Unit 48

Question 1

GRAMMAR POINTS

TO SAY THAT SOMETHING IS -
THE WAY IS BEST.

AT THE END OF A SENTENCE
​JUST ADD DESU です

Answer 1

GRAMMAR POINTS

PRECEDE DESU です
WITH AN ADJECTIVE OR NOUN,

FOR ANYTHING ELSE WOULD
CAUSE A FROWN.

Question 2

GRAMMAR POINTS

HE IS A TEACHER, YES!

Answer 2

GRAMMAR POINTS

HE IS A TEACHER, YES!

HAI, KARE WA SENSEI DESU!
はい, かれ わ せんせい です!

Question 3

GRAMMAR POINTS

DESU です BECOMES
DESHITA でした
WHEN THE TENSE IS PAST.

Answer 3

GRAMMAR POINTS

IN STATEMENTS;
JUST LIKE DESU です,
DESHITA でした
COMES LAST.

Question 4

GRAMMAR POINTS

PAST TENSE OF “IS NOT”
DOESN’T
​CHANGE A LOT

Answer 4

GRAMMAR POINTS

“DE WA ARIMASEN DESHITA”
で わ ありません でした

… “WAS NOT”

Question 5

GRAMMAR POINTS

DID’T YOU GO

Answer 5

GRAMMAR POINTS

NEGATIVE QUESTIONS
CAUSE US MUCH ANGUISH

“YES” AND “NO”
​ARE OPPOSITE TO ENGLISH.​

Question 6

TEST

Fill in the blank in Japanese.
Example: He is a doctor. Kare wa isha desu.

I am a secretary.

Answer 6

TEST

I am a secretary.

Watashi wa hisho desu.
わたし は ひしょ です

Question 7

TEST

Fill in the blank in Japanese.
Example: He is a doctor. Kare wa isha desu.

She is a child.

Answer 7

TEST

She is a child.

Kanojo wa kodomo desu.
かのじょ は こども です

Question 8

TEST

Fill in the blank in Japanese.
Example: He is a doctor. Kare wa isha desu.

Mrs. Suzuki is my teacher.

Answer 8

TEST

Mrs. Suzuki is my teacher.

Suzuki-san wa watashi no sensei desu.
すずき-さん は わたし の せんせい です.

Question 9

TEST

Fill in the blank in Japanese.

IS NOT

Answer 9

TEST

IS NOT

DEWA ARIMASEN
でわ ありません

Question 10

TEST

Fill in the blank in Japanese.

WAS

Answer 10

TEST

WAS

DESHITA
でした

Question 11

TEST

Fill in the blank in Japanese.

WAS NOT

Answer 11

TEST

WAS NOT

DEWA ARIMASEN DESHITA
でわ ありません でした

Question 12

TEST

TRANSLATE INTO JAPANESE

• *A**: Is she a student?
• wa*desu ka?

B: Yes, she is a student.
​desu.

Answer 12

TEST

TRANSLATE INTO JAPANESE

A: Is she a student?
Kanojo wa gakusei desu ka?
かのじょ は がくせい です か?

B: Yes, she is a student.
Hai, kanojo wa gakusei desu.
はい, かのじょ は がくせい です.

Question 13

TEST

TRANSLATE INTO JAPANESE

• *A**: Is she a dentist?
• wa*desu ka?

B: Yes, she is a dentist.
​desu.

Answer 13

TEST

TRANSLATE INTO JAPANESE

A: Is she a dentist?
Kanojo wa haisha desu ka?
かのじょ は はいしゃ です か?

B: Yes, she is a dentist.
Hai, kanojo wa haisha desu.
はい, かのじょ は はいしゃ です.

Question 14

TEST

TRANSLATE INTO JAPANESE

• *A**: Was he a teacher?
• wa*deshita ka?

B: Yes, he was a teacher.
​deshita.

Answer 14

TEST

TRANSLATE INTO JAPANESE

A: Was he a teacher?
Kare wa sensei deshita ka?
かれ は せんせい でした か?

B: Yes, he was a teacher.
Hai, kare wa sensei deshita.
はい, かれ は せんせい でした.

Question 15

TEST

TRANSLATE INTO JAPANESE

• *A**: Was she your teacher?
• wa*deshita ka?

B: Yes, she was my teacher.
​deshita.

Answer 15

TEST

TRANSLATE INTO JAPANESE

A: Was she your teacher?
Kanojo wa anata no sensei deshita ka?
かのじょ は あなた の せんせい でした か?

B: Yes, she was my teacher.
Hai, kanojo wa watashi no sensei deshita.
はい, かのじょ は わたし の せんせい でした.