For Upper Beginners and Intermediate learners |
Noun |
(battery) charging |
Verb |
to charge a battery [person] wa [battery] o juuden suru [person] wa [device] o juuden suru |
Almost all of the Suru-Verbs can be followed by the particle "o"; ○○ suru / ○○ o suru
Example sentences
1. | Watashi wa sumaho o juuden suru. |
sumaho smartphone
2. | Sumaho o juuden shi-tai kedo, konsento ga nai. |
-tai (stem +) want to do, would like to do, -kedo but
konsento wall outlet (Wasei-Eigo "Japanese-made English")
nai nai form of aru; there is not, don't have
3. | Ryokoo ni sumaho no juuden-ki o motteiku. |
ryokoo [sv] travel, journey, go on a trip, -ni for, to
juuden-ki battery charger, motteiku to take something to, bring to, carry with
4. | Kore wa koodoresu-soojiki. 1-kai no juuden de 40-pun gurai tsukaeru. |
koodoresu cordless, soojiki vacuum cleaner
1-kai no juuden de on a single charge, -kai counter for times
yonjuppun (for) 40 minutes, -gurai / -kurai about, approximately
tsukaeru potential root form of tsukau; can use
5. | Kore wa juuden-shiki denchi. Juuden sureba, nandodemo tsukaeru. |
juuden-shiki rechargeable, -shiki style, type, model, system
denchi battery, kandenchi dry-cell battery
-sureba ba conditional form of suru; if you do it
nandodemo as many times as, over and over again, tsukaeru potential root form of tsukau; can use
6. | Denki-jidoosha wa juuden ni jikan ga kakaru. |
denki-jidoosha battery car, electric vehicle, EV, denki electricity, power, jidoosha car, automobile
-ni for, to, jikan ga kakaru take (long) time, jikan time, hour, kakaru to take time
7. | Denki-jidoosha wa kankyoo ni ii kedo, juuden-sutando wa mada sukunai. |
kankyoo ni ii environment-friendly, eco-friendly
kankyoo environment, -ni for, to, ii good, nice, -kedo but
juuden-sutando charging station, charging stand, mada still, sukunai a little, a few
gasorin-sutando gas station, gasorin gasoline
8. | Q1 : Juuden ni donogurai jikan ga kakarimasu ka? Q2 : 1-kai no juuden de nan-kiro hashiremasu ka? |
-ni for, to, donogurai how long, jikan ga kakaru take (long) time, jikan time, hour, kakaru to take time
1-kai no juuden de on a single charge, -kai counter for times
nan-kiro how many kilometer, hashiremasu potential form of hashiru; can run, drive
Practice the following words
Functional patterns used in the sentences (Chapter numbers are from Building Up Conversation)
sumaho o juuden shi-tai
verb stem + tai:want to do, would like to do
Level 1 Chapter 11
40-pun gurai tsukaeru / nandodemo tsukaeru / nan-kiro hashiremasu ka?
verb potential form:can do, be able to do
Level 2 Chapter 9
juuden sureba, nandodemo tsukaeru
ba form ; -ba,:ba conditional form; If
Level 2 Chapter 15
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