Download Japanese Verbs Worksheet: Transitive and Intransitive Verbs, Nuances and 「見られました」 Analysis and more Assignments Japanese Language in PDF only on Docsity! FLJ302 -- 2009.01.29 --- Worksheet 名前：＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ 1. Give four examples of transitive/intransitive verb pairs, with appropriate objects or subjects: Transitive : Intransitive: ex: ドアを開ける (I’ll open the door) ドアが開く (The door will open) __________________________________ _____________________________________ __________________________________ _____________________________________ __________________________________ _____________________________________ __________________________________ _____________________________________ 2. Give sentences that preserve the following nuances: “The door opened.” (e.g., despite the fact that everyone thought it had been glued shut) a. _____________________________________________ “I was unable to open the door.” (hint 1: please please please don’t add ‘watashi’ to this: it sounds thick-headed). (hint 2: watch out for the grammar police on particles) b. _____________________________________________ “The door has been opened.” (e.g., by someone) c. _____________________________________________ “I opened the door.” (...when I knew I wasn’t supposed to, but all I did was barely touch it, and it popped open...) d. _____________________________________________ “The door opened.” (...when I thought I had glued it shut, but oops I miscalculated the tenacity of super-glue...) e. _____________________________________________ “The door got opened.” (...just when I was in the most embarrassing situation imaginable...) f. _____________________________________________ 3. Analyze: 「見られました」: この質問はむつかしいので、ハンドアウトを見てもいい。 What is the dictionary form of the verb?: _________________________ What is the category of the verb? (e.g., 五段動詞): ____________________ Divide the example into its constituent parts: (Answer:) み ／ られ ／ ました For the first part (み~), what form is it in? (e.g., 未然形) : _______________________ For the second part (られ~), what is the category? (e.g., 五段動詞): (hint: consider the possible endings ~られる、~られない): _____________________ For the second part (られ~), what form is it in? (e.g., 未然形): _______________________ For the third part (ました), what is the category? (e.g., 五段動詞): _____________________ (hint: consider the possible endings ~ます、~ました、~ません、~まして) For the third part (ました), what form is it in? (e.g., 未然形): _______________________
