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JLPT N4 Grammar Test 11

Question 1

A: 道みちに迷まよってしまいました。
B: 交番こうばんで聞きい([...])ですよ。

Question 2

料理りょうりを作つくる前まえに、([...])手てを洗あらいましょう。

Question 3

コンピューターを([...])、この店みせがいいですよ。安やすいですから。

Question 4

田中たなかさんが来週らいしゅうから旅行りょこうに行いく([...])。

Question 5

この問題もんだいについて、もっと話はなし合あう([...])。

Question 6

A: 最近さいきん、日本語にほんごの勉強べんきょうが楽たのしくなって([...])。
B: それは良よかったですね！

Question 7

A: あの店みせは今日きょう開あいてる([...])。
B: 確たしかめてみよう。

Question 8

この漢字かんじは 小ちいさくて、ちょっと ([...])です。

Question 9

試験しけんはとても難むずかしかった。([...])最後さいごまでがんばった。

Question 10

来月らいげつから新あたらしい会社かいしゃで([...])ことになりました。

Answers and Explanations

  1. たらいい
    Explanation:

    「～たらいい (ですか)」 (tara ii desu ka) is used to ask for advice, and 「～たらいい (ですよ)」 (tara ii desu yo) is used to give advice or make a suggestion. It means 'it would be good if you do ~' or 'you should do ~'. Construction: Verb (た form) + らいい.

  2. まず
    Explanation:

    「まず」 (mazu) means 'first of all' or 'to begin with'. It is an adverb used to indicate the first action in a sequence or the most important initial step. In this sentence, washing hands ([手]{て}を[洗]{あら}いましょう) is presented as the first thing to do before starting to cook.

  3. 買かうなら
    Explanation:

    「(Verb plain form) + なら」(nara) is used to give advice or make a suggestion based on a topic or hypothetical situation. Here, it means 'If you are going to buy a computer...' or 'Speaking of buying a computer...'. The structure is Verb (dictionary form) + なら.

  4. とききました
    Explanation:

    「〜ときいた」 (to kiita) or its polite form 「〜とききました」 (to kikimashita) means 'I heard that...'. It's used to report information that the speaker has heard from another source. Construction: Plain form sentence + ときいた/とききました.

  5. 必ひつ要ようがある
    Explanation:

    「～[必要]{ひつよう}がある」 (hitsuyou ga aru) means 'there is a need to (do something)' or 'it is necessary to (do something)'. It is often used with a verb in its plain dictionary form. Construction: Verb (dictionary form) + 必要がある.

  6. きた
    Explanation:

    「〜て くる」(te kuru) (past tense: 〜て きた (te kita)) can indicate a change that has started or developed up to the present. 「[楽]{たの}しくなって[来]{き}た ([tanoshiku natte kita])」 means "it has become fun." The pattern for this usage is: [い-adjective stem + くなって] + くる (e.g., 楽しくなってくる), [な-adjective + になって] + くる, or [Verb-て form] + くる.

  7. かな
    Explanation:

    「かな」 (kana) is a sentence-ending particle used to express one's own doubt or wonder, often when talking to oneself. It follows the plain form of verbs and i-adjectives, or nouns/na-adjective stems. Here, speaker A is wondering if the shop is open.

  8. 読よみにくい
    Explanation:

    「Verb ます-stem + にくい」 (nikui) means 'difficult to do (verb)'. The verb here is 読む (yomu - to read). Its ます-stem (pre-masu form) is 読み (yomi). Therefore, 読みにくい (yominikui) means 'difficult to read'. The sentence states that the kanji is small, making it a bit difficult to read.

  9. それでも
    Explanation:

    「それでも」 (soredemo) is a conjunction meaning 'even so', 'despite that', or 'nevertheless'. It is used to introduce a statement that contrasts with what was previously said.

  10. 働はたらく
    Explanation:

    「Verb dictionary form + ことになる」 (koto ni naru) means 'it has been decided that...' or 'it has been arranged that...'. In this sentence, 「働く ことになりました」 (hataraku koto ni narimashita) indicates that the decision for the speaker to work at a new company has been made. The pattern is: Verb (dictionary form) + ことになる.

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