This is an article where the main focus is to answer to a specific type of question in Shin Nihongo no Kiso I book. That specific question exist along with the answer pattern where the question sheet itself is available in Chapter 11 Section B Part 7 in page 90. The grammar pattern is describing the amount of time takes for a certain activity. Just answer the question by adding the answer pattern to the question given. This article is containing about how to answer the question sheet for stating the duration of the activity take place or occur. The following is that grammar pattern :
Pattern :
Kanji : | どの | +
| くらい | +
| 動詞 | + | しますか |
かかりますか | |||||||
数・数字 | 助数詞
| ぐらい | + | 動詞 かかります | |||
Hiragana : | どの | +
| くらい | +
| どうし | + | しますか |
かかりますか | |||||||
しゅう・すうじ | じょすうし | ぐらい | + | どうし かかります | |||
Romaji : | dono | + | kurai | + | doushi | + | shimasuka |
kakarimasuka ? | |||||||
shuu・suuji | josuushi | gurai | + | doushi kakarimasu | |||
Meaning : | How | +
| long | +
| verb | +
| do ? |
takes | |||||||
number・suuji | counter | about, around | +
| do takes |
Example :
Kanji : | 一週間に どの くらい 運動しますか。 三回 ぐらい うんどうします。 |
Hiragana : | いっしゅうかんに どの くらい うんどうしますか。 さんかいぐらい うんどうします。 |
Romaji : | Isshuukan ni dono kurai undoushimasuka. Sankai gurai undou shimasu. |
Meaning : | How many times do you exercise (doing sports) in a week ? I do it around three times (in a week). |
So, using the above pattern where there is a counter suffix with a number as an additional information to the duration of the period where the activity occurs, just answer the question. The counter suffix for describing the period of time for the activities can be different from one another. So, the following is the answer sheet of the problems or questions exist in Chapter 11 Section B Part 7 in page 90 :
Hiragana :
まいばん なんじかん べんきょうしますか。
。。。3じかん べんきょうします。
Romaji :
Maiban nanjikan benkyou shimasuka.
… 3 jikan benkyou shimasu.
Meaning :
Every night, how many hours do (you) study ?.
… (I) study for 3 hours (every night).
Hiragana :
うちから かいしゃまで どのくらい かかりますか。
。。。30ぷんぐらいかかります。
Romaji :
Uchi kara kaisha made dono kurai kakarimasuka.
… 30 pun gurai kakarimasu.
Meaning :
How long does it take from home to the office ?.
… It is around 30 minutes.
Hiragana :
こうじょうで どのくらい じっしゅうしますか。
。。。6かげつぐらい じっしゅうします。
Romaji :
Koujyou de dono kurai jisshuu shimasuka.
… 6 ka getsu gurai jisshuu shimasu.
Meaning :
How long do you train at the factory ?.
… I train for about 6 months.
Hiragana :
きょうとに なんにち いますか。
。。。1にちだけきょうとに います。
Romaji :
Kyouto ni nan nichi imasuka.
… 1 nichi dake kyouto ni imasu.
Meaning :
How many days are you in Kyoto ?
… I am in Kyoto for only 1 days.
Basically, those are the possible answers for the questions sheets where it is available in Shin Nihongo no Kiso I Chapter 11 Section B Part 7 in page 90.
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