Japanese Grammar Practice

にほんご文法 ぶんぽうれんしゅう

This / That, これ / あれ

Grammar Practice

Let’s practice Japanese grammar by composing a Japanese sentence after reading an English script!

The goal is to understand the overall sentence patterns for the target grammar by making a sentence over and over. Do Not try too hard to think about the grammatical rules that you learned from a textbook. 

With that in mind, Let’s enjoy learning!

Practice

Try to create a Japanese sentence shortly after reading an English script. If you cannot come up with any words, just look at an answer and try it again later.

1.

This is a pen.

これはペンです。

kore wa pen desu.

2.

That is Mt. Fuji.

あれは富士山ふじさんです。

are wa fujisan desu.

3.

This anime is good.

このアニメはい。

kono anime wa ii.

4.

This cake is very delicious.

このケーキはとてもおいしい。

kono kēki wa totemo oishii.

5.

That teacher is kind.

あの先生せんせいはやさしい。

ano sensei wa yasashii.

6.

That chair is very expensive.

あのイスはとても高価こうかだ。

ano isu wa totemo kouka da.

7.

This is not right.

これはただしくない。

kore wa tada shiku nai.

8.

That is not a bicycle.

あれは自転車じてんしゃではない。

are wa jitensha dewa nai.

9.

This man is not Japanese.

この男性だんせい日本人にほんじんではない。

kono dansei wa nihonjin dewa nai.

10.

That mountain is not Mt. Fuji.

あのやま富士山ふじさんではない。

ano yama wa fujisan dewa nai.

Table

Japanese English

これはペンです。
(kore wa pen desu.)

This is a pen.

あれは富士山ふじさんです。
(are wa fujisan desu.)

That is Mt. Fuji.

このアニメはい。
(kono anime wa ii.)

This anime is good.

このケーキはとてもおいしい。
(kono kēki wa totemo oishii.)

This cake is very delicious.

あの先生せんせいはやさしい。
(ano sensei wa yasashii.)

That teacher is kind.

あのイスはとても高価こうかだ。
(ano isu wa totemo kouka da.)

That chair is very expensive.

これはただしくない。
(kore wa tada shiku nai.)

This is not right.

あれは自転車じてんしゃではない。
(are wa jitensha dewa nai.)

That is not a bicycle.

この男性だんせい日本人にほんじんではない。
(kono dansei wa nihonjin dewa nai.)

This man is not Japanese.

あのやま富士山ふじさんではない。
(ano yama wa fujisan dewa nai.)

That mountain is not Mt. Fuji.

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