We still have not bought the present in Japanese 🇯🇵

Sentence info.

わたしたち は おくりもの を まだ かっていません

Sentence Breakdown:

1. わたしたち (wataachi)
– Translation: "We"
– Made up of "わたし" (watashi) meaning "I" and "たち" (tachi) which is a pluralizing suffix meaning "we" or "us."

2. は (wa)
– Translation: Topic marker
– Indicates that "we" is the topic of the sentence.

3. おくりもの (okurimono)
– Translation: "Present" or "gift"
– This is the object we are talking about.

4. を (o)
– Translation: Object marker
– Marks "present" as the direct object of the verb.

5. まだ (mada)
– Translation: "Still" or "yet"
– Used to indicate that the action has not yet been completed.

6. かっていません (katteimasen)
– Translation: "Have not bought"
– This is made up of:
– かう (kau): "to buy"
– て form: かって (katte)
– いません (imasen): the negative form of the present continuous tense (equivalent to "have not")

Tips to Remember:
– Remember that Japanese sentences often follow a Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) order.
– "わたしたち" is a common way to say "we." It might be useful to remember similar constructs like かれら (karera) meaning "they (male or mixed gender)" and かのじょたち (kanojotachi) meaning "they (female)."
– "まだ" is a common adverb used to express the idea of "yet" or "still."

Alternate Ways to Say "We still have not bought the present":

1. わたしたちはまだプレゼントを買っていません。

– Romanized: Wataachi wa mada purezento o katteimasen.
– Different way to say "present" (プレゼント, purezento).

2. まだわたしたちはおくりものをかっていない。

– Romanized: Mada wataachi wa okurimono o katte inai.
– Using a slightly different structure emphasizing "still."

These variations change the nuance slightly but retain the core meaning.

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