Genki Ch 14

Question 1

How do you indicate that you want something?

Answer 1

Use the い adjective ほしい

Question 2

What is the sentence structure when making a ほしい sentence?

Answer 2

X が ほしい

Question 3

When is ほしい generally used?

Answer 3

In first person, to indicate I want something.

Question 4

How do you use ほしい if you want to quote that someone else wants something?

Answer 4

X が ほしい と言っています

Question 5

How do you say someone might not want something, but that you are clearly guessing?

Answer 5

X が ほしくないでしょう

Question 6

How do you indicate that you are making an observation that someone wants something?

Answer 6

X を ほしがっています

Question 7

If you are unsure if something is likely, but are willing to make a guess that it is, how would you say this?

Answer 7

After the short form predicate, put がもしれません

Question 8

What is the short form of がもしれません?

Answer 8

がもしれない

Question 9

What kinds of predicates does がもしれません follow?

Answer 9

Positive and negative, past and present.

Question 10

When can がもしれません be used after a noun or a (na) adjective?

Answer 10

In present tense affirmative sentences

Question 11

What change needs to be made to put がもしれません after a noun or (na) adjective?

Answer 11

Drop だ first and then add がもしれません or がもしれない

Question 12

What is the first Japanese verb that means “to give?”

Answer 12

あげる

Question 13

What is the second Japanese verb that means “to give?”

Answer 13

くれる

Question 14

What verb is used if “I” give something to you or to others?

Answer 14

あげる

Question 15

What verb is used if “you” give something to “others”?

Answer 15

あげる

Question 16

What verb is used if “others” give something to “others?”

Answer 16

あげる

Question 17

What verb is used if “someone” gives something to “me?”

Answer 17

くれる

Question 18

What verb is used if “you” give something to “me?”

Answer 18

くれる

Question 19

What verb is used if “someone” gives something to “you?”

Answer 19

くれる

Question 20

What is the structure of a sentence where one is giving something to another?

Answer 20

Giver は/が recipient に [あげる/くれる]

Question 21

When would you use もらう instead of くれる?

Answer 21

When the recipient is the subject of the sentence.

Question 22

What is the structure of a もらう sentence?

Answer 22

recipient は/が giver に/から もらう

Question 23

What is a もらう sentence saying?

Answer 23

The recipient receives something from the giver.

Question 24

What comes after a verb to indicate you are giving someone advice?

Answer 24

たらどうですか

Question 25

What does the た in たらどうですか stand for?

Answer 25

The ending in the past tense short form of a verb.

Question 26

In casual speech, what are two ways たらどうですか can be shortened?

Answer 26

たらどう or たら

Question 27

When is it appropriate to use たらどうですか?

Answer 27

Only when asked for consultation

Question 28

Why should you only use たらどうですか when consulted?

Answer 28

It may sound insulting that the person has not already done the activity advised.

Question 29

When should you never use たらどうですか?

Answer 29

Extending an invitation

Question 30

What is the basic structure when expressing numbers in Japanese?

Answer 30

noun [が/を] number

Question 31

How do you say "as many as this number?"

Answer 31

noun [が/を] number も

Question 32

How do you express "as few as" or "only"?

Answer 32

noun [が/を] number しか + negative verb

Question 33

What sort of question sentences do not require a か at the end?

Answer 33

One that only asks for a yes or a no, like 開けてもいい.

Question 34

When is だ, the short form counterpart of です, dropped usually?

Answer 34

When coming after a noun or (na) adjective, unless followed by ね or よ?

Question 35

What needs to be added?

Answer 35

The last three expression notes.