Chapter 3 - PSF IV

Question 1

1

からだ

Answer 1

「からだ」means ”It is because…”

Question 2

2

Xって

Answer 2

• 「って」 is used when you want to highlight the topic.
• In writing, we usually write「Xというものは」or 「Xとは」.

Question 3

3

それ

Answer 3

• When you are refering to something you have just mentioned, we use それ, not あれ.
• そこ、その are used in the same way.

Question 4

4

S1かS2かどうかはべつとして

Answer 4

• This phrase is used when you want to highlight the sentence 3 regardless of S1 and S2 .

Question 5

6

ぬ

Answer 5

• 「ぬ」is a traditional form of ないform (せぬ for しない) .
• ないform is more commonly used but ぬappears sometimes in writing
• ぬ can be 「ず」or「ね」sometimes, and 「ず」is used in speaking as well.

Question 6

7

…まま

Answer 6

• 「まま」 means ”without changing the state of …”.