doo ka, wakaranai
plain form + -ka doo ka,:whether or not, if or not
Level 3 Chapter 2
kekkon shi-tai kedo
verb stem + tai:want to do, would like to do
Level 1 Chapter 11
dokushin no hoo ga kiraku da kara / kyuuryoo ga yasui kara
plain form + kara:expressing a reason or a cause; because, therefore, so
Level 2 Chapter 3
dokushin no hoo ga kiraku
-yori, -no hoo ga:comparison - more than / less than
Level 1 Chapter 13
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