N4 General knowledge Flashcards
What form of verbs does んです pattern take?
Plain form
What is the potential form of します?
できます
What is difference between しか and だけ?
しか is ‘nothing but’ (used with negatives)
だけ is ‘only’ (used with positives)
What is the difference between それに and それで?
それに is ‘in addition to’
それで is ‘and so…’
What does the pattern ながら mean?
I do something while doing something else [the second action is the main action]
When you want to become something when you grow up, what particle do you use before なります?
になります
What is the difference between ながら and とき?
In ながら, the second action is the main and in とき, the first action is the main.
じどうし take _____ and たどうし take _______
います, あります
What is the difference between どこかで and どこかに?
どこかで depicts a general place (not a specific location)
どこかに depicts a specific location
Translate this -
Tomorrow’s plan is written on the calendar.
明日のよていはカレンダーにかいてあります。
Does the volitional form of group 1 verbs take う at the end?
Yes. Replace い sound with お sound and add う
What is the volitional form of きます?
こよう
What form of verbs does つもりです pattern take?
dictionary and ない form of verbs
What form of the verb does かもしれません form take?
Plain form
What does the pattern とおりに mean?
Do as directed
Translate - Go to sleep immediately!
はやくねろ
What form of the verb does あとで pattern take?
た form of the verb
What is the imperative form of します and きます?
しろ and こい
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)
Volitional form
While converting 1st group verbs to passive form, what sound does the last い sound change to?
あ sound, add れ
What does the なくて pattern mean?
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
What particle does くださいます take?
が
What form of the verb does the すぎです pattern take?
Stem form
What is the opposite of pattern やすいです?
にくいです
What form of the verb does ところです pattern take?
Dictionary form
What does the ばかり pattern mean?
‘The action has just happened’ (regardless of how long the time-frame is)
What does the patternはすです mean?
It is used when the speaker is hella sure of the happening of an action
What is the difference between Plain form そうです, stem form そうです, and plain form ようです?
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
