Japanese Grammar Practice

にほんご文法 ぶんぽうれんしゅう

What is (are) ~? なんですか?

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.

What is this?

これはなんですか?

kore wa nan desu ka?

2.

What is that?

あれはなんですか?

are wa nan desu ka?

3.

What are these?

これらはなんですか?

korera wa nan desu ka?

4.

What are those?

あれらはなんですか?

arera wa nan desu ka?

5.

What is (your) name?

(あなたの)名前なまえはなんですか?

(anata no) namae wa nan desu ka?

6.

What is this fish?

このさかなはなんですか?

kono sakana wa nan desu ka?

7.

What is that building?

あの建物たてものはなんですか?

ano tatemono wa nan desu ka?

8.

What are they?

かれらはなんですか?

karera wa nan desu ka?

9.

What are these people?

このひとたちはなんですか?

kono hito tachi wa nan desu ka?

10.

What are those women?

あの女性じょせいたちはなんですか?

ano josei tachi wa nan desu ka?

Table

Japanese English

これはなんですか?
(kore wa nan desu ka?)

What is this?

あれはなんですか?
(are wa nan desu ka?)

What is that?

これらはなんですか?
(korera wa nan desu ka?)

What are these?

あれらはなんですか?
(arera wa nan desu ka?)

What are those?

(あなたの)名前なまえはなんですか?
((anata no) namae wa nan desu ka?)

What is (your) name?

このさかなはなんですか?
(kono sakana wa nan desu ka?)

What is this fish?

あの建物たてものはなんですか?
(ano tatemono wa nan desu ka?)

What is that building?

かれらはなんですか?
(karera wa nan desu ka?)

What are they?

このひとたちはなんですか?
(kono hito tachi wa nan desu ka?)

What are these people?

あの女性じょせいたちはなんですか?
(ano josei tachi wa nan desu ka?)

What are those women?

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