Japanese Grammar Trivia Quiz

Answer: wa

"Wa" is a particle that is commonly used in the Japanese language. It can separate word phrases. Sometimes another particle is used instead of "wa".

Answer: At the end

In Japanese, verbs normally would come at the end of a sentence. In English, verbs would come near the beginning. Verbs describe what one is doing.

Answer: Numerical time expressions and days of the week

The "ni" particle is another common particle in the Japanese language. It would be used for numerical time expressions and days of the week, but not time intervals, something that happens yesterday or tomorrow, except for certain styles and settings, and also it wouldn't be used for approximation words such as "goro".

Answer: Asking someone if they want to do something

When a verb ends with "masen ka", then someone is sending someone an invitation, in this case, it is asking someone if they want to do something. The other form is "masu ka". It asks the other person if they do something NOT if they want to do something.

Answer: Ga arimasu or imasu

"Ga arimasu" would be used for something that is not living while "imasu" would be used for something that is living. However, "ni arimasu" or "imasu" would be used under certain circumstances such as location. "Ga arimasu", "imasu", "ni arimasu", or "imasu" would come at the end of a sentence.

Answer: Nani

"Nani" means what in Japanese. The other form is "nan". "Nani" can be used to represent the nationality of others by using "nanijin".

Answer: X wa Y no (location word) desu

The location of one object can be described when using X wa Y no (location word) desu. When using the Japanese word for between, aida, then the format that is being used is X wa Y to Z no (location word) desu. X wa can be omitted when answering a question about where something is.

Answer: ni

"Mo" is a particle that means "too." It comes at the beginning of a sentence. When "ni" is being used together with "mo", then the same numerical time expression or goal of action is being used for something else.

Answer: Katta desu

An i adjective is an adjective that ends with an i when modifying nouns, in this case, only the dictionary form is used, since i adjectives end with i. An exception to i adjective conjugation would be kakkoii, meaning good. The present affirmative form is kakkoii desu, present negative form is yoku nai desu, past affirmative form is yokatta desu, and past negative form is yoku nakatta desu.

Answer: deshita

A na adjective is an adjective that ends with na when modifying nouns. The dictionary form and the na ending is used in this case, since na adjectives don't end with na. Na adjectives conjugate the same way as the word desu does, that is desu for present affirmative, ja nai desu for present negative, deshita for past affirmative, and ja nakatta desu for past negative.