Genki: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese Workbook I (Japanese Edition)
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9784789014410
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Page 67: II
Exercise 1
Step 1
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We have to describe what the highlighted person in the image looks like as if we were a witness to a crime. To do so, we will make use of both the particles ‘は’ and ‘が.’ We will use ‘は’ to mark the person being described and ‘が’ to mark the thing about them that is being described (their height, their hair color, etc.).
Step 2
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Understanding the differences between ‘は’ and ‘が’ can be very difficult. In the simplest terms, a word marked with ‘は’ means that the word is the topic of the conversation, whereas a word marked with ‘が’ means that the word is the grammatical subject of the conversation. There are exceptions to both of these rules, and this explanation oversimplifies things to some degree, but this is an effective working understanding that you can use to get by.
Step 3
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There are several ways to refer to someone generically, but here we will refer to the highlighted person as ‘あの方(あのかた),’ which is a more polite way to say ‘あの人(あのひと),’ both of which mean ‘that person.’
Result
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To describe the person’s height, we can answer as follows:
あの方は背が低かったです。
(あのかたはせがひくかったです。)
あの方は背が低かったです。
(あのかたはせがひくかったです。)
Exercise 2
Step 1
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We have to describe what the highlighted person in the image looks like as if we were a witness to a crime. To do so, we will make use of both the particles ‘は’ and ‘が.’ We will use ‘は’ to mark the person being described and ‘が’ to mark the thing about them that is being described (their height, their hair color, etc.).
Step 2
2 of 5
Understanding the differences between ‘は’ and ‘が’ can be very difficult. In the simplest terms, a word marked with ‘は’ means that the word is the topic of the conversation, whereas a word marked with ‘が’ means that the word is the grammatical subject of the conversation. There are exceptions to both of these rules, and this explanation oversimplifies things to some degree, but this is an effective working understanding that you can use to get by.
Step 3
3 of 5
There are several ways to refer to someone generically, but here we will refer to the highlighted person as ‘あの方(あのかた),’ which is a more polite way to say ‘あの人(あのひと),’ both of which mean ‘that person.’
Step 4
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In English, we use the same word to say that a person’s stature and hair are not long—short. In Japanese, the words are ‘低い(ひくい)’ and ‘短い(みじかい),’ respectively.
Result
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To describe the person’s hair, we can answer as follows:
あの方は髪が短かったです。
(あのかたはかみがみじかかったです。)
あの方は髪が短かったです。
(あのかたはかみがみじかかったです。)
Exercise 3
Step 1
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We have to describe what the highlighted person in the image looks like as if we were a witness to a crime. To do so, we will make use of both the particles ‘は’ and ‘を.’
Step 2
2 of 3
There are several ways to refer to someone generically, but here we will refer to the highlighted person as ‘あの方(あのかた),’ which is a more polite way to say ‘あの人(あのひと),’ both of which mean ‘that person.’
Result
3 of 3
To state that the person was wearing glasses, we can answer as follows:
あの方はめがねをかけていました。
(あのかたはめがねをかけていました。)
あの方はめがねをかけていました。
(あのかたはめがねをかけていました。)
Exercise 4
Step 1
1 of 4
We have to describe what the highlighted person in the image looks like as if we were a witness to a crime. To do so, we will make use of both the particles ‘は’ and ‘が.’ We will use ‘は’ to mark the person being described and ‘が’ to mark the thing about them that is being described (their height, their hair color, etc.).
Step 2
2 of 4
Understanding the differences between ‘は’ and ‘が’ can be very difficult. In the simplest terms, a word marked with ‘は’ means that the word is the topic of the conversation, whereas a word marked with ‘が’ means that the word is the grammatical subject of the conversation. There are exceptions to both of these rules, and this explanation oversimplifies things to some degree, but this is an effective working understanding that you can use to get by.
Step 3
3 of 4
There are several ways to refer to someone generically, but here we will refer to the highlighted person as ‘あの方(あのかた),’ which is a more polite way to say ‘あの人(あのひと),’ both of which mean ‘that person.’
Result
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To describe the person’s eyes, we can answer as follows:
あの方は目が小さかったです。
(あのかたはめがちさかったです。)
あの方は目が小さかったです。
(あのかたはめがちさかったです。)
Exercise 5
Step 1
1 of 3
We have to describe what the highlighted person in the image looks like as if we were a witness to a crime. To do so, we will make use of both the particles ‘は’ and ‘を.’
Step 2
2 of 3
There are several ways to refer to someone generically, but here we will refer to the highlighted person as ‘あの方(あのかた),’ which is a more polite way to say ‘あの人(あのひと),’ both of which mean ‘that person.’
Result
3 of 3
To describe what the person was wearing above the waist, we can answer as follows:
あの方はTシャツを着ていました。
(あのかたはTシャツをきていました。)
あの方はTシャツを着ていました。
(あのかたはTシャツをきていました。)
Exercise 6
Step 1
1 of 4
We have to describe what the highlighted person in the image looks like as if we were a witness to a crime. To do so, we will make use of both the particles ‘は’ and ‘を.’
Step 2
2 of 4
Understanding the differences between ‘は’ and ‘が’ can be very difficult. In the simplest terms, a word marked with ‘は’ means that the word is the topic of the conversation, whereas a word marked with ‘が’ means that the word is the grammatical subject of the conversation. There are exceptions to both of these rules, and this explanation oversimplifies things to some degree, but this is an effective working understanding that you can use to get by.
Step 3
3 of 4
There are several ways to refer to someone generically, but here we will refer to the highlighted person as ‘あの方(あのかた),’ which is a more polite way to say ‘あの人(あのひと),’ both of which mean ‘that person.’
Result
4 of 4
To describe what the person was wearing below the waist, we can answer the following:
あの方はジーンズを履いていました。
(あのかたはジーンズをはいていました。)
あの方はジーンズを履いていました。
(あのかたはジーンズをはいていました。)
Exercise 7
Step 1
1 of 3
We have to describe what the highlighted person in the image looks like as if we were a witness to a crime. To do so, we will make use of both the particles ‘は’ and ‘を.’
Step 2
2 of 3
There are several ways to refer to someone generically, but here we will refer to the highlighted person as ‘あの方(あのかた),’ which is a more polite way to say ‘あの人(あのひと),’ both of which mean ‘that person.’
Result
3 of 3
To say that the person was not wearing shoes, we can answer as follows:
あの方は靴を履いていませんでした。
(あのかたはくつをはいていませんでした。)
あの方は靴を履いていませんでした。
(あのかたはくつをはいていませんでした。)
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