Japanese Language Lesson Minna no Nihongo Answer Sheet Chapter 1 Section C Part 5 Page 13
This is the answer of chapter 1 page 11 from a book called Minna no Nihongo. This book is dedicated for Japanese language learning material for beginner. Because the answer depends on the context of the question, the question’s part is also given. This practice is used to exercise on choosing and using suitable particle in the sentence.
練習C
Practice C
Part 5
1.ワンさん( )医者です。
Answer : は
For this question, we useはas a topic marker. The word before this particle is a topic marker within the sentence.
Pattern :
Subject + は +(Information)+ ですか。
Full Answer :
ワンさん(は)医者です。
Hiragana :
ワンさん(は)いしゃです。
Romaji :
Wan-san (wa) issha desu.
Artinya :
Wan is a doctor.
2.カリナさん( )先生です( )
Answer : は dan か
For the first column, the suitable answer will be はwhich signs that the topic marker in the sentence will be カリナさん. Then for the second column, the answer will be か. There can be only one suitable answer afterですin the end of the sentence besides が. When we use が it is highly possible that the sentence will be continued on to another sentence which will conclude the first sentence. Since the perfect answer will the second column, かis the correct one to make a question.
Question Pattern :
A : Subject +(は)+(Information)+ です(か)。
Full Answer :
カリナさん(は)先生です(か)
Hiragana :
カリナさん(は)せんせいです(か)
Romaji :
Karina-san wa sensei desuka.
Meaning :
Is Karina a teacher ?.
3.ミラーさんはIMC( )社員です。
Answer : の
The answer,のis used to describe a noun with another noun. In this context, IMC which is a noun is a describer that explains the another noun, which is社員or employee. In a whole, it means the employee of IMC. *IMC is probably can be a name of institution, company or a place where Tn. Miller work as an employee.
Full Answer :
ミラーさんはIMC(の)社員です。
Hiragana :
ミラーさんはIMC(の)しゃいんです。
Romaji :
Mira-san wa IMC no shain desu.
Artinya :
Miller is an IMC employee.
4.ミラーさんは会社員です。
サントス( )会社員です。
Answer : も
For the last question, we are using もwhich means “also ….”. Thisもare replacing the はposition as a topic marker because in the second sentence, the function of もin the second sentence is stressing the subject is also has a similar character with the subject in the previous sentence which is a employee.
Pattern :
Subject + は+(Information)+ です。
Another Subject + も +(Information)+ です。
Full Answer :
ミラーさんは会社員です。
サントスさん(も)会社員です。
Hiragana :
ミラーさんはかいしゃいんです。
サントスさん(も)かいしゃいんです。
Romaji :
Mira-san wa kaishain desu.
Santosu-san mo kaishain desu.
Meaning :
Miller is an employee.
Santos is also an employee.