Intermediate Japanese 301 - Various Topics

Practice Each Sentence

1.

Minasan no kuni de wa dooyatte Kaki o tabemasu ka?

minasan everyone, you, kuni country, -de place marker; in, at
dooyatte tabemasu ka? how do you eat it?
dooyatte how, Kaki oyster, tabemasu to eat

2.

Nama de tabemasu ka, yaite tabemasu ka?

nama de tabemasu eat something raw
nama raw, uncooked, -de means or method marker; by, with, in
yaite te form of yakimasu; grill, broil, roast, bake, toast
-ka or, -ka? question marker

[noun A desu] ka, [noun B desu] ka?
[verb A-masu] ka, [verb B-masu] ka?

3.

Nihon de wa Kaki o Furai ni shite, tabemasu.

Nihon de in Japan, -de place marker; in, at, Kaki oyster
furai deep-fry, deep-fried food, -ni shimasu make A to B, change A to B

4.

Nihon ryoori de "Sakana" to ieba, Sashimi desu.

ryoori [sv] cooking, food, dish, cuisine, -de indicating a situation, scene, event, issue, field, etc.
sakana fish, -to ieba speaking of, when it comes to, -to quotation marker; ".....", that
ieba ba conditional form of iimasu; if one says, Sashimi sliced raw fish

5.

Nihon-jin wa sakana ya kai o nama de tabemasu.

sakana fish, kai shellfish, -ya A, B, etc
nama raw, uncooked, -de means or method marker; by, with, in, tabemasu to eat

6.

Demo, nama bakari tabete iru wake janai desu.

nama raw, uncooked, -bakari (noun +) only, all
tabete te form of tabemasu; eat, -te iru expressing progressive, state or habitual action
-wake janai it doesn't mean that

7.

Sakana ya kai o yaite tabetari, nite tabetari, shimasu.

sakana fish, kai shellfish, -ya A, B, etc
yaite te form of yakimasu; grill, broil, roast, bake, toast
nite te form of nimasu; to boil (with soy sauce, etc.)
tabeta ta form of tabemasu, -tari, -tari, shimasu do this and that (and so on)

8.

Watashi wa Sanma o yaite tabemasu.

Sanma Pacific saury, yaite te form of yakimasu / yaku; grill, broil, roast, bake, toast

9.

Watashi wa Karei o nite tabemasu.

Karei Pleuronectidae, flatfish, nite te form of nimasu / niru; to boil (with soy sauce, etc.)

10.

Kani wa Sashimi ni shite tabetari, yudete tabetari, shimasu.

Kani crab, Sashimi sliced raw fish
-ni shimasu make A to B, change A to B, shite te form of shimasu
yudete te form of yudemasu / yuderu; boil (without sauce)
-tari, -tari, shimasu do this and that (and so on)

11.

Watashi wa Sashimi yori yudeta hoo ga suki desu.

Sashimi sliced raw fish, yudeta ta form of yudemasu / yuderu; boil (without sauce)
[A] yori, [B] no hoo ga suki I like [B] more than [A], I prefer [B] to [A], suki [na] like, prefer

When [A] is a verb phrase, the verb should be the root form (or nai form in the negative).
When [B] is a verb phrase, the verb should be the ta form (or nai form in the negative).

12.

Desukara, watashi wa Kani o yudete tabemasu.

desukara therefore, Kani crab
yudete te form of yudemasu; boil (without sauce)

13.

Tabe-kata wa kuni ni yotte chigau shi, hito ni yotte chigaimasu.

tabe-kata how to eat, cooking style, -kata (stem +) how to do, way of
kuni country, hito person, people
-ni yotte chigaimasu be different depending on, differ depending on, it depends on
-ni yotte according to, depending on, chigau root form of chigaimasu; be wrong / be different
-shi, (-shi) listing two or more factors; and, also

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