ハイスクールの日本語 GRAMMAR POINTS

Question 1

Te-Form + います

ie. 父は　今　しんぶんを　読んでいます。

Answer 1

Continuous action

ie. Dad is reading a newspaper now

Question 2

Te-Form + ください

ie. 手紙を　かいて　ください。

Answer 2

Shows a request

ie. Please write a letter.

Question 3

Te-Form verbs in a sequence

ie. うちへ　かえって、テレビを見て、おやつを　たべます。

Answer 3

Number of activities in sequence

ie. I go home, watch TV, and have afternoon tea.

Question 4

Te-Form + から

ie. しゅくだいを　してから　テープを　聞きます。

Answer 4

“After doing”

ie. After doing my homework, I will listen to tapes.

Question 5

Change adjectives to adverbs.
Change い to _____?
ie. いい＝＿＿＿＿

Answer 5

い changes to く

ie. いい (good) —>　よく(well)

Question 6

Change adjectives to adverbs.
Change な to ____?
ie. しずかな＝＿＿＿

Answer 6

な changes to に

ie. しずかな (quiet) —> しずかに (quietly)

Question 7

Listing multiple adjectives
Change い to ___?
ie. ながい = _____

Answer 7

い changes to くて

ie. ながい —> ながくて (long)

Question 8

Listing multiple adjectives
Change な to ___?
ie. りっぱな = _____

Answer 8

な changes to で

りっぱな —> りっぱで (famous/great)

Question 9

ぜんぜん

Answer 9

“not at all”

Question 10

Counter: だい

Answer 10

Chinese origin counting（いち、に、。。。） For machinery, ie. cars, bicycles, tape-recorders, cameras.

Question 11

Counter: まい

Answer 11

Chinese origin counting（いち、に、。。。）For flat objects, ie. paper, scarf, T-shirt, towels, plates

Question 12

Counter: さつ

Answer 12

Chinese origin counting（いち、に、。。。）For bound reading materials, ie. books, magazines

Question 13

Counter: ほん（本）

Answer 13

Chinese origin counting（いち、に、。。。）For long, slender objects, ie. trees, pencils, pens, knives

Question 14

Counter: ひき

Answer 14

Chinese origin counting（いち、に、。。。）For animals, ie. dogs, cats, rabbits, sheep, horses

Question 15

Counter: はい

Answer 15

Chinese origin counting（いち、に、。。。）For drinks in cups and glasses

Question 16

Counter: けん・げん (for 3)

Answer 16

Chinese origin counting（いち、に、。。。）For houses.

Question 17

Counter: こ

Answer 17

Chinese origin counting（いち、に、。。。）For small, roundish objects, ie. apples, pears, eggs

Question 18

Counter: り・にん（ひとり for 1; ふたり for 2）

Answer 18

Japanese origin counting（ひと、ふた、み、。。。）For people.

Question 19

つ

Answer 19

Japanese origin counting（ひと、ふた、み、。。。）For things not categorized.

Question 20

どう

Answer 20

“How”

Question 21

Stem of Vb + かた

ie. かぞえかたを　おしえてください。

Answer 21

“How to do”

ie. Please show me how to count.

Question 22

しか　〜ません

ie. パーティーには　五人しか　きませんでした。

Answer 22

“Only” or “nothing but”

ie. Only five people came to the party.

Question 23

ずつ following the counter

ie. 子供たちは　りんごを一つずつ食べました。

Answer 23

“Each”

ie. The children ate an apple each.

Question 24

や　・・や　・・など

ie. ケーキや　ビスケットなどをつくりました。

Answer 24

And…and…etc.

ie. I made cakes, biscuits, etc.

Question 25

もう + counter

Answer 25

one (or other counter number) more