You met ました on Day 11 — きのう、すしをたべました. Here’s the whole family. English rebuilds the sentence for negatives and past with helper verbs — do, don’t, did, didn’t. Japanese just swaps the tail: ます → ません (don’t), ました (did), ませんでした (didn’t). Same verb, same spot — only the ending changes.
Today's words
最後
end; conclusion
始める
to start; to begin
点
dot; spot
着る
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on
昨日
yesterday
病院
hospital; clinic
決める
to decide; to choose
昔
the old days; the past
Write today's kanji — tap to replay
最
後
始
点
着
昨
日
病
See it in real sentences
先生、どうもありがとうございました。
Thank you very much, doctor.
もう怖くありません。
I'm not afraid any more.
あなたにはついていけません。
I can't keep up with you.
ひじを痛めました。
I hurt my elbow.
はい、もう書きました。
Yes, he has already written it.
ザンビアからやって来ました。
I'm from Zambia.
Practice
Spaced review — recall from earlier days (tap to flip)
dream
夢
1d ago
to move
動く
1d ago
to run away
逃げる
3d ago
important
大事
3d ago
tomorrow
明日
7d ago
to drink
飲む
7d ago
Recall
Which word means “yesterday”?
Which word means “to wear (from the shoulders down)”?
Which word means “to decide”?
Which word means “to start”?
Listen and choose
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
Your turn — say it, then check
Say: “Thank you very much, doctor.”
先生、どうもありがとうございました。
Say: “I'm not afraid any more.”
もう怖くありません。
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