Beginning Japanese for Professionals: Book 2

80 Review Grammar Review 1. What f our groups are Japanese verbs divided into? 2. Describe how to make the non-past affirmative plain verb form from the ~ masu form. 3. Describe how to make the non-past negative plain verb form from the plain affirmative form. 4. Is it possible to tell which group a verb belongs by its ~ masu form? By its plain form? 5. What does the pattern /plain form + n desu / mean? 6. What is the difference in meaning between the following? Takai desu. Takai n desu. 7. What is the difference between the following? Kaeru n desu. Kaeru no . 8. What happens to the noun sentence when / n desu / is attached? 9. Explain the difference in meaning among the following. Isogashii desu kara. Isogashii n desu. Isogashii shi. 10. We have covered three kinds of particle ni so far: Location, Goal, and Purpose. Give an example of each. 11. What kind of verbs follow the purpose expressions with the particle ni ? 12. What two kinds of elements occur before the purpose particle ni ? 13. What is the difference between the following? Tanoshii deshou. Tanoshii darou. 14. What does X yori mean? 15. What does X no hou mean? 16. How do you list two items you are comparing? More than three items? 17. What is the difference in meaning between the following? Koohii ga ii desu. Koohii de ii desu.