Grammar & Particles

Question 1

(subject) is (?).

ex) . I am American.

Answer 1

X は Y です。

私はアメリカ人です。
わたしはアメリカじんです。

Question 2

how do you make Question Sentence?

ex)What is you major?

Answer 2

add か to the end of any sentence to turn it into a question.

専門は何ですか。
せんもんはなんですか。

Question 3

particle: Possession or add detail
ex) a college in japan
ex) a student of the japanese language / japanese language student
ex) my phone number

Answer 3

の

日本の大学 / にほんのだいがく

日本語の学生 / にほんごのだいがく

私の電話番号 / わたしのでんわばんごう

Question 4

particle meaning “Too”

Becca works at JCPenney.
I work at JCPenney too.

Answer 4

も

ベッカーさんはjcpenneyで働いています。
私もjcpenneyではたらいています。

Question 5

purpose (of something)

ex) ….to protect themselves.

Answer 5

(dictionary verb) ため

ex)身を守るためだ。/ みをまもるためだ。

Question 6

the “ that changes the pronunciation of some kana is called?

Answer 6

だくてん or てんてん

Question 7

hiragana written beside kanji to show their pronunciation are called?

Answer 7

ふりがな

Question 8

n. immediately

phrase. as soon as

Answer 8

すぐ

(sentence dict-form v. ending) とすぐ、。。。

as soon as (sentence), this happened.

Question 9

the small cicle that changes は to ぱ

Answer 9

はんだくてん or まる

Question 10

material or punchline of a joke

Answer 10

ネタ