今日
きょう
today
Dictionary form: 今日
Indicates the time when the speaker is in Yokohama.
Chapter 2 of 125
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Japanese subtitle
今日は、横浜に来ました。
Show English translation
I'm here in Yokohama today.
Chapter meaning
This chapter introduces a simple sentence where the speaker states that they have come to Yokohama today.
Vocabulary
Words for this clip
横浜
よこはま
Yokohama (city name)
Dictionary form: 横浜
The place where the speaker has come.
来ました
きました
came (polite past form)
Dictionary form: 来る
Expresses the action of coming to Yokohama.
Grammar
Patterns in context
〜は
Topic particle wa
Marks what the sentence is about or sets up a contrast.
From the video
今日は
The particle は marks 今日 (today) as the topic of the sentence.
〜に
Particle ni
Marks a destination, point in time, recipient, or location of existence.
From the video
横浜に
The particle に marks 横浜 as the destination where the speaker came.
〜た／〜ました
Past tense
Expresses an action or state completed in the past.
From the video
来ました
The verb 来る is in polite past form 来ました, indicating the action of coming happened in the past.
Exercises