JLPT N5 Grammar Test 7
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Answers and Explanations
- でしたExplanation:
「でした」 (deshita) is the polite past tense of 「です」 (desu), meaning 'was' or 'were'. It is used with nouns and な-adjective stems. Usage: [Noun/な-adjective stem] + でした.
- どれExplanation:
「どれ」 (dore) means 'which one?' It is used when choosing from three or more items. It stands alone and is not followed by a noun. Usage: どれ が/は [Predicate] ですか.
- あげましたExplanation:
「あげる」 (ageru) means 'to give' (speaker/speaker's in-group gives to an out-group person, or an out-group person gives to another out-group person). Here, the speaker (私) is giving to a friend. Usage: [Giver] は [Receiver] に [Object] を あげる.
- なExplanation:
The particle 「な」 (na) placed after a verb in its dictionary form creates a strong, often abrupt, negative command or prohibition ('Don't do ~!'). It's typically used by superiors to subordinates or in informal, forceful situations. Usage: [Verb-dictionary form] + な.
- どんなExplanation:
「どんな」 (donna) means 'what kind of' or 'what sort of'. It is used before a noun to ask about its characteristics or type. Usage: どんな [Noun].
- なきゃExplanation:
「なきゃ」 (nakya) is a colloquial, spoken contraction of 「なければいけない」 (nakereba ikenai) or 「なければならない」 (nakereba naranai), meaning 'must do' or 'have to do'. It's very casual. Formed from the ない-form (e.g., やらない -> やらなきゃ (yaranakya)). Usage: [Verb-ない form, drop い, add きゃ].
- おいしくないExplanation:
「くない」 (kunai) is the plain negative form of an い-adjective. To form it, change the final 「い」 (i) of the adjective to 「くない」 (kunai). 「おいしい」 (oishii - delicious) becomes 「おいしくない」 (oishikunai - not delicious). The polite form is 「〜くありません」 (ku arimasen) or 「〜くないです」. Usage: [い-adjective stem] + くない.
- なくちゃExplanation:
「なくちゃ」 (nakucha) is a casual, spoken contraction of 「なくてはいけない」 (nakute wa ikenai) or 「なければならない」 (nakereba naranai), meaning 'must do' or 'have to do'. It's formed from the ない-form of the verb (e.g., 起きない -> 起きなくちゃ (okinakucha)). Usage: [Verb-ない form, drop い, add くちゃ].
- とってはいけませんExplanation:
「〜てはいけません」 (te wa ikemasen) expresses prohibition, meaning 'must not do ~' or 'it is not allowed to do ~'. It is a strong prohibition. It is formed by taking the て-form of a verb and adding 「はいけません」. Usage: [Verb-て form] + は いけません.
- がExplanation:
The particle 「が」 (ga) often marks the subject of a sentence, especially when introducing new information or describing a phenomenon. Here, 「雨 (ame)」 (rain) is the subject of the verb 「降っています (futteimasu)」 (is falling). Usage: [Subject] が [Predicate].