JP2000 Lecture 29 Exercises


Combine the following sentences using the causal node.

  1. Byooki deshita. Koraremasen deshita.
  2. Setsumee ga wakarimasen deshita. Moo ichido kikimashita.
  3. Chichi wa shigoto ga mitsukarimasen. Iraira-shite imasu.
  4. Sukyanaa wa totemo takakatta desu. Kawanai koto ni shimashita.
  5. Benkyoo-shimasen deshita. Shiken no kekka wa mechamecha deshita.
  6. Nihongo mo Chuugokugo mo hanasemasu. Sugu shuushoku dekimashita.
  7. Sono hito wa komatte imashita. Tasukete agemashita.
  8. Karaoke wa amari suki ja arimasen. Paatii ni wa ikitaku arimasen.
  9. Kono hen wa totemo shizuka desu. Uchi o kaitai to omotte imasu.

Combine the following sentences using Te-form.

  1. Kaze o hikimashita. Kurasu o yasumimashita.
  2. Kanji ga oboeraremasen. Komatte imasu.
  3. Nihongo no benkyoo wa muzukashii desu. Totemo taihen desu.
  4. Yooku Daigaku ni hairimashita. Yokatta desu.
  5. Tomodachi wa shitsuren-shimashita. Noirooze ni natte shimaimashita.
  6. Sono onna no hito wa hito o koroshimashita. Shikee ni narimashita.
  7. Subete umaku ikimashita. Yokatta desu nee.
  8. Hataraki-sugimasu. Byooki ni naranai yoo ni ki o tsukete kudasai.
  9. Kono-goro jikan ga arimasen. Terebi mo miraremasen.

Combine the following sentences using the adversative noni

  1. Ano hito wa okane ga arimasu. Shisso na seekatsu o shite imasu.
  2. Kono-goro no wakai hito wa amari keiken ga arimasen. Ooki na kao o shite imasu.
  3. Iroiro tetsudatte agemashita. Oree no tegami mo kimasen.
  4. Oishii ryoori o tsukutte agemashita. Hotondo te o tsukemasen deshita.
  5. Zenzen wakarimasen. Wakatta kao o shite imasu.
  6. Nihongo ga joozu ni hanasemasu. Doo shite motto hanasanai n desu ka?

Embed the questions in the matrix sentences.

  1. Wtashi wa kiite imasen. [Dare ga paatii ni kimasu ka?]
  2. Koono-san ni kiite kudasai. [Shachoo wa itsu shucchoo kara kaerimasu ka?]
  3. Sugu shirabete mite kudasai. [Kono oobosha wa Furansugo ga dekimasu ka?]
  4. Tomodachi wa ima mayotte imasu. [Natsuyasumi ni kikoku-shimashoo ka?]
  5. Raishuu made ni kimenakereba narimasen. [Kono kikai o kaimasu ka?]
  6. Mada renraku ga arimasen. [Nooken ni ukarimashita ka?]
  7. Kare wa shinpai ni narimashita. [Nihon ni iru ojiisan to obaasan wa genki desu ka?]

Translate the following into Japanese.

  1. Her father is taking an active part in world politics as an ambassadore to the United Nations.
  2. He can speak Spansih well for a high school student, can't he?
  3. This year, four students went to universities in Europe as exchange students.
  4. For me, conversation is no problem, but reading and writing gives me a headache.


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