Henry's Post-Modifiers

Question 1

• up to
• until/till
• by

I work till 10

Answer 1

made

noun/time + made + verb

juu ji made shigoto desu

Question 2

marks a future point

I’m coming to Japan in 2 weeks

Answer 2

go ni

time frame + go ni + verb

ni shuu kan go ni nihon ni kimasu

Question 3

• from
• because; since
• therefore; so

Answer 3

kara

Question 4

• so that I can
• in order to

I’m studying so that I can speak Japanese

Answer 4

youni

“A” + you ni + verb

nihongo o hanasu you ni benkyou shite iru

Question 5

for (someone; something)

I’m buying a present for my wife.

Answer 5

tame ni

“A” + tame ni + verb

Tsuma no tame ni purezento o katte imasu

Question 6

noun

• when ～
• time/moment

when I’m in Japan, I drink a lot of sake

Answer 6

～ toki

A + toki + b

nihon ni iru toki takusan nihonshu o nomu

Question 7

whenever/everytime ～

whenever I’m in Japan, I drink a lot of sake

Answer 7

to

A + to + b

nihon ni iru to takusan nihonshu o nomu

Question 8

just/only

there are only apples

Answer 8

dake

ringo dake ga aru

Question 9

than

Tokyo is more fun than Osaka

Answer 9

yori

A wa + B yori + adj + desu

Tokyo wa Osaka yori tanoshii desu

Question 10

straight

walk straight that way.

Answer 10

massugu

sochira e massugu aruite kudasai

Question 11

right

turn right at the store

Answer 11

migi

migi ni + verb

mise de migi ni magatte kudasai

Question 12

left

turn left at the store

Answer 12

hidari

hidari ni + verb

mise de hidari ni magatte kudasai

Question 13

next to; beside

directly next to

the restaurant is next to the konbini

Answer 13

tonari

N + no tonari ni + verb

resutoran wa konbini no tonari desu

Question 14

behind

my wallet is behind your bag

Answer 14

ushiro

N + no ushiro ni + verb

watashi no saifo wa anato no kanan no ushiro desu.

Question 15

in front of

Let’s meet in front of the hotel

Answer 15

mae

N + no mae ni + verb

hoteru no mae ni aimashou

Question 16

• inside
• during; while

Answer 16

naka

Question 17

middle

Answer 17

chuu

Question 18

noun

• between
• during; while

I made a lot of friends during this trip / I’ll wait between the store and the cafe

Answer 18

(no) aida

あいだ

Question 19

• because of
• thanks to

because of my work, I have a lot of free time

Answer 19

okage de

(reason) + no okage de + outcome

watashi no shigoto okage de takusan hima desu.

Question 20

• under
• below

Answer 20

shita

Question 21

• on top
• above

Answer 21

ue

Question 22

about

Answer 22

1. ～ ni tsuite
2. ～ no koto wa

(A) ni tsuite/no koto wa … = about A

Question 23

long object counter

Answer 23

number + hon/pon

Question 24

small item counter

Answer 24

number + ko

Question 25

flat object counter

Answer 25

number + mai

Question 26

noun

all day

I walked around Shibuya all day.

Answer 26

ichinichijuu

ichinichijuu shibuya o arukimawarimashita

Question 27

about

used wiith feelings; thoughts; conerns

Answer 27

～ no koto ga

Question 28

• despite
• considering ～

Answer 28

～ no ni

Question 29

instead of

I did A instead of B

Answer 29

B + kawari ni ～

instead of B

B + kawari ni + A

Question 30

day counter

Answer 30

number + nichi