JLPT N5 Grammar Test 18
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Answers and Explanations
- どんなExplanation:
「どんな」 (donna) is a question word meaning 'what kind of ~?' or 'what sort of ~?'. It always precedes a noun. Usage: どんな [Noun].
- てくださいExplanation:
「〜てください」 (te kudasai) is a polite way to ask someone to do something. It's formed by attaching 「ください」 to the て-form of a verb. 「話してください (hanashite kudasai)」 means 'please speak'. Usage: [Verb て-form] + ください.
- あげたいExplanation:
「あげる」 means 'to give' and is used when the speaker (or someone in their in-group) gives something to someone outside their group, or to someone of equal or lower status. 「あげたい」 means 'want to give'. Usage: [Receiver] に [Object] を あげる。
- がExplanation:
The pattern 「[Topic] は [Specific Item/Aspect] が [Adjective]」 describes a characteristic ([Adjective]) of a specific item/aspect related to the topic. Here, 「日本 (nihon)は」 (As for Japan) is the topic, and 「食べ物 (tabemono)がおいしいです」 (the food is delicious) describes an aspect of Japan. 「が」 marks the subject of the adjectival predicate. Usage: [Topic] は [Noun] が [Adjective].
- までExplanation:
「[Noun] + まで」 (Noun + made) indicates an endpoint or limit, meaning 'until (time)', 'up to (place/point)', or 'as far as'. 「五時まで (goji made)」 means 'until 5 o'clock'. Usage: [Time/Place/Extent] まで.
- どれExplanation:
「どれ」 (dore) means 'which one' and is used when asking to select one item from a group of three or more options. It's a pronoun and isn't followed by a noun. Usage: どれ が [Predicate]?
- かExplanation:
The particle 「か」 (ka) is placed at the end of a sentence to turn it into a question. It transforms a statement into an interrogative sentence. Usage: [Declarative Sentence Base] + か.
- たくさんExplanation:
「たくさん」 (takusan) means 'a lot' or 'much'. It modifies verbs to show a large amount or degree of action. Usage: [Noun] を たくさん [Verb] / [Subject] が たくさん [Verb].
- やExplanation:
「や」 (ya) is used to list multiple items non-exhaustively, meaning 'and (etc.)'. It suggests there might be other similar items not mentioned. 「友達 (tomodachi)や家族 (kazoku)」 means 'friends and family (and others)'. Usage: [Noun A] や [Noun B].
- どうしてExplanation:
「どうして」 (doushite) means 'why?' and is used to ask for a reason or cause. Usage: どうして [Situation/Question]?
