Jan 11 • Module Reflections & Questions
Aspect in Japanese
I remember that Japanese has a progressive form, but that this form is not used for futurity. Other structures, 'ni ikimsu' 'ni tsumori'. Interestingly, one grammar book says says 'no future tense in Japanese, but here is how you talk about intention and plan.
There is also a way of describing the result of an action as a state, but that structure 'te iru/aru' is around the verb.
I do think it is worth learning about your learner's L1 to see if they might 'misselect' or even overlook the possibility of using a progressive or a perfect form. I believe the present perfect tends to get overlooked. However, reflecting on earlier sessions in this course, I remember being suprised at how infrequently it actually is.
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Aspect in Japanese
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