JLPT N3 Grammar lesson 12
JLPT N3 Grammar lesson 12. Hi everyone! In this article, Learn Japanese daily will introduce you to the JLPT N3 Grammar.
Let’s take a look at the next 5 structures.
Structure 56 :
（Vる/Vた/Nの）＋とおりNどおり
Explanation:
Just like, exactly like ~
For example:
私が思ったとおり、彼女はもう帰りました。
Watashi ga omotta toori, kanojo wa mou kaerimashita.
Just as I thought, she has already left.
料理の本のとおりに作った。
Ryouri no hon no toori ni tsukutta.
I cooked according to the cookbook.
見たとおりに絵を描いた。
Mita toori ni e wo kaita.
I drew what I saw.
Structure 57:
Vた/Vない＋まま
（N/Aい/Aな）普+まま
Note：Aだな、Nだの
Explanation:
Just keep it like that, just like that.
To keep doing that and not doing something else.
For example:
昨夜、電気をつけたまま寝ました。
Yuube, denki wo tsuketa mama nemashita.
Last night, I left the lights on and went to sleep.
今朝、パジャマを着たまま出かけた。
Kesa, pajama wo kita mama dekaketa.
This morning, I went out in my pajamas.
Structure 58 :
Vます＋っぱなし
Explanation:
Just leave V like that.
Used to criticize, should have done something in stead of leaving it like that.
For example:
部屋を散らかしっぱなしにしてはいけません。
Heya o chirakashippanashi ni shite wa ikemasen.
Don’t leave the room in a mess.
一日中エアコンをつけっぱなしにしないでください。
Ichinichijuu eakon wo tsukeppanashi ni shinaide kudasai.
Don’t leave the air conditioner on all day.
Structure 59 :
N＋きり/きりだ/っきり/っきりだ
Explanation:
To address N
To limit to only N, equal to だけ
For example:
君と二人きりになりたいです。
Kimi to futarikiri ni naritai desu.
I want to be alone with you.
今は5人きり残っていない。
Ima wa 5-nin kiri nokotte inai.
There are only 5 people left now.
Structure 60 :
（Aい/Aな/Vたい）＋がる/がって/がらないで
Explanation:
To express a wish, thought, feeling (not used for first-person point of view)
Auxiliary が→を
For example:
彼はお化けを怖がる。
Kare wa obake wo kowagaru.
He is afraid of ghosts.
あの子が遊びに行きたがっています。
Ano ko ga asobi ni ikita gatte imasu.
That child wants to go out.
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