unit 5 grammar structures

Question 1

時

とき

Answer 1

Means ‘time (s)’ in Japanese, but translates as ‘when’

Eg つかれた時… 〜　When i am tired

Question 2

How do you connect a な adjective to the とき structure?

Answer 2

Add な or past plain tense ending
Eg しずかなとき　- When it is quiet
しずかじゃないとき - When it isn’t quiet

Question 3

１〜なければ　ならない

２〜なければいけない

Answer 3

１〜　I have to
Verb plain negative form ＋ drop ない
２〜　You have to
Verb plain negative form ＋ drop ない

Question 4

Saying ’don’t’ or ’without doing’ and ’instead of

Answer 4

〜ないで

〜ないでください

Question 5

Using て

Answer 5

て can be used to indicate a reason (such as kara)
Or be used to make negative forms Eg
食べなくて〜　Don’t eat and…

Question 6

て　よかった

Answer 6

“I’m glad”

Question 7

と言う

Answer 7

Used to report what someone else says
E.g
まさおくんは電車に間にあわなかったと言った。
Masao said he missed the train

Question 8

何と言う？

Answer 8

＝　What is it?
E.g
これは何と言う？
What is this called

Question 9

てみる

Answer 9

Means ‘I’ll try and see”
Eg さしみを食べてみませんか。
Would you like to try and eat some sashimi (and see what it’s like?)

Question 10

てしまう

Answer 10

Usually connected to verb て forms to show that the action described by the verb て form has been finished/done to completion
eg
ゆうべこの本読んでしまった。
I finished reading this book last night