A2-2 Topic 1 Dai ikka

Topic 1 Atarashii tomodachi New Friends

Dai ikka Lesson 1 That's a good name

Bunpou Grammar

Ichibanme no otoko no ko toiu imi 

means the first (oldest) boy

N toiu imi

Used when explaining the meaning of names and places

Namae ya basho no imi o setsumeisuru tokini tsukau

Structure kamaetsukuruzu kouzou zu

N     toiu    imi

Example sentences Reibun

1. Yuuko wa yasashii ko to iu imi desu.

Yuko means a kind child.

2. Baumku-hen wa ki o ke-kito iu imidesu.

Baumkuchen means " tree cake". 

Check 

Jirou wa ni banme no otoko no ko (to iu) imi desu. 

Saitama toiu tokoro

a place called Saitama

N1 to iu N2

Used when saying the name of a place.

Basho no namae o iu toki ni tsukau.

Structure kouzou zu

N1 (specific name gutaiteki namae) to iu N2

Example Sentences Reibun

1. Tanakasan wa JF fu-zu to iu kaisha de hatararaite imasu.

Tanakasan works in a company called JF Foods. 

2. Watashi wa kanda to iu machini sunde imasu.

I live in a town called Kanda.

3. A) Shinsan, shusshin wa doko desu ka. Shinsan, where are you from ?

B) Indo desu. Indo no bangaro-ru toiu tokoro desu. I'm from India. I come from a place called Bangalore in India.

Commentary kaisetsu 

- Used when talking about the name of something that may not be familiar to the listener, such as the names of towns or companies. Kikite nitotte amarinajimiga nai machi ya kaishamei nado ni tsuite hanasu toki ni tsukau.

Check !

JF denki (toiu) kaisha de hataraite imasu.

Senshuu (watashi ga) katta hon

The book I bought last week

Noun-modifier  meishishuushoku

V/ i adj/ na adj/ N (plain form) + N

Used when adding an explanation

Donna mono ka setsumei o kuwaete iu toki ni tsukau

Structure  kouzou zu

V

i adj

na adj    (Plain form  futsuukei)   N

N 

Plain form  futsuukei

                            Non-past  hikako                                                       Past  kako

             Affirmative koutei         Negative hitei              Affirmative koutei      Negative hitei

V                       V ru                              V nai                                V ta                         V nakatta

i adj                 i adj i                         i adj kunai                    i adj katta                i adj kunakatta

na adj   na adj (da)-->na adj na    na adj janai                 na adj datta             na adj janakatta

N                N (da) --> N no                 N janai                           Ndatta                     N janakatta

Sonohoka    Vte imasu --> V te iru

                      V ta kotoga arimasu --> V ta kotoga aru

Reibun

1. Saikin yonda hon wa, murakami haruki to iu sakkano shousetsu desu.A book I recently read was a novel by an author called Haruki Murakami.

2. Watashiga ima hoshii mono wa, denshi jisho desu.

What I want right now is an electric dictionary.

3. Kodomo no toki nigatedatta yasai wa, pi-man desu. 

A food that I disliked when I was a little was green bell pepper.

4. Ima kimusan ga sunde iru kuni wa kanada desu.

The country Kim san lives in now is Canada.

5. A) Ima made ni itta koto ga aru kuni wa, doko desu ka.

Which countries have you been to so far ?

B ) O-sutoraria to Kankoku desu.

(The countries I've been to so far is) Australia and Korea.

Kaisetsu

- Futsuukei no bubun wa, kako no koto, shuukanteki ni suru koto, ima shite iru koto, korekara suru koto nado, itsu no dousa ka niyotte jisei ga kawaru. The tense of the part in plsin form changes depending on the time of action : whether the event occurred in tge past, is regularly done, is being done now, or will be done from now on. 

Sanshou Reference

- Asa gohan o taberu hito wa nijuu nin desu. Asa gohan o tabenai hito wa sanjuu nin desu. ◇ ... Shokyuu ichi dai juuroku ka

- Akachan ga kirumono ... ◇ ... Shokyuu ichi dai juunana ka

Checkn!

Asoko ni (kireina) kouen ga arimasu.