http://www.brighthub.com/education/languages.aspxenhttp://www.brighthub.com/education/languages/articles/56585.aspxThu, 19 Nov 2009 17:42:04 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:56585kakumeiHow to conjugate Japanese verbs in the long-form past tense, including irregular verbs. Introduction We have already learned how to form Japanese verbs in the long-form present tense , so let's go over how to conjugate them in the past tense. Like in English, the past tense verb form is used to describe things that have already happened. In Japanes...http://www.brighthub.com/education/languages/articles/26573.aspxThu, 19 Nov 2009 17:37:50 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:26573johngBoth English and Latin use descriptive adjectives to describe nouns. Latin’s inflections identify which noun is being modified. Descriptive adjectives are used to characterize or modify a noun or pronoun. Recall that a noun is any person, place, thing, or idea. A pronoun is used in place of a noun and therefore represents a reference to any p...http://www.brighthub.com/education/languages/articles/56309.aspxTue, 17 Nov 2009 21:09:52 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:56309kakumeiLearn the words for “this,” “that” and “which” in Japanese これ、それ、あれ、どれ Japanese demonstratives for location&#59; when you don't know the name of the object In speaking, we need to be able to indicate what we are referring to. If we d...http://www.brighthub.com/education/languages/articles/56313.aspxTue, 17 Nov 2009 20:17:34 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:56313D4ffyTeach "I like..." and "I don't like..." with some fruit and vegetables or any other words you want to teach using these fun activities. Bring fun into the classroom with this card activity in which English must be used in context to play the game. With this versatile activity, you can exchange the given words for any other vocab...http://www.brighthub.com/education/languages/articles/54294.aspxFri, 30 Oct 2009 22:54:06 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:54294bucketachickenSometimes the smallest words can be some of the most confusing in a new language. In French, the partitive articles du, de la, and des are very common, and are seen in many different situations. Learn when to use them, and how they are formed! What is a Partitive Article? Normally when you talk about article adjectives, you hear about two d...http://www.brighthub.com/education/languages/articles/53348.aspxSat, 24 Oct 2009 15:21:26 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:53348kakumeiLearn to definite articles (the) and the indefinite articles (a) in Italian. Introduction In Italian, a noun must be preceded by an article. The article can be a definite article (the equivalent to “the” in English) or an indefinite article (the equivalent to “a/an” in English). The articles must match the noun in both gender and qu...http://www.brighthub.com/education/languages/articles/53082.aspxWed, 21 Oct 2009 20:02:33 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:53082johngStudents of Latin have a particularly difficult road ahead of them on the way to mastery of the language. Learn how to avoid the most common mistakes made by Latin students. Latin is a difficult language to learn for speakers of English because the language’s grammar and structure are so different from our own . Many students who begin learning the...http://www.brighthub.com/education/languages/articles/52866.aspxTue, 20 Oct 2009 03:15:18 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:52866kakumeiAs with any language, we need to know how to ask a question. Making a question in Japanese is very simple. We will go over formal questions, question words and informal questions. -か Sentences Making a question sentence in Japanese is easy, add - か ( ka ) at the end of the sentence! - か ( ka ) changes the connotation of the sentence. For exa...http://www.brighthub.com/education/languages/articles/20576.aspxThu, 15 Oct 2009 02:38:16 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:20576johngThe fourth declension offers students fewer problems than the third, particularly because the fourth declension contains far fewer nouns. Since Latin is an inflected language, word endings change to indicate their function in the sentence. Usually, these forms follow patters to aid the student in recognizing and properly translating the word. Howev...http://www.brighthub.com/education/languages/articles/51305.aspxThu, 01 Oct 2009 02:50:20 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:51305MeetuNouns are known as sangya in Hindi. In both languages, English and Hindi, Nouns are names of persons, places, things or concepts. There are five types of nouns in Hindi. The article discusses the types of nouns, genders and numbers of nouns. An practice exercise is available as a part of the article Nouns: We have already learnt that there are ...http://www.brighthub.com/education/languages/articles/20577.aspxMon, 21 Sep 2009 22:36:45 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:20577johngThe fifth declension contains some irregular forms that are confusing to beginning Latin students. As always, memorization is key. Latin is an inflected language and the endings of words change as they indicate their meaning and usage in a sentence. Each Latin noun belongs to one of five declensions, with its own set of endings, forms, and irregula...http://www.brighthub.com/education/languages/articles/20575.aspxMon, 21 Sep 2009 22:26:20 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:20575johngThe third declension of Latin follows the same rules as the previous two. However, third declension nouns have irregular nominative singular forms. Latin is an inflected language, meaning the endings of Latin words change to indicate their function in a sentence (e.g. subject, direct object, indirect object). Latin nouns are declined in one of five...http://www.brighthub.com/education/languages/articles/20574.aspxMon, 21 Sep 2009 21:50:53 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:20574johngThe second declension of Latin is composed of masculine and neuter nouns with, of course, the usual exceptions. Because Latin is an inflected language, the endings of words change according to their use in a sentence. Latin’s five declensions each have their own idiosyncrasies, giving beginning students of Latin trouble in translating and writing t...http://www.brighthub.com/education/languages/articles/20573.aspxMon, 21 Sep 2009 21:49:56 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:20573johngThe first declension in Latin is also one of the easiest for students to learn. But as with most aspects of Latin, there are exceptions that complicate the use of the first declension. Since Latin is an inflected language, the endings of words change to indicate their function in a sentence. Latin nouns and adjectives are declined into five basic f...http://www.brighthub.com/education/languages/media/p/48693.aspxFri, 11 Sep 2009 19:08:01 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:48693ksosaThis sheet provides possible answers to the Japanese Pronoun Practice Sheet. Answers may vary as different answers are acceptable. Feel free to use them as model sentences to create your own practice as well.http://www.brighthub.com/education/languages/media/p/48691.aspxFri, 11 Sep 2009 19:04:41 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:48691ksosaThis sheet contains a few examples of sentences that need a pronoun. Practice substituting pronouns here. Remember to consider social status of both the speaker and the listener and check your answers in the key.http://www.brighthub.com/education/languages/articles/16758.aspxWed, 02 Sep 2009 17:15:15 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16758johngLatin adjectives, like nouns, are declined using their respective declension. An adjective must agree with the noun in gender, number, and case, but not necessarily in form. The word adjective comes from the Latin word adiectum which means to set next to or add . Adjectives are “set next to” nouns to modify them in character, size, color, etc.. In ...http://www.brighthub.com/education/languages/articles/15302.aspxThu, 20 Aug 2009 02:29:00 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:15302johngWith good writing such an important aspect of effective communication, a means to test the readability of text is an essential tool. The Flesch Reading Ease Test was developed to provide a concrete method of determining the reading level a reader must possess to understand text. But is it enough? A concern of any good author is the readability ...http://www.brighthub.com/education/languages/articles/15874.aspxWed, 19 Aug 2009 14:22:30 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:15874johngAs an inflected language, Latin words change to reflect their use. The five basic cases found in Latin declensions have subtle but important differences for students of the language. Just as a Latin verb changes to reflect the role it plays in a sentence, so do Latin nouns change for the same purpose. However, whereas verbs are conjugated, nouns ar...http://www.brighthub.com/education/languages/media/p/46034.aspxWed, 19 Aug 2009 03:11:55 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:46034MeetuGrammar cannot be learnt without adequate practice. An exercise to practice differentiating between different parts of speech in Hindi. The answers are given on page 2.