N4 Grammar Flashcards
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Which sentence correctly uses 〜てもいいですか to ask for permission?
Answer: ここに座ってもいいですか。
〜てもいいですか attaches to the te-form of a verb to politely ask if an action is permitted.
Choose the sentence that correctly uses 〜なければなりません (must / have to).
Answer: もっと勉強しなければなりません。
〜なければなりません is formed by adding なければなりません to the negative stem of a verb (drop い from ない).
田中さん___来るかどうか分かりません。 What particle fills the blank?
Answer: が
が marks the subject of the embedded clause before かどうか (whether or not).
Which option correctly uses 〜そうです to express that something looks/seems a certain way based on appearance?
Answer: あの料理はおいしそうです。
Appearance-based そうです attaches directly to the adjective stem (drop い from い-adjectives).
彼は医者___なりたいと思っています。 What particle fills the blank?
Answer: に
〜になりたい (want to become) uses the particle に before なる.
Which sentence correctly uses the 〜ために (in order to) construction?
Answer: 日本語が上手になるために、毎日練習します。
When ために expresses purpose with an intransitive change (なる), the subject of the purpose clause takes が.
昨日、財布を___しまいました。 Which verb form correctly fills the blank?
Answer: なくして
〜てしまいました attaches to the te-form of a verb to express that something happened (often regrettably) to completion.