Chapter 1 Grammar

Question 0

事にする

Answer 0

Deciding to do something
Dict form+事にする decide to
Dict form+事にした have decided to
Dict form+事にしている make it a habit/determined to

Question 1

Suggestion using たら

Answer 1

た form+ら+
いかが- most formal “how is”
どうですか or どう up inflection “how is”
いいと思います or いいと思う “I think it would be good”
どう思います or どう思う “what do you think about”

Question 2

“Something like” using でも

Answer 2

Noun+でも “something like (noun)/(noun) or something”

Question 3

Go with/come with

Take/bring

Answer 3

連れて行く(つ) go with (lit take someone)
連れて来る come with someone 
持って行く take something with you
持って来る bring something with you
一緒に行く/来る used by officials

Question 4

と conditionals

Answer 4

noun+だ or でない+と
いadj (plain nonpast)+と
なadj+だ or でたい+と
verb (plain nonpast)+と
present tense: predictable outcome to conditional
past tense: outcome out of speaker’s control

Question 5

目

Answer 5

changes counter from one, two, three to first, second, third

Question 6

motherly commands

Answer 6

root (ます form without ます)+なさい

Question 7

blunt brutish commands

Answer 7

Class 1: う→え
Class 2: る→ろ
Class 3: する→しろ
              来る→来い (こい)
used in indirect quoting

Question 8

admonishing/prohibition

Answer 8

てform+だめ (だめです)
ならない (なりません)
いけたい (いけません)
こまる (こまります)

Question 9

sort of mean negative commands

Answer 9

dictionary form+な

very masculine
used in indirect quotes

Question 10

adverbial use of adj

Answer 10

い adj: drop い and add く

な adj: add に

Question 11

obligation or duty

Answer 11

て form of ない form (なくて)+だめ
ならない
いけない
こまる
or
root of ない form+ければ

Question 12

までに

Answer 12

whatever is before までに is the deadline for the resultant clause

Question 13

どのように

Answer 13

how/in what way

Question 14

… と言えば

Answer 14

“speaking of …”