This is an article where the main focus is to give description for answering specific type of question in Shin Nihongo no Kiso I book. Actually, the problem available in the book. The question itself is available in Chapter 12 Section C Part 1 in page 97. The answer is very simple to solve the problem. Just change it into a past form. Using the example pattern below to answer the question. The following is that grammar pattern along with the example :
Pattern :
Kanji : | Aは |
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名詞 |
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でした。 |
Hiragana : | Aは |
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めいし |
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でした |
Romaji : | A wa | + | ikura | + | desuka |
Meaning : | A was noun. |
Using the above pattern, below is an example of the sentence for answering the question :
Kanji : | 去年は私が金持ちでした。 |
Hiragana : | きょねんはわたしがかねもちでした。 |
Romaji : | Kyonen wa watashi ga kanemochi deshita. |
Meaning : | Last year, I am rich. |
The above example is an example for using the past form of a noun. There is an additional suffix in the end of the noun. That suffix is ‘-deshita’ which is indicating that it is in the past. Since there is a time line marker which is ‘last year’, the form must be in the past form. So, in order to change it into a past form, the normal suffix ‘-desu’ must be changed into the past form. The past form of suffix ‘-desu’ is ‘-deshita’. Moreover, the following is the answer sheet of the problems or questions exist in Shin Nihongo no Kiso I Chapter 12 Section B Part 1 in page 97 :
- Answer :Kanji :先週は 暇でした。Hiragana :せんしゅうは ひまでした。
Romaji :
Senshuu wa hima deshita.
Meaning :
Last week (I) was free.
- Answer :Kanji :先月は 忙しかったです。Hiragana :せんげつは いそがしかったです。
Romaji :
Sengetsu wa isogashikatta desu.
Meaning :
Last month (I) was busy.
- Answer :Kanji :昨日は いい 天気でした。Hiragana :きのうは いい てんきでした。
Romaji :
Kinou wa ii tenki deshita.
Meaning :
Yesterday the weather was nice.
- Answer :Kanji :一昨日は 暖かったですHiragana :おとといは あたたかったです。
Romaji :
Ototoi wa atatakatta desu.
Meaning :
The day before yesterday (two days ago) was warm.
- Answer :Kanji :昨日は 休みでした。Hiragana :きのうは やすみでした。
Romaji :
Kinou wa yasumi deshita.
Meaning :
Yesterday was a holiday
Basically, those are the possible answers for the questions sheets where it is available in Shin Nihongo no Kiso I Chapter 11 Section C Part 3 in page 91.