Quiz : compound sentence 28-1
Aは Verbて、Bは Verbます
i-Adjectiveくて, na-Adjectiveで
Nounで
Please fill in the blanks.
1.
あさ ( )、かおを ( )。
I get out of a bed, and I wash my face in the morning.
2.
あの スーパーは あさ くじに ( )、よる じゅうじに ( )。
That supermarket opens at 9 in the morning, and it closes at 10 in the night.
3.
しゅうまつは いつも カフェに ( )、ほんを ( )。
On the weekend, I usually go to cafe, and read books.
4.
これは ( )、あれは ( )。
This is big, and that is small.
5.
これは さけ ( )、それは うめ ( )。
This is a salmon rice ball, and that is plum rice ball.
A は Verb te Form 、B は Verbます
meaning : A does … , and B does …
“te Form” connects two or more “Verb-sentences”.
“te Form” makes a coordinate clause, and both sentences are equally important.
| わたしは ピアノを ひいて、かのじょは うたを うたいます。 watashi [wa] piano [o] hīte, kanojo [wa] uta [o] utai-masu. ( I plays the piano, and she sings a song. ) |
Depending on the verbs used, the sentences can be interpreted in different ways.
timeline
You say in chronological order.
| あさごはんを たべて、はを みがきます。 asagohan [o] tabete, ha [o] migaki-masu. ( I eat breakfast, and I brush my teeth. ) |
pair of the verbs
Using the pair of the verbs, you say the beginning and the ending of something.
| わたしは いつも しぶやで バスに のって、えびすで おります。 watashi [wa] itsumo shibuya [de] basu [ni] notte, ebisu [de] ori-masu. ( I usually take a bus at Shibuya, and get off at Ebisu. ) |
result of the statement
The result of the previous statement remains in the following action.
| スーパーへ いって、かいものを しました。 sūpā [e] itte, kaimono [o] shi-mashita. ( I went to the supermarket, and I bought things there. ) |
Verb te Form、Verbます
i-Adjective くて・na-Adjectiveで
meaning : … is Adjective, and …
“te Form” of Adjectives also makes a parataxis sentence.
| わたしの でんわは ふるくて、かのじょの でんわは あたらしいです。 watashi [no] denwa [wa] furu-kute, kanojo [no] denwa [wa] atarashī-desu. ( My phone is old model and her phone is new model. ) |
| ひらがなは かんたんで、かんじは むずかしいです。 hiragana [wa] kantan-de, kanji [wa] muzukashī-desu. ( Hiragana is easy, and Kanji is difficult. ) |
Noun で
meaning : … is Noun, and …
“te Form” of Noun is same.
| ひるごはんは ラーメンで、よるごはんは うどんです。 hirugohan [wa] rāmen-de, yorugohan [wa] udon-desu. ( My lunch is Ramen noodle, and dinner is Udon noodle. ) |
I ordered cafe latte, and she ordered cappuccino.
わたしは カフェラテを ( )、かのじょは カプチーノを ( )。
I woke up at 5, and I left home at 6 in this morning.
けさは ごじに ( )、ろくじに いえを ( )。
This bag is heavy, and that one is light.
この かばんは ( )、それは ( )。
This one is ¥50, and that one is ¥100.
これは ( )、あれは ( )。
Free Japanese Quiz
for Beginners