Lesson 6 Grammar

Question 1

Xを verb

Answer 1

The object particle を is used to indicate the object of a transitive verb (a verb which requires as object for it to make sense).

水を飲みました。

Question 2

Xをします

Answer 2

Many nouns can be followed by をします/しました to show that they are being/ will be/ have been done.

Use the negative for of する to express the opposite (negative) statement.

パーティーをしました。

Question 3

何をしますか。

Answer 3

Phrase used to ask “what are you doing?”

Question 4

なん or なに

Answer 4

Both these words mean “what”, but なん can only be used when it precedes words in the た, だ or な row OR when it is suffixed by a counter e.g 何歳

Question 5

なんで

Answer 5

A phrase which can be used to as “why” or “how”.

Question 6

placeで verb

Answer 6

This structure with the particle で is used to show that an action occurred/ is occurring at a specific place.

毎日、私は大学で勉強します。

Question 7

Verb stem～ませんか

Answer 7

An expression used to invite someone to do something.

“would you like to do…”

こうえんへいきませんか。

Question 8

Verb stem ～ましょう

Answer 8

An expression used to say “let’s do…”. It can be used by the speaker as an offer to the listener, or as an agreement that they should do something already suggested by the other.

昼ご飯を食べましょう。

Question 9

～か

Answer 9

This form of か is used like そうですか to show the listener has received information and understood it.

P1: 今日、東京へ行きましょう。

P2: 東京ですか。すばらしいですよ！