Grow with Kitty
9

Lesson 9

Following Instructions & Sequence

  1. 1 V dictionary form / V た-form / N の + とおりに V-ru / V-ta / N no + toori ni Do it the way ~ The pattern for doing something exactly the way it was said or shown.
  2. 2 V た-form / N の + あとで V-ta / N no + ato de After ~, do the next thing The pattern for saying the order: first this finishes, then that happens.
  3. 3 V て-form + V2 / V ない-form + ないで + V2 V-te + V2 / V-naide + V2 Doing the next thing with or without it A pair of patterns that say what state you are in while doing the next thing.
  4. 4 V ない-form + ないで、V2 V-naide, V2 Without doing ~, did ~ The pattern for saying you skipped the expected thing and did something else.

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