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Let’s learn Japanese language: Lesson 9-(2)

Hello, I am Yoshi from NILS Japanese language school.
[どんな N]
Other than the usage you learned in Lesson 8-(3), どんな is also used to ask the listener to name one from a group which the noun after どんな denotes.
(Example)
どんな スポーツが 好きですか。   —サッカーが 好きです。
What sports do you like?   —I like football.

[よく/だいたい/たくさん/少し(すこし)/あまり/全然(ぜんぜん)]
These adverbs are put before verbs when they modify them. The following is a summary of their usage.

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(Example)
英語(えいご)が よく わかります。   I understand English very well.
英語が 少し わかります。   I understand English a little.
英語が あまり わかりません。   I don’t understand English so well.
お金が たくさん あります。   I have a lot of money.
お金が 全然 ありません。   I don’t have any money.

*Note that すこし and ぜんぜん can also modify adjectives.
(Example)
ここは 少し 寒(さむ)いです。   It’s a little cold here.
あの映画は 全然 おもしろくないです。   That movie is not interesting at all.
*ここ: here
*寒い: cold

July 25th News, from NILS Japanese language school.


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