Lesson 3 Grammar

Question 1

NはPlaceです

Answer 1

Use this sentence pattern to state where something is.

Question 2

机はあそこです。

Answer 2

The desk is over there.

Question 3

Xはどこ/どちらですか

Answer 3

Use this structure to ask where something is. Note: using どちら is more polite.

Question 4

トイレはどこですか。

Answer 4

Where is the toilet?

Question 5

XのY. Using の to show where something is made.

Answer 5

If X is a country, and Y is a product, then this sentence structure means Y is a product of X. You can use どこ to ask where it is made.

Question 6

これはイギリスの車です。

Answer 6

This is a British car.

Question 7

これはどこの車ですか。

Answer 7

Where is this car made?

Question 8

ここ/そこ/あそこ

Answer 8

Here (near speaker)/ There (near listener)/ Over there (far from speaker and listener).

こちら/そちら/あちら are the polite versions and can also refer to direction. This way, that way etc.