N4 General knowledge

Question 1

What form of verbs does んです pattern take?

Answer 1

Plain form

Question 2

What is the potential form of します?

Answer 2

できます

Question 3

What is difference between しか and だけ?

Answer 3

しか is ‘nothing but’ (used with negatives)

だけ is ‘only’ (used with positives)

Question 4

What is the difference between それに and それで?

Answer 4

それに is ‘in addition to’

それで is ‘and so…’

Question 5

What does the pattern ながら mean?

Answer 5

I do something while doing something else [the second action is the main action]

Question 6

When you want to become something when you grow up, what particle do you use before なります?

Answer 6

になります

Question 7

What is the difference between ながら and とき?

Answer 7

In ながら, the second action is the main and in とき, the first action is the main.

Question 8

じどうし take _____ and たどうし take _______

Answer 8

います, あります

Question 9

What is the difference between どこかで and どこかに?

Answer 9

どこかで depicts a general place (not a specific location)

どこかに depicts a specific location

Question 10

Translate this -

Tomorrow’s plan is written on the calendar.

Answer 10

明日のよていはカレンダーにかいてあります。

Question 11

Does the volitional form of group 1 verbs take う at the end?

Answer 11

Yes. Replace い sound with お sound and add う

Question 12

What is the volitional form of きます?

Answer 12

こよう

Question 13

What form of verbs does つもりです pattern take?

Answer 13

dictionary and ない form of verbs

Question 14

What form of the verb does かもしれません form take?

Answer 14

Plain form

Question 15

What does the pattern とおりに mean?

Answer 15

Do as directed

Question 16

Translate - Go to sleep immediately!

Answer 16

はやくねろ

Question 17

What form of the verb does あとで pattern take?

Answer 17

た form of the verb

Question 18

What is the imperative form of します and きます?

Answer 18

しろ and こい

Question 19

2，3日旅行をしようとおもっているんですが、どこかいいところはありませんか。(State the form of verb in this sentence)

Answer 19

Volitional form

Question 20

While converting 1st group verbs to passive form, what sound does the last い sound change to?

Answer 20

あ sound, add れ

Question 21

What does the なくて pattern mean?

Answer 21

なくて pattern is basically the ない form of the て pattern where you give a reason for the the second action/ situation

Question 22

What particle does くださいます take?

Answer 22

が

Question 23

What form of the verb does the すぎです pattern take?

Answer 23

Stem form

Question 24

What is the opposite of pattern やすいです?

Answer 24

にくいです

Question 25

What form of the verb does ところです pattern take?

Answer 25

Dictionary form

Question 26

What does the ばかり pattern mean?

Answer 26

‘The action has just happened’ (regardless of how long the time-frame is)

Question 27

What does the patternはすです mean?

Answer 27

It is used when the speaker is hella sure of the happening of an action

Question 28

What is the difference between Plain form そうです, stem form そうです, and plain form ようです?

Answer 28

Plain form そうです - They say that (I heard)
Stem form そうです - It looks like
Plain form ようです - Concrete evidence-based