Genki: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese Workbook I (Japanese Edition)
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9784789014410
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Page 78: II
Exercise 1
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We will translate each sentence using a verb and the ‘のが’ construction.
Step 2
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In these sentences, the particle ‘の’ makes the preceding verb into a noun. This is similar to the way English turns a verb into a noun by putting it in the ‘-ing’ or infinitive form.
Step 3
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The name ‘Erika’ can be written in hiragana, kanji, or katakana as it is a name that developed independently in Europe and Japan.
Result
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We have already learned all the words in this sentence, so we can answer as follows:
エリカさんは友達を作るのがとても上手です。
（エリカさんはともだちをつくるのがとてもじょうずです。）
エリカさんは友達を作るのがとても上手です。
（エリカさんはともだちをつくるのがとてもじょうずです。）
Exercise 2
Step 1
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We will translate each sentence using a verb and the ‘のが’ construction.
Step 2
2 of 3
In these sentences, the particle ‘の’ makes the preceding verb into a noun. This is similar to the way English turns a verb into a noun by putting it in the ‘-ing’ or infinitive form.
Result
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We have already learned all the words in this sentence, so we can answer as follows:
きよしさんは本を読むのが大好きです。
（きよしさんは本をよむのが大すきです。）
きよしさんは本を読むのが大好きです。
（きよしさんは本をよむのが大すきです。）
Exercise 3
Step 1
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We will translate each sentence using a verb and the ‘のが’ construction.
Step 2
2 of 3
In these sentences, the particle ‘の’ makes the preceding verb into a noun. This is similar to the way English turns a verb into a noun by putting it in the ‘-ing’ or infinitive form.
Result
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We have already learned all the words in this sentence, so we can answer as follows:
まことさんは部屋を掃除するのが大嫌いです。
（まことさんはへやをそうじするのが大きらいです。）
まことさんは部屋を掃除するのが大嫌いです。
（まことさんはへやをそうじするのが大きらいです。）
Exercise 4
Step 1
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We will translate each sentence using a verb and the ‘のが’ construction.
Step 2
2 of 3
In these sentences, the particle ‘の’ makes the preceding verb into a noun. This is similar to the way English turns a verb into a noun by putting it in the ‘-ing’ or infinitive form.
Result
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We have already learned all the words in this sentence, so we can answer as follows:
よしえさんは車を運転するのが下手です。
（よしえさんはくるまをうんてんするのが下手です。）
よしえさんは車を運転するのが下手です。
（よしえさんはくるまをうんてんするのが下手です。）
Exercise 5
Step 1
1 of 3
We will translate each sentence using a verb and the ‘のが’ construction.
Step 2
2 of 3
In these sentences, the particle ‘の’ makes the preceding verb into a noun. This is similar to the way English turns a verb into a noun by putting it in the ‘-ing’ or infinitive form.
Result
3 of 3
We have already learned all the words in this sentence, so we can answer as follows:
ゆきさんは洗濯するのがあまり好きじゃないです。
（ゆきさんはせんたくするのがあまりすきじゃないです。）
ゆきさんは洗濯するのがあまり好きじゃないです。
（ゆきさんはせんたくするのがあまりすきじゃないです。）
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