144 Stage 1-5 (Workbook 1)
M
QĠ
N
Óĺ
Ĵ
O
ݵ½
ĸĤıĭĹ
ʼnó
ĭ
ĸīĸĞġ
I submitted my assignment on Monday
: Means “person,” the same as ĂļáĪĶ. ļįĞĶ is more polite than ĂļáĪĶ.
and
: Earlier we learned that ãļĥĵĶĬÖļĥĵĬī÷Ķ
indicates the ability to speak and ãļĥĵĶ÷ļĥĵĸī÷Ķþ the act of speaking. The particles that
connect the verb and the language the person speaks are different: for the stative verb (such as “the
ability to speak”), you must use č, and for the action verb (such as “the action of speaking”), you
must use ʼn. There are rules to make active verbs into ability (and possibility) verbs (see Grammar
Textbook, Stage 1-9), but for now, a list with the sets that have been introduced is given below:
Active verb Meaning Ability verb Meaning
ã
ĥ ĵ
ĸī÷ speak ã
ĥ ĵ
Ĭī÷ can speak
ö
Ó
ùī÷ read ö
Ó
Yī÷ can read
Ā
į
IJī÷ write Ā
į
äī÷ can write
and
: “To like” and “to dislike,” respectively; both are adjectival nouns and
take the direct object. Since they are not active predicates, č must be used for the objects. See
Stage 1-7 for more detailed information.
PRODUCTION
5. Preparatory task: Do mechanical practice as needed to memorize the new vocabulary for the two
units above. Use the structures of these units whenever appropriate.
6. Translation self-check: The example sentences with the new vocabulary given above have been
translated here into equivalent English sentences (the translation is not word-for-word). Try
checking the accuracy of your translation by translating them back into Japanese.
1. I wrote a letter to my parents at home over the weekend, but I couldn’t write to my sister.
2. I didn’t go to class, but I submitted my homework.
3. I received a Japanese book from that person, but I couldn’t read kanji in that book.
4. I received a lot of money from my mother again, but I want more time.
5. Shall we give flowers to Park-san? Do you think she would like them or not like them?
6. I graduated from high school last year. Kato-san gave me this wallet at that time.
7. I gave flowers to my teacher, but she already had a lot of flowers at her home.