Genki Ch 4

Question 1

How do you say that there are “unliving things” there?

Answer 1

X が あります

Question 2

What is the first other thing one can use あります to do?

Answer 2

To say if you do or do not have something.

Question 3

What is the second other thing you can use あります to do?

Answer 3

To say something will or will not take place.

Question 4

How would you then say that there will be an exam on Tuesday?

Answer 4

火曜日に試験があります

Question 5

Then how would you say “There will be no Japanese class tomorrow.”

Answer 5

あした は 日本語 の クラス が ありません

Question 6

How do you say “There is a living thing”?

Answer 6

“Living thing” が います

Question 7

How do you designate that there is a non living thing at a certin place?

Answer 7

*Place” に [thing or person] が [あります / います]

Question 8

How do you ask where something is, in this example using McDonald’s and asking “Where is McDonald’s.”?

Answer 8

マクドナルド は どこ ですか.

Question 9

How do you answer a question, saying where something is?

Answer 9

Object は [あそこ / そこ /こ こ] です.

Question 10

How do we say where X is in relation to Y?

Answer 10

X は Y の [location word] です.

Question 11

How do we say X is between Y and Z?

Answer 11

X は Y と Z の あいだ です.

Question 12

How would you use a location word together with a verb to describe an action that takes place somewhere?

Answer 12

Use で aftr the location word.

Question 13

How do you make the past tense affirmative tense of a verb.

Answer 13

Change ます to ました

Question 14

How do you make the negative past tense of a verb?

Answer 14

change ません to ませんでした

Question 15

How do you make the past tense of です?

Answer 15

Change it to でした

Question 16

How do you make the past tense of じゃありません?

Answer 16

じゃありませんでした

Question 17

How do you place a quantity word in a sentence?

Answer 17

It can be before or after the noun it modifies, or after the particle of を

Question 18

How do you place words that express a duration of time?

Answer 18

Without a particle and before the verb.

Question 19

What do you do to say a measurement of time is approximate?

Answer 19

write ぐらい after the tiem increment.

Question 20

What is the first use of the particle と?

Answer 20

To link two nouns.

Question 21

What is the second use of the particle と?

Answer 21

Put it after the name of someone with whom you are doing something to indicate it as such.

Question 22

What is a second use for the particle も?

Answer 22

It can be used as a particle in place of は to indicate someone else also did an activity.

Question 23

What is a third use for the particle も?

Answer 23

It can be used in place of the particle を to indicate a second item that someone bought, saw or ate if the first item was previously used with を.

Question 24

If you are trying to indicate that you can not see Y because X is in the way, how would you do that?

Answer 24

X のうら

Question 25

What does あつ small つ mean?

Answer 25

It is said when you have suddenly noticed or remembered something.

Question 26

What does えつ *smallつ” mean?

Answer 26

Incredulous ‘what!’

Question 27

When indicating that something is a half, what is the word for half?

Answer 27

かん

Question 28

When using the word for half, where do you put it?

Answer 28

After the unit word of measurement.

Question 29

How do you say hi which is only used on the phone?

Answer 29

もしもし