Unit 6 Grammar Structures Flashcards
1
Q
tara
A
if / when
added onto plain past words
2
Q
Relative clause
A
The part of a sentence which
describes a noun.
In Japanese, a relative clause always comes directly in front of the noun which it explains.
3
Q
What are the rules of relative clauses?
A
- A relative clause must end with PLAIN FORM just before the noun.
e. g きのうよんだ本…. - There is no は particle in a relative clause. The topic marker は is replaced by が.
e. g 父がよんでいる本は私のです。
4
Q
何…たらいい
A
What (would be) good
5
Q
たらいい
A
It would be good/nice if.…
I hope…
I wish…
6
Q
どう…たらいい
A
How (would be) good
7
Q
いつ…たらいい
A
When (would be) good
8
Q
たらどう
たらどうですか
A
How about if? What if?
9
Q
〜たことがありますか
A
Have you ever?
10
Q
……たことがない
A
I have never done…
11
Q
…にくい
A
Difficult to …
Verb stem ＋ にくい
12
Q
やすい
A
Easy to…
Verb stem ＋ やすい
13
Q
くすり
A
Medicine
14
Q
Verb present plain forms ＋ と
A
Another way to say ‘if’ or ‘when’. Can only be used instead of 〜たら in situations where, when a condition is met, then a particular event will naturally and automatically follow
15
Q
Noun が 見える
A
To be able to see / can see
