JP2000 Lecture 27 Exercises


Combine the following sentences using ...tari...tari suru.

  1. Shuumatsu wa [hon o yomu][terebi o miru].
  2. Kotoshi no natsu wa [arubaito o suru][ryokoo o suru].
  3. Watashi wa [kaimono o suru][eega o miru] no ga suki desu.
  4. Kodomo-tachi wa [oyogu][tsuri o suru] asonde imasu.
  5. Nihon de wa [tomodachi to nomi ni iku][iroiro na tokoro o kenbutsu suru] totemo tanoshikatta desu.
  6. Rekishi no shiken wa [muzukashii][yasashii] node komarimasu.

Translate the following into Japanese.

  1. Did you go somewhere during the winter break? No, I did not go anywhere.
  2. Did someone call me? No, no one called.
  3. Did you buy your mother something? No, I didn't buy her anything.
  4. Each one has its strength and weakness.
  5. Each person wishes to find a nice cushy job.

Transform the following into no matter how/WH-ever...

  1. Nihongo wa [benkyoo-suru] joozu ni hanaseru yoo ni narimasen.
  2. Nenmatsu wa [ikimasu] konde iru kara, taitee uchi ni imasu.
  3. Rabo wa [ikimasu] suite iru kara, totemo benri desu.
  4. Yoru wa zutto benkyoo-shite iru kara, [osoi] denwa-shite kudasai.
  5. Shiken ga [muzukashii] ganbatte yatte mimasu.

Combine the follwoing into one using made.

  1. Boku ga kaerimasu. Matte ite kudasai.
  2. Kochira kara renraku-shimasu. Denwa o kakenaide kudasai.
  3. Daigaku o sotsugyoo-shimasu. Kono mise de baito o shite imashita.
  4. Ii shigoto ga mitsukarimasu. Koko de gaman-shite imasu.
  5. Ane wa Kanada ni kimasu. Honkon de keerishi o shite imashita.

Translate the following into Japanese.

  1. Don't you think this test is a little too difficult for students?
  2. This kind of movie is not appropriate for children.
  3. I can never do such a thing.
  4. Japanese is probably one of the most difficult languages for foreigners.
  5. We would like you to do this kind of work.

Transform the following into the plural forms.

  1. okyaku-sama
  2. imooto
  3. kyooju
  4. mina-sama
  5. kodomo
  6. seeji-ka
  7. hito
  8. oya


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