Lesson 4 Grammar

Question 1

X時/X分

Answer 1

When telling the time, place the number before the counter.

X o’clock/ X minutes

今は午前九時三十分です。

Question 2

timeに verb

Answer 2

The particle に follows any numerical value of time and day of the week in a sentence before a verb to indicate when something happened.

The particle is not used with any other example of time e.g 今日 except optionally with parts of the day such as 朝.

毎日、私は午前七時半に起きます。

月曜日に、私は食べ物を買いました。

Question 3

Xから Yまで

Answer 3

から (from) and まで (to) are used to indicate the starting and finishing time or place. They are not always used together. Note: both words replace the particle に.

この大学は九時から六時まで開けます。

Question 4

XとY

Answer 4

The particle と can be used to connect any two nouns like the word “and”.

It can be used to show that two or more people are doing an activity together if the nouns are names.

It cannot connect verbs or adjectives.

ジャスティンさんとエドワードさんはプブへ行きました。

Question 5

～ね

Answer 5

The particle ね can be added onto the end of a sentence for emphasis.

Question 6

大変ですね

Answer 6

That’s tough, isn’t it?