JLPT N5 Grammar Test 23
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Answers and Explanations
- ことExplanation:
「こと」 (koto) following a verb in its dictionary form nominalizes the verb phrase, turning 'to exercise' into 'the act of exercising' or 'exercising' as a noun concept. Usage: [Verb (dictionary form)] + こと.
- が好きExplanation:
The pattern 「Noun が 好き (suki)です」 (Noun ga suki desu) means 'to like Noun'. The object of liking is marked by 「が」 (ga). Usage: [Noun] が 好き.
- もうExplanation:
「もう」 (mou) means 'already'. It is used to indicate that an action has been completed. Usage: もう [Verb in past tense].
- もらったExplanation:
「もらう (morau)」 means 'to receive' or 'get'. The subject of the sentence is the one who receives something. Here, the implied subject 'I' received clothes from mother. Usage: [Receiver] は [Giver] に/から [Object] を もらう.
- とExplanation:
「と」 (to) is used to connect two or more nouns in a list, meaning 'and'. It suggests a complete list. Usage: [Noun A] と [Noun B].
- じゃなかったExplanation:
「じゃなかった」 (ja nakatta) is the casual past negative form of 「だ」 (da) / 「です」 (desu). It is used with nouns and な-adjective stems. 「静かじゃなかった (shizuka janakatta)」 means 'was not quiet'. Usage: [Noun / な-adjective stem] + じゃなかった.
- たりしたExplanation:
The pattern 「〜たり〜たりする」 (or its past form 「〜たり〜たりした」) is used to list representative actions from a number of different activities. It means 'do things like A and B'. Verbs are changed to their た-form followed by り. Usage: [Verb A (た-form)]り, [Verb B (た-form)]り する/した.
- あのExplanation:
「あの」 (ano) means 'that' and modifies a noun that follows it. It indicates someone or something far from both the speaker and the listener. 「あの人 (hito)」 means 'that person over there'. Usage: あの [Noun].
- とExplanation:
「と」 (to) is used as a quotation particle, often with verbs like 「思う (omou)」, 「言う (iu)」, etc. It marks the content of the thought or speech. Here, 「晴れると思います (hareru to omoimasu)」 means 'I think that it will be sunny'. Usage: [Clause (plain form)] と 思います/言います.
- おきないExplanation:
For る-verbs (Group 2 verbs), the plain negative form is created by replacing the final る with ない. 「おきる」 (okiru - to get up) becomes 「おきない」 (okinai - not get up). Usage: [Verb stem of ru-verb] + ない.