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Japanese Grammar Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about grammar used in the Japanese language.

A multiple-choice quiz by Strz4life2. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Strz4life2

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
372,607

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
258

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Question 1 of 10

1. In Japanese, which particle explains the topic of a sentence? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. In Japanese, typically a verb would come where in the sentence? Hint

At the end

At the beginning

Between beginning and end

Anywhere in the sentence

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these answers would always use the "ni" particle? Hint

Something that happens every hour

Something that happens approximately

Something that happens yesterday or tomorrow

Numerical time expressions and days of the week

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Question 4 of 10

4. What does it mean when a verb ends with masen ka? Hint

Asking someone if they want to do something

Asking someone if they do not want to do something

Asking if someone does something

Asking if someone does not do something

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Question 5 of 10

5. What would usually be used in order to say "there is..." in Japanese. Hint

Wa arimasu or imasu

Ga arimasu or imasu

No arimasu or imasu

He arimasu or imasu

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these words come before a particle? Hint

Dooshite

San

Nani

Totemo

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Question 7 of 10

7. What format is usually used to describe location? Hint

X wa Y ni (location word) desu

X ga Y no (location word) desu

X wa Y no (location word) desu

X wa Y ga (location word) desu

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these particles would be used together with mo. Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the past affirmative form of i adjectives? Hint

Nakatta desu

Katta desu

Ku katta desu

Ku nakatta desu

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the past affirmative form of na adjectives? Hint

ja nai desu

nai desu

ku nai desu

deshita

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In Japanese, which particle explains the topic of a sentence?

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".

2. In Japanese, typically a verb would come where in the sentence?

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.

3. Which of these answers would always use the "ni" particle?

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".

4. What does it mean when a verb ends with masen ka?

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.

5. What would usually be used in order to say "there is..." in Japanese.

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.

6. Which of these words come before a particle?

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".

7. What format is usually used to describe location?

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.

8. Which of these particles would be used together with mo.

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.

9. What is the past affirmative form of i adjectives?

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.

10. What is the past affirmative form of na adjectives?

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.

Source: Author Strz4life2

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