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JLPT N4 Grammar Test 15

Question 1

鉛筆えんぴつ、([...])ボールペンで書いてください。

Question 2

この本ほんは字じが大おおきくて、とても読よみ([...])です。

Question 3

A: 今日きょうは暇ひまですね。
B: ええ。じゃあ、映画えいが([...])見みませんか。

Question 4

このレポートは間違まちがいが多かったので、([...])直なおしました。

Question 5

宿題しゅくだいを([...])くれてありがとう。

Question 6

私わたしは音楽おんがくを([...])勉強べんきょうします。

Question 7

お客きゃくさんが来くる前まえに、ビールを冷蔵庫れいぞうこに([...])おきます。

Question 8

早く寝ね([...])。明日あしたも早はやいですよ。

Question 9

一生懸命いっしょうけんめい　勉強べんきょうした ([...]) 試験しけんはあまりよくありませんでした。

Question 10

郵便局ゆうびんきょくは銀行ぎんこうと駅えきの([...])にあります。

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Answers and Explanations

  1. または
    Explanation:

    「または」 (matawa) means 'or', 'either A or B'. It is used to present alternatives. It is generally more formal than や or か. Construction: A または B.

  2. やすい
    Explanation:

    「Verb ます-stem + やすい」 means 'easy to (Verb)'. It is used to express that an action is easy to perform. In this sentence, 「読みやすい」(yomiyasui) means 'easy to read', modifying the book. The structure is Verb stem (e.g., 読み from 読みます) + やすい.

  3. でも
    Explanation:

    「[Noun]でも」 (demo) in this context is used to make a light suggestion, meaning '... or something like that' or 'how about...'. It implies a casual suggestion when one doesn't have a specific preference. Here, 「[映画]{えいが}でも」 suggests watching a movie as one possibility. Pattern: Noun + でも + Verb (often in a suggesting form like ～ませんか or ～ましょう).

  4. 書き
    Explanation:

    The suffix 「～直す」 (naosu), attached to the masu-stem of a verb, means 'to do ~ again' or 'to re-~'. 「書く」 (kaku - to write) + 「直す」 becomes 「書き直す」 (kakinaosu - to rewrite). It implies correcting or improving something.

  5. 手伝てつだって
    Explanation:

    「〜てくれてありがとう」 (te kurete arigatou) is used to express gratitude for an action someone has done for the speaker or for someone close to the speaker. It literally means 'thank you for doing (verb) for me'. Construction: Verb て-form + くれてありがとう. In this sentence, the speaker is thanking someone for helping ([手伝]{てつだ}う - tetsudau) with homework.

  6. 聞ききながら
    Explanation:

    「Vます-stem + ながら」 (V-stem + nagara) means 'while doing V'. It is used to show two actions happening at the same time, performed by the same subject. To form it, remove ます from the verb's ます-form (e.g., 聞きます -> 聞き) and add ながら. In this sentence, 'listening to music' is the secondary action done while 'studying'.

  7. 入いれて
    Explanation:

    The grammar ～ておきます is used to express doing something in preparation for a future event. It is formed by the te-form of a verb + おきます. 入れる (to put in) is an ichidan verb, and its te-form is 入れて.

  8. なさい
    Explanation:

    「～なさい」 (nasai) is an imperative (command) form, attached to the masu-stem of a verb. It's softer than plain imperative forms like ～ろ/～ろよ and is typically used by parents or teachers when speaking to children, or by superiors to subordinates in some contexts. 「[寝]{ね}る」 (neru - to sleep) -> 「[寝]{ね}ます」 (nemasu) -> 「[寝]{ね}なさい」 (nenasai - go to sleep).

  9. のに
    Explanation:

    「のに」(noni) means 'even though' or 'despite'. It's used to express contrast when something unexpected happens. In this sentence, studying hard would normally lead to a good exam result, but the outcome was unexpectedly not good. The pattern is: Verb (plain form) + のに.

  10. 間
    Explanation:

    「AとBの間」 (A to B no aida) means 'between A and B'. It is used to indicate a location situated in the space separating two things.

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