LESSON 12
Past tense & comparison

Use the past tense of noun, な-adj and い-adj sentences, and compare with 〜より, 〜と〜と どちらが… and 〜[の中]で いちばん.

単語Vocabulary45 words
easy, simpleな-adj
nearい-adj
farい-adj
fast, earlyい-adj
slow, lateい-adj
many [people], muchい-adj
few [people], a littleい-adj
warmい-adj
coolい-adj
sweetい-adj
hot (taste), spicyい-adj
heavyい-adj
lightい-adj
prefer [coffee]い-adj
seasonn.
springn.
summern.
autumn, falln.
wintern.
weathern.
rain, rainyn.
snow, snowyn.
cloudyn.
hoteln.
airportn.
sea, oceann.
worldn.
party (〜を します)n.
festivaln.
sukiyaki (beef & vegetable hot pot)n.
sashimi (sliced raw fish)n.
sushin.
tempuran.
porkn.
chickenn.
beefn.
lemonn.
flower arrangement (〜を します)n.
maple, red leaves of autumnn.
which one (of two things)interr.
bothpron.
the mostadv.
by faradv.
for the first timeadv.
than ~part.
文型Grammar patterns6 points
Past of a noun or な-adjective sentence.
例
It was rainy yesterday.
Past of an い-adjective sentence.
例
It was hot yesterday.
Compare: "N1 is more … than N2".
例
This car's bigger than that one.
Compare two items; the answer uses 〜の ほうが adj です.
例
Which is more interesting, soccer or baseball? Soccer's more interesting.
Superlative within a group/category (で marks the range).
例
Which of all the Japanese dishes is the most delicious? Tempura.
の stands in for a noun already mentioned (cf. Lesson 2).
例
Which is Karina's bag? That big red one.
例文Example sentences5 pairs
Q.
Which is more interesting, soccer or baseball?
A.
Soccer's more interesting.
Q.
Which of all the Japanese dishes is the most delicious?
A.
Tempura is [the most delicious].
Q.
What was your favourite place in Europe?
A.
Switzerland was [the best].
Q.
Who is the tallest in your family?
A.
My younger brother is [the tallest].
Q.
What's the coldest time of the year?
A.
February is [the coldest].
参考祭[まつ]りと 名所[めいしょ] — Festivals & places of note10 words
Kinkakuji, the Golden Pavilion (Kyoto)
Mt. Fuji
Tōshōgū shrine (Nikkō)
the Imperial Palace (Tokyo)
Himeji Castle
the A-Bomb Dome (Hiroshima)
Tōdaiji & the Great Buddha (Nara)
Gion Festival (Kyoto)
Tenjin Festival (Osaka)
Kanda Festival (Tokyo)
漢字Kanji8 characters
spring
9 strokes
summer
10 strokes
autumn
9 strokes
winter
5 strokes
heaven, sky
4 strokes
rain
8 strokes
many
6 strokes
few
4 strokes
練習Review quiz6 questions
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