JLPT N5 Grammar Test 14
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Answers and Explanations
- がきらいExplanation:
「〜がきらいです」 (ga kirai desu) is used to express disliking something. The thing that is disliked is marked with the particle 「が」. Usage: [Thing disliked] が きらいです.
- なExplanation:
な-adjectives require 「な」 (na) when they modify a noun. 「静か (shizuka)」 (shizuka) is a な-adjective meaning 'quiet'. Here the stem is tested before a given 'な'. Usage: [な-adjective stem] + な + [Noun].
- するつもりだExplanation:
「つもりだ」 (tsumori da) expresses an intention or plan, meaning 'intend to ~' or 'plan to ~'. It follows a verb in its dictionary form. The polite form is 「つもりです」. Usage: [Verb-dictionary form] + つもりだ/つもりです.
- だったExplanation:
「だった」 (datta) is the plain past tense of 「だ」 (da), meaning 'was' or 'were'. It is used with nouns and な-adjective stems in casual speech. Usage: [Noun/な-adjective stem] + だった.
- へもExplanation:
「どこ(へ/に)も + Negative Verb」 (doko e/ni mo + Negative Verb) means 'nowhere' or 'not (go/be) anywhere'. The particle 「も」 (mo) combined with a question word and a negative predicate means 'none' or 'not any'. Usage: どこ(へ/に)も [Negative Verb].
- くれましたExplanation:
「くれる」 (kureru) means 'to give' and is used when someone gives something to the speaker or someone in the speaker's in-group (e.g., family). Here, the friend gives to the speaker (私). Usage: [Giver] が (私/my in-group member) に [Object] を くれる.
- じゃないExplanation:
「じゃない」 (ja nai) is the plain negative form of 「だ」 (da), meaning 'is not,' 'am not,' or 'are not.' It is used with nouns and な-adjective stems in casual speech. The polite form is 「じゃありません」 or 「ではありません」. Usage: [Noun/な-adjective stem] + じゃない.
- むずかしくなかったExplanation:
「くなかった」 (kunakatta) is the plain past negative form of an い-adjective. It is formed by taking the plain negative (〜くない) and changing the final 「い」 to 「かった」. 「難しい (muzukashii)」 -> 「難しくない (muzukashikunai)」 -> 「難しくなかった (muzukashikunakatta)」. Usage: [い-adjective stem] + くなかった.
- まえにExplanation:
「まえに」 (mae ni) means 'before'. It is used to indicate that one action takes place before another. It follows a verb in its dictionary form or a noun + の. Usage: [Verb-dictionary form] まえに or [Noun] の まえに.
- たくさんExplanation:
「たくさん」 (takusan) means 'a lot', 'many', or 'much'. It indicates a large quantity of something. Usage: たくさん (の [Noun]) / [Noun] が たくさん.