出口日語 (N3文法)

Question 1

〜一方だ

Answer 1

(ippou da)
more and more; continue to~

Verb (dictionary form) + 〜一方だ

最近、この街の人口は減る一方だ。= Recently, this town’s population continues to decrease.

交通事故わ増える一方だ。= Traffic accidents are continuing to increase.

Question 2

〜上に

Answer 2

(ue ni)
as well; besides; in addition to

Verb (casual)
Noun + の
な-adj. + な

この本は漢字が多い上に、字が小さいので子供には読みにくいです。= This book has a lot of kanji, and to top things off, the characters are small, so it is difficult for children to read.

Question 3

〜うちに

Answer 3

(uchi ni)
while; before ~

often used with teiru form
Verb (casual)
Noun + の
な-adj. + な

これはまだ暖かいうちに早く食べてください。= Please eat this while it is still warm.

若いうちに一生懸命勉強しなさい。= Study with all your strength while you are young.

Question 4

〜おかげ (で・か・だ )

Answer 4

おかげで = thanks to

おかげか =（不確定 = uncertain: maybe thanks to/due to…)

おかげだ

池の水を抜いて清掃したおかげか、水鳥がたくさん来るようになった。= Perhaps because the pond was drained and cleaned, many waterfowl have started coming.

この陶芸 (tougei) クラブが長く続いているのもが長く続いているのも伊藤 (Ito) さんのおかげだ。 = It is thanks to Mr. Ito that this pottery club has continued for so long.

Question 5

〜恐れがある

Answer 5

(osorega aru)
it is feared that; to be in danger of; to be liable to~

Verb (casual)
Noun + の

この製品は長時間充電し続けると、発火の恐れがあります = This product may catch fire if it is left charging for a long period of time.

この番組は子供に悪い影響お与える恐れがある。
Kono bangumi wa kodomo ni warui eikyou o ataeru osore ga aru.
= This show is worried to have a negative effect on children.

大きい地震が来たら、この建物は倒れる恐れがある。 (taoreru osore ga aru)
= If a big earthquake comes, this building may collapse.