Lesson 10 Quiz Review Materials Exercise Answers

1. Wakatta ______ .
   • wa yo

     Correct! The translation is:

     "I understood" (Female direct speech style)

   • da yo

     You only need "da" after nominals or Na-adjectives, so this would be simply "Wakatta yo."

   • kedo...

     Correct! The translation is:

     "I understood, but..."

   • no?

     Correct! The translation is:

     "Is it that you understood?" (This is the direct form of "Wakatta n desu ka?"

2. Satoo sensee ga _____ .
   • okaki simasita

     "okiki simasita" is a humble form, so you can't use it about a teacher. The honorific would be "okiki ni narimasu."

   • ode ni narimasita

     Correct! The translation is:

     "Prof. Satoo attended (it)."

   • zonzite imasu yo

     "zonzite imasu" is a humble form, so you cannot use it here.

   • irassyaranai

     Correct! The translation is:

     "Prof. Satoo won't come/go/be there" (Direct form of honorific "irassyaimasen")

3. _____ datta.
   • Isogasii

     Past tense of ishogasii should be "Isogasikatta".

   • Taihen

     Correct! The translation is:

     "It was awful."

   • Ituka

     Correct! The translation is:

     "It was on the fifth of the month/It was for five days."

   • Wakaranai

     This should be just "Wakaranakatta." The -nai ending conjugates just like i-adjectives.

4. Tanaka-san o _____ .
   • matimasyoo

     Correct! The translation is:

     "Let's wait for Mr/s Tanaka."

   • kikimasita

     It should be "Tanaka san ni kikimasita."

   • wakarimasen ka

     "wakarimasu" is an affective verbal. It never occurs with a /Nominal + o/ phrase. (See L.5A)

   • sitte iru?

     Correct! The translation is:

     "Do you know Mr/s Tanaka?" (Direct form of "...sitte imasu ka?"

5. Otaku no _____ de irassyaimasu ka.
   • kanai

     Here you would have to use "okusan" instead.

   • kodomo

     Here you would have to use "okosan" instead.

   • bottyan

     Correct! The translation is:

     "Is he your son?" (Honorific)

6. _____ narimasita.
   • Hatati

     It should be "Hatati ni narimasita." Remember, sentences with "naru" are constructed as

     Nominal + ni + naru
     Adj(ku form) + naru
     

   • Wakaranaku

     Correct! The translation is:

     "He doesn't understand any more." (lit. "He has become non-understanding")

     All negative forms of verbals are adjectival because they end in -nai. Therefore a /-ku naru/ phrase can be formed, e.g. "tabenaku natta" ("he doesn't eat anymore").

   • Zyoozu

     You need "ni" after "zyoozu".

   • Otukuri ni

     Correct! The translation is:

     "(Someone) made it" (Honorific of "tsukurimasita."

   • Siritaku

     Correct! The translation is:

     "I've come to want to know."