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    Using ใ€œใจใ“ใ‚ Form in Japanese

    The ใ€œใจใ“ใ‚ form is a crucial grammatical structure in Japanese that expresses different stages of an action. It helps indicate whether an action is about to happen, is in progress, or has just been completed. This blog post will cover the formation of ใ€œใจใ“ใ‚ for all three verb groups, its various uses, and provide example sentences, things to keep in mind, exercises, and a conclusion.


    Formation of ใ€œใจใ“ใ‚ Form

    Group 1 (Ichidan Verbs)

    For ichidan (ไธ€ๆฎต) verbs, remove ใ‚‹ from the dictionary form and add the appropriate auxiliary:

    • Before the action: ใ€œใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚
    • During the action: ใ€œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚
    • After the action: ใ€œใŸใจใ“ใ‚

    Example:

    • ้ฃŸในใ‚‹ (taberu – to eat)
      • Before: ้ฃŸในใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ (taberu tokoro)
      • During: ้ฃŸในใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ (tabete iru tokoro)
      • After: ้ฃŸในใŸใจใ“ใ‚ (tabeta tokoro)

    Group 2 (Godan Verbs)

    For godan (ไบ”ๆฎต) verbs, use the same rules as ichidan verbs but conjugate accordingly:

    • Before the action: Dictionary form + ใจใ“ใ‚
    • During the action: ใฆ-form + ใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚
    • After the action: ใŸ-form + ใจใ“ใ‚

    Example:

    • ่ชญใ‚€ (yomu – to read)
      • Before: ่ชญใ‚€ใจใ“ใ‚ (yomu tokoro)
      • During: ่ชญใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ (yonde iru tokoro)
      • After: ่ชญใ‚“ใ ใจใ“ใ‚ (yonda tokoro)

    Group 3 (Irregular Verbs)

    For irregular verbs like ใ™ใ‚‹ and ใใ‚‹:

    • ใ™ใ‚‹ (suru – to do)
      • Before: ใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ (suru tokoro)
      • During: ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ (shite iru tokoro)
      • After: ใ—ใŸใจใ“ใ‚ (shita tokoro)
    • ใใ‚‹ (kuru – to come)
      • Before: ใใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ (kuru tokoro)
      • During: ใใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ (kite iru tokoro)
      • After: ใใŸใจใ“ใ‚ (kita tokoro)

    Usage of ใ€œใจใ“ใ‚

    Situations where ใ€œใจใ“ใ‚ is used:

    SituationForm UsedExample
    Right before an actionใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ไปŠใ‹ใ‚‰ๅฏใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ใงใ™ใ€‚ (I’m just about to sleep.)
    In the middle of an actionใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ใกใ‚‡ใ†ใฉๅฎฟ้กŒใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ใงใ™ใ€‚ (I am in the middle of doing my homework.)
    Just after an actionใŸใจใ“ใ‚ใกใ‚‡ใ†ใฉใ”้ฃฏใ‚’้ฃŸในใŸใจใ“ใ‚ใงใ™ใ€‚ (I just finished eating.)
    To indicate an important momentใ‚‹ใƒปใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใƒปใŸใจใ“ใ‚่ฉฆ้จ“ใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ใ ใฃใŸใ€‚(I was just about to take the exam.)
    When explaining a sequence of eventsใŸใจใ“ใ‚ๅ…ˆ็”Ÿใซ่žใ„ใŸใจใ“ใ‚ใ€ใ™ใใซ็ญ”ใˆใŒใ‚ใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚(When I asked the teacher, I immediately understood the answer.)

    Example Sentences

    1. ้›ป่ปŠใŒๅ‡บ็™บใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ใงใ™ใ€‚
      Densha ga shuppatsu suru tokoro desu.
      (The train is about to depart.)
    2. ๅฝผใฏไปŠใ€้›ป่ฉฑใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ใงใ™ใ€‚
      Kare wa ima, denwa shite iru tokoro desu.
      (He is on the phone right now.)
    3. ใกใ‚‡ใ†ใฉๆ˜ผใ”้ฃฏใ‚’้ฃŸในใŸใจใ“ใ‚ใงใ™ใ€‚
      Choudo hirugohan o tabeta tokoro desu.
      (I just finished eating lunch.)
    4. ้ฃ›่กŒๆฉŸใŒไปŠใซใ‚‚้ฃ›ใถใจใ“ใ‚ใงใ™ใ€‚
      Hikouki ga ima ni mo tobu tokoro desu.
      (The airplane is just about to take off.)
    5. ๅ‹้”ใจ่ฉฑใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚
      Tomodachi to hanashite iru tokoro deshita.
      (I was in the middle of talking with my friend.)
    6. ๅฝผใซ่žใ„ใŸใจใ“ใ‚ใ€ใ™ใใซ็ญ”ใˆใฆใใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
      Kare ni kiita tokoro, sugu ni kotaete kuremashita.
      (When I asked him, he answered immediately.)
    7. ใกใ‚‡ใ†ใฉไปŠใ€ๅฎถใ‚’ๅ‡บใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ใงใ™ใ€‚
      Choudo ima, ie o deru tokoro desu.
      (I am just about to leave home.)
    8. ๆ˜ ็”ปใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ใงใ™ใ€‚
      Eiga o mite iru tokoro desu.
      (I am in the middle of watching a movie.)
    9. ่ฒทใ„็‰ฉใŒ็ต‚ใ‚ใฃใŸใจใ“ใ‚ใงใ™ใ€‚
      Kaimono ga owatta tokoro desu.
      (I just finished shopping.)
    10. ๅ‹‰ๅผทใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ใ ใฃใŸใฎใซใ€ๅ‹้”ใŒๆฅใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
      Benkyou suru tokoro datta noni, tomodachi ga kimashita.
      (I was about to study, but my friend came.)

    Things to Keep in Mind

    1. ใ€œใจใ“ใ‚ emphasizes timing rather than the state of an action.
    2. Be careful not to confuse ใŸใจใ“ใ‚ with ใŸใฐใ‹ใ‚Š; ใŸใจใ“ใ‚ emphasizes immediate completion.
    3. ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ is often used to explain ongoing actions.
    4. This form is frequently used with words like ใกใ‚‡ใ†ใฉ (exactly, just), ไปŠ (now), ใพใ•ใซ (precisely).

    Fill in the Blanks

    1. ใกใ‚‡ใ†ใฉไปŠใ€ๆ˜ ็”ปใ‚’๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟใจใ“ใ‚ใงใ™ใ€‚
    2. ้ฃ›่กŒๆฉŸใŒ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟใจใ“ใ‚ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚
    3. ๅฝผใฏ้›ป่ฉฑใ‚’๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟใจใ“ใ‚ใงใ™ใ€‚
    4. ไปŠใ€ๅฎถใ‚’๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟใจใ“ใ‚ใงใ™ใ€‚
    5. ็งใฏๅฎฟ้กŒใ‚’๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟใจใ“ใ‚ใ ใฃใŸใ€‚
    6. ๅ‹้”ใŒๆฅใŸใฎใงใ€ใกใ‚‡ใ†ใฉๅ‡บใ‹ใ‘ใ‚‹๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟใ ใฃใŸใ€‚
    7. ๅ…ˆ็”Ÿใซ่žใ„ใŸ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟใ€ใ™ใใซ็†่งฃใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
    8. ๅฝผใฏใพใ ๅฏใ‚‹๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
    9. ใกใ‚‡ใ†ใฉใƒฌใƒใƒผใƒˆใ‚’๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟใจใ“ใ‚ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚
    10. ไป•ไบ‹ใŒ็ต‚ใ‚ใฃใŸ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟใงใ™ใ€‚

    Answers

    1. ่ฆ‹ใฆใ„ใ‚‹
    2. ้ฃ›ใถ
    3. ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹
    4. ๅ‡บใ‚‹
    5. ใ™ใ‚‹
    6. ใจใ“ใ‚
    7. ใจใ“ใ‚
    8. ใจใ“ใ‚
    9. ๆ›ธใ
    10. ใจใ“ใ‚

    Conclusion

    The ใ€œใจใ“ใ‚ form is an essential grammar point that helps clarify the timing of an action. Whether something is about to happen, currently happening, or has just happened, understanding how to use ใ€œใจใ“ใ‚ correctly will significantly improve your Japanese fluency. Keep practicing, and soon this structure will become second nature in your conversations!

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