Lesson 5 MEISHI

Lesson 5 MEISHI

by Rose Yocogco

Nouns Used as Subjects

A subject of a Japanese sentence is always placed at the beginning ,followed by the particle WA

​His work is a teacher.

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​Kare no shigoto wa sensei desu.

​shigoto(subject of the sentence)placed after the particle wa.

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Multiple Choice

Which  is the Japanese subject in the sentence ?

Watashi no kuruma wa Toyota desu.

• Watashi

• kuruma

• Toyota

• desu

Multiple Choice

Which  is the Japanese subject in the sentence ?

Su-pa wa yoru hachiji ni shimarimasu.

• Su-pa

• yoru

• hachiji

• shimarimasu.

Multiple Choice

Which  is the Japanese subject in the sentence ?

Kono yasai wa atarashii desu.

• Kono

• yasai

• atarashii

• desu.

Multiple Choice

Which  is the Japanese subject in the sentence ?

Kodomo tachi wa asondeimasu.

• Kodomo tachi

• asondeimasu.

Multiple Choice

Which  is the Japanese subject in the sentence ?

Ashita wa Getsuyoubi desu.

• Ashita

• Getsuyoubi

• desu.

Multiple Choice

Which  is the Japanese subject in the sentence ?

Sono uta wa subarashii desu.

• Sono

• uta

• subarashii

• desu.

Multiple Choice

Which  is the Japanese subject in the sentence ?

Kanada wa kirei na kuni desu.

• Kanada

• kirei

• kuni

• desu.

Multiple Choice

Which  is the Japanese subject in the sentence ?

Tanaka San wa ii tomodachii desu.

• ii

• Tanaka San

• tomodachii

• desu.

Multiple Choice

Which  is the Japanese subject in the sentence ?

Kono ringo wa Chuugoku kara kimashita.

• Kono

• ringo

• Chuugoku

• kimashita.

Multiple Choice

Which  is the Japanese subject in the sentence ?

Watashi no tokei wa Seiko desu.

• Watashi no

• Seiko

• Chuugoku

• kimashita.

​If a sentence has an adjective,particle ga is placed after the subject instead of wa.

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Kawa ga kirei desu.

​The river is clean

Multiple Choice

Which is the Japanese adjective in the sentence ?

Yama ga takai desu.

• Yama

• takai

• desu.

Multiple Choice

Which is the Japanese adjective in the sentence ?

Hana ga utsukushii desu.

• Hana

• utsukushii

• desu.

Multiple Choice

Which is the Japanese adjective in the sentence ?

Kyoukai ga totema furui desu.

• Kyoukai

• totema furui

• desu.

Multiple Choice

Which is the Japanese adjective in the sentence ?

Michi ga semai desu ka.

• Michi

• semai

• desu ka.

Multiple Choice

Which is the Japanese adjective in the sentence ?

Gakusei tachi ga rikou desu.

• Gakusei tachi

• rikou

• desu

NOUNS in their POSSESSIVE FORM​

​Japanese nouns also have possessive forms. Singular Nouns Possessive Form (add particle no) The equivalent of the apostrophe's

cat- neko

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​cat's tail -neko no shippo (possessive phrase)

​The cat's tail is long, Nko no shippo wa nagai desu.

Fill in the Blank

Give the adjective possessive phrase in each sentence.

Chichi no ashi wa nagai desu.

Fill in the Blank

Give the adjective possessive phrase in each sentence.

Kompyu-ta no saizu gạ chiisai desu.

Fill in the Blank

Give the adjective possessive phrase in each sentence.

Honda San no jimusho wa sono biru desu.

Fill in the Blank

Give the adjective possessive phrase in each sentence.

Doa no kagi wą nakushimashita

Fill in the Blank

Give the adjective possessive phrase in each sentence.

Nihon no kikou ga samui desu.

​NOUNS as INDIRECT OBJECT

​Japanese nouns can be used as indirect object of a verb. It answers to whom,for whom,to what, or for what the action was done followed by particle ni.

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​Watashi wa tomodachi ni hon o kaeshimasu.

​I will return a book to a friend.

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Fill in the Blank

Give the Japanese indirect object in the sentence. 

Oneesan wa haha ni purezento o kaimasu.

Fill in the Blank

Give the Japanese indirect object in the sentence. 

Tanaka San wa Suzuki San ni Eigo o oshiemashita.

Fill in the Blank

Give the Japanese indirect object in the sentence. 

Nihon wa Fuiripinjin ni shigoto o teian shimashita.

Fill in the Blank

Give the Japanese indirect object in the sentence. 

Anata no sensei ni kono koto o kikimashita ka.

Fill in the Blank

Give the Japanese indirect object in the sentence. 

Saito San ni shogoto o tanomimasu.