Japanese Verbs: Saying What You Mean

Exercises for Lessons 17-23

These exercises test your knowledge of the material covered in Lessons 17 to 23 (pages 28-41 in the book).

A. Translate the following Japanese verbs into English:

1. kaeru ____________________

2. yomu ____________________

3. tsukau ____________________

4. kimeru ____________________

5. furu ____________________

6. iku ____________________

7. kariru ____________________

8. kau ____________________

9. asobu ____________________

10. kuru ____________________

B. Convert the verbs above into plain negative Japanese by changing them into Base 1 with the nai ending:

1. ____________________

2. ____________________

3. ____________________

4. ____________________

5. ____________________

6. ____________________

7. ____________________

8. ____________________

9. ____________________

10. ____________________

C. Translate the following sentences into English:

1. Watashi wa manga o yomanai.
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2. Jim wa konai.
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3. Bill wa tabenai deshou.
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4. Sachiko wa terebi o minakatta.
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5. Miki wa kasa o karinakereba koukai suru deshou.
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6. Laura wa ima kaeranakereba naranai deshou.
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7. Sensei wa kodomotachi ni soto de asobaseru.
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8. Kare ni raishuu kosaseru.
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9. Shizu wa kasa o motazu ni gakkou ni ikimashita.
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10. Watashi wa maemotte denwa sezu ni Bob no ie ni ikimashita.
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