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).

Question 2

水を飲みました。

Answer 2

I drank the water.

Question 3

Xをします

Answer 3

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.

Question 4

パーティーをしました。

Answer 4

Had a party.

Question 5

私は宿題をしません。

Answer 5

I will not do homework.

Question 6

何をしますか。

Answer 6

Phrase used to ask “what are you doing?”

Question 7

なん or なに

Answer 7

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 8

これはなんですか

Answer 8

What is this?

Question 9

なんで

Answer 9

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

Question 10

placeで verb

Answer 10

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

Question 11

毎日、私は大学で勉強します。

Answer 11

Every day, I study at university.

Question 12

Verb stem～ませんか

Answer 12

An expression used to invite someone to do something.

“would you like to do…”

Question 13

こうえんへいきませんか。

Answer 13

Would you like to go to the park?

Question 14

Verb stem ～ましょう

Answer 14

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.

Question 15

昼ご飯を食べましょう。

Answer 15

Let’s eat lunch?

Question 16

～か

Answer 16

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

Question 17

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！

Answer 17

P1: Let’s go to Tokyo today.

P2: Tokyo eh. Great!