N3 grammar VII — Japanese flashcards

Question 1

~べきだ (should / ought to)

Accepted Answer

Since he made a promise, he ought to come. — 約束したのだから、彼は来るべきだ。

Question 2

~べきではない (should not / ought not to)

Accepted Answer

You should not speak ill of others. — 人の悪口を言うべきではない。

Question 3

~がちだ (tend to / prone to)

Accepted Answer

In winter people tend to catch colds, so please be careful. — 冬は風邪をひきがちだから、気をつけてください。

Question 4

~っぽい (-ish / has the quality of)

Accepted Answer

He has a childish side and gets angry easily. — 彼は子供っぽいところがあって、すぐに怒る。

Question 5

~がたい (hard to / difficult to)

Accepted Answer

His explanation was hard to understand. — 彼の説明は理解しがたいものだった。

Question 6

~かねる (cannot bring oneself to / unable to)

Accepted Answer

Under those conditions, I am unable to accept. — その条件では、お引き受けいたしかねます。

Question 7

~ぎみ (slightly / a touch of)

Accepted Answer

Lately I've been a bit tired and can't concentrate. — 最近、疲れぎみで集中できない。

Question 8

~ようとする (try to / be about to)

Accepted Answer

Just as I was about to open the door, the phone rang. — ドアを開けようとしたとき、電話が鳴った。

Question 9

~にくい (hard to do)

Accepted Answer

This medicine is bitter and hard to swallow. — この薬は苦くて飲みにくい。

Question 10

~やすい (easy to do)

Accepted Answer

This pen is easy to write with and I like it. — このペンは書きやすくて気に入っている。

Question 11

~かねない (might / could possibly)

Accepted Answer

If you overdo it, you could ruin your health. — 無理をすると、体を壊しかねない。

Question 12

~ざるをえない (have no choice but to)

Accepted Answer

Since a typhoon is coming, we have no choice but to cancel the trip. — 台風が来たので、旅行を中止せざるをえない。

Question 13

~ないわけにはいかない (cannot not do / must)

Accepted Answer

It's an order from my boss, so I can't not go. — 上司の命令だから、行かないわけにはいかない。

Question 14

~ものだ (should / ought to (general truth))

Accepted Answer

One should use polite language with people older than oneself. — 年上の人には、敬語を使うものだ。

Question 15

~っぱなし (leave (something) as it is)

Accepted Answer

I went out leaving the lights on. — 電気をつけっぱなしで出かけてしまった。

Question 16

~がる (show signs of / appear to feel)

Accepted Answer

The child was scared of the injection and crying. — 子供は注射を怖がって泣いていた。

Question 17

~一方だ (keep increasingly / only get more)

Accepted Answer

His illness only keeps getting worse. — 彼の病気は悪化する一方だ。

Question 18

~ものだから (because / the reason is that)

Accepted Answer

Because the roads were crowded, I ended up being late. — 道が込んでいたものだから、遅れてしまった。

Question 19

~恐れがある (there is a risk/fear that)

Accepted Answer

There is a risk that the river will flood due to the heavy rain. — 大雨で川が氾濫する恐れがある。