Japanese Verbs: Saying What You Mean

Exercises for Lessons 17-23 – Answer Key

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 return

2. yomu read

3. tsukau use

4. kimeru decide

5. furu fall

6. iku go

7. kariru borrow

8. kau buy

9. asobu play

10. kuru come

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

1. kaeranai

2. yomanai

3. tsukawanai

4. kimenai

5. furanai

6. ikanai

7. karinai

8. kawanai

9. asobanai

10. konai

C. Translate the following sentences into English:

1. Watashi wa manga o yomanai.
   I don't read comic books.

2. Jim wa konai.
   Jim won't come.

3. Bill wa tabenai deshou.
   Bill probably won't eat.

4. Sachiko wa terebi o minakatta.
   Sachiko didn't watch TV.

5. Miki wa kasa o karinakereba koukai suru deshou.
   If Miki doesn't borrow an umbrella she'll be sorry.

6. Laura wa ima kaeranakereba naranai deshou.
   Laura should probably go home now.

7. Sensei wa kodomotachi ni soto de asobaseru.
   The teacher lets the children play outside.

8. Kare ni raishuu kosaseru.
   I'll have him come next week.

9. Shizu wa kasa o motazu ni gakkou ni ikimashita.
   Shizu went to school without an umbrella.

10. Watashi wa maemotte denwa sezu ni Bob no ie ni ikimashita.
    I went to Bob's house without calling first.