I1 - Lesson 3

overview:

In Intermediate 1 lesson 3, we'll learn how to add context to a noun by adding another noun, i-adjective, na-adjective and sentence.

How to give a noun more context by adding another another noun?

1. Tomorrow afternoon
1. 明日の午後(あしたのごご)

2. My colleague
2. 私の同僚(わたしのどうりょう)

3. His bag
3. 彼の鞄

How to give a noun more context by adding i-adjective?

1. A new shoe
1. 新しい靴

2. Cold country
2. 寒い国

3. An old guitar
3. 古いギター

How to give a noun more context by adding na-adjective?

1. Fresh vegetables
1. 新鮮な苺(しんせんないちご)

2. Quiet place
2. 静かな場所(しずかなばしょ)

3. Same shirt
3. 同じなシャツ

How to give a noun more context by adding a sentence?

1. This is the place I went to yesterday.
1. これは昨日行った場所です。

2. This is the watch that I bought last month.
2. これは昨日買った腕時計です。

3. The person who wasn't here yesterday is Mr Tanaka.
3. 昨日ここにいない人は田中さんです。

4. The manager is the person that's sitting over there.
4. マネージャーはあそこで座っている人です。

5. What he is eating now is a traditional Japanese snack.
5. 今彼が食べているは伝統的な日本のおやつです。
5. いまかれがたべているはでんとうできなにほんのおやつです。

6. What he is eating now is a traditional Japanese snack.
6. 今彼が食べているは伝統的な日本のおやつです。

7. This are the tasks I must finish before I can go back home.
7. これは家に帰る前に終わらなければならない用事(ようじ)です。

Things to note:
  • The sentence adds to the meaning of the noun.
  • The sentence that we are using to modify the noun must be in dictionary form.
  • The sentence that we are using to modify the noun comes right before the noun.