JPN201  Grammar lists up to Chapter 1-6
Use the following list to see if you are using the new structures in your writings, which we have learned this semester.

Chapters
& topics

Structures

Meanings

# of Correct usage

# of
Wrong
usages

1-1

Island, Cities, Transporataion

A Bにあります。
(DBJG Aru 1 pp.73-76)
A Bで有名です。

A placeから B placeまで Cで D time-時間ぐらいかかります

ごろ(DBJG  Goro pp.126-128)

くらい(DBJG Kurai pp.212-213

Indicating locations; A is located in/at/on B

A is famous for B

Commuting time; from A to B, it takes about D time by C transportation
Around, Approximatel

 

 

1-2

Kyoto

Nara

“Way”

Verbs-plain forms

A (noun/item) が欲しいです(DBJG Hishii 1 pp.144-146)

Expressing own desire; I want A (noun/item)

 

 

Aさんは、Bを欲しがっています(DBJG Hishii 1 pp.144-146)

Expressing other’s desire; A (someone) wants B (noun/item)

 

 

Conjunctive form of verb + たいです(DBJG Tai pp.441-445)

Expressing own desire; I want to do A (action)

 

 

Aさんは、B Conjunctive form of verb + たがっています

Expressing other’s desire; A-san wants to do B (action)

 

 

 Plain form of verb + つもりです。(DBJG Tsumori pp.503-507)

Tentative plan

 

 

1-3

Food

Ekiben

Verbs-plain/Past (ta)forms

Plain Past () form of verbs + ことがあります(DBJG Koto ga aru  pp.196-198)

Experiences

 

 

Plain Past () form of verbs + conditional (DBJG Tara  pp.452-457)

If - then statement    

 

 

Conjunctive form of verbたいんです or たがっているんです。(DBJG No da  pp.325-328)

Desire with drawing empathy 

 N/A

 N/A

Plain form of verbs +んです。んで(spoken)= ので(writing) (DBJG No de  pp.328-331)

Expressing Reason ...

 

 

1-4

Annual Events

Verbs-Te-forms

- form of verbs (DBJG Te  pp.464-467)

Connecting verbs to the following sentences

 

 

てみたいです。(DBJG Miru   pp.246-247)

More expressing desire; want to try to..

 

 

 Plain Past () form of verbs +り、 Plain Past () form of verbs + + します。(DBJG Tari tari suru  pp.458-461)

In-exhaustive listing of actions

 

 

 

1-5

Weather&

Climate

Adjectives

 

...のほうが(DBJG Ho ga  pp.140-144)

Comparatives

 

 

...より(DBJG Yori 1  pp.564-567)

Comparatives

 

 

...ほどwith negatives (DBJG Hodo  pp.135-138)

Comparatives

 

 

と同じぐらい

Comparatives

 

 

一番(DBJG Ichiban  pp.148-149)

Superlatives

 

 

1-6

Seasons

Adjectives-Te-forms

 

Te- form of adjectives

Connecting Adjectives to the following sentences

 

 

A なります。

Change of state, To become A

 

 

...

Whenever...; If... 

 

 

 

Te form of です

Connecting to the following sentences