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Modal Verbs
A1 · Beginner
20 cards
Japanese has no modal verbs like can, must or should. Modality is built into the verb itself through endings and set constructions. This deck teaches the 20 forms that do the work of English modals, in both plain and polite registers.
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話せる Can speak
🍣 食べられる Can eat
✅ できる Can do
🚃 行けます Can go
🏊 泳げない Cannot swim
🕒 行かなければならない Must go
💨 行かなきゃいけない Have to go
📌 行かないといけない Need to go
🆓 行かなくてもいい Do not have to go
🍰 食べてもいい May eat
🚪 入ってもかまわない Do not mind
⛔ 入ってはいけない Must not enter
🙅 触っちゃだめ Do not touch
✈️ 行きたい Want to go
💧 水がほしい Want water
🌧️ 雨かもしれない It might rain
🌤️ 晴れるでしょう It will probably be sunny
🛌 休んだほうがいい Had better rest
🙏 待ってください Please wait
🤝 手伝っていただけますか Could you help me
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