Quiz :
existence 7-1
います あります
placeに … が あります
… は place に あります
Position Words
Please fill in the blanks.
1. おとこのひとが ( )。
There is a man.
2. おおきい いえが ( )。
There is a big house.
3. ほんが ( ) ( )。
There are 3 books.
4. いぬが ( ) ( )。
There are 2 dogs.
5. はこの ( )
behind the box
6. いすの ( )
under the chair
7. しんじゅく ( ) きれいな こうえん ( ) ( )。
There is a beautiful park in Shinjuku.
8. グラス ( ) しょっきだなの なか ( ) ( )。
A glass is in the cupboard.
Grammar
います・あります
います : There is a living thing or there are living things.
あります : There is a thing or there are things.
place に … が あります
meaning : There is … in a place.
This sentence pattern is used to talk about what is in a place.
It is especially used when you found something.
tēburu [no] ue [ni] purezento [ga] ari-masu.
( There is a present on the table. )
… は place に あります
meaning : … is in a place.
It is an answer of “Where is something?”.
hasami [wa] doko [ni] ari-masuka?
( Where are scissors? )
B : はさみは ひきだしの なかに あります。
hasami [wa] hikidashi [no] naka [ni] ari-masu.
( Scissors are in a drawer. )
Position Words
something の [ ]
| on | うえ ue |
| under | した shita |
| in front | まえ mae |
| behind | うしろ ushiro |
| side | よこ yoko |
| right | みぎ migi |
| left | ひだり hidari |
| inside | なか naka |
Let’s say in Japanese !
There were a big dog in front of my house.
There are 2 dogs on the sofa.
There is a bank in front of the station.
A : Excuse me. Where is a towel?
B : A towel is in the drawer.
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