Learn N3 Grammar – Week 6 Day 4

Learn N3 Grammar – Week 6 Day 4
A roundup of the most commonly used N3 grammar.
Below is the most commonly used N3 grammar for anyone taking the JLPT

I. Pattern ~わけだ (~wake da)
* 1.1. Meaning: because of reason ~, it is only natural that~.
* Structure: short form of a verb, "i" adjective or "na" adjective combined with わけだ. "Na" adjectives keep "na" instead of changing to "da".

Examples
1. 暗いわけだ。蛍光灯が１本切れている。
Kurai wake da. Keikoutou ga ippon kirete iru.
No wonder it is dark. One of the fluorescent lights has blown.

2. ジョンさんは、お母さんが日本人で す から、日本語が上手なわけです。
Jon-san wa okaasan ga Nihonjin desu kara, Nihongo ga jouzu na wake desu.
John’s mother is Japanese, so no wonder his Japanese is good.

* 1.2. Meaning: because of the process, things turned out that way. That is, ~, that is how it is

Examples
５パーセントの値引きというと、１ 万 円の物は 9500 円になるわけですね。
Go pasento no nebiki to iu to, ichiman-en no mono wa 9500en ni naru wake desu ne.
A 5% discount means a 10,000-yen item comes to 9,500 yen, right.

II. Pattern ~わけではない (~wake dewa nai)
* Meaning: not necessarily ~, it is not that ~
* Structure: short form of a verb, "i" adjective or "na" adjective combined with わけではない.
"Na" adjectives keep "na" instead of changing to "da".

Examples
1. 生活に困っているわけではないが、貯金する余裕はない。
Seikatsu ni komatte iru wake dewa nai ga, chokin suru yoyuu wa nai.
Life is not hard, but there is nothing left over to save either.

2. 彼の気持ちがわからないわけでもありませんが、やはり彼の意見には賛成できませ。
Kare no kimochi ga wakaranai wake dewa arimasen ga, yahari kare no iken ni wa sansei dekimasen.
It is not that I do not understand how he feels, but clearly I do not agree with his opinion either
anh ta.

3. 甘い物が嫌いなわけではありませんが、ダイエットしているんです。
Amai mono ga kirai na wake dewa arimasen ga, daetto(diet) shite irun desu.
It is not that I dislike sweet things, but I am on a diet.

III. Pattern ~わけがない (~wake ga nai)
* Meaning: there is no way ~, it cannot be that ~
* Structure: short form of a verb, adjective or noun combined with わけがない. "Na" adjectives keep "na" instead of changing to "da". Nouns do not take "da" but add の.

Examples
1. あんな下手な絵が売れるわけがない。
Anna heta na e ga ureru wake ga nai.
A picture that bad is unlikely to sell.

2. チャンさんは中国人だから漢字が書けないわけがありません。
Chan-san wa chuugokujin da kara kanji ga kakenai wake ga arimasen.
Mr Chan is Chinese, so there is no reason he cannot write kanji.

3. あんなやせた人が、相撲とりのわけがない。
Anna yasete hito ga sumou tori no wake ga nai.
Someone this thin cannot possibly be a sumo wrestler.

4. ここは海から遠いので、魚が新鮮なわけはない。
Koko wa umi kara tooi node, sakana ga shinsen na wake wa nai.
This place is far from the sea, so the fish cannot possibly be fresh.

IV. Pattern ~わけにはいかない (~wake ni wa ikanai)
* 4.1. Meaning: for a reason, cannot ~
* Structure: V る＋わけにはいかない

Examples
1.絶対にほかの人に言わないと約束し たので、話すわけにはいかない。
Zettai ni hoka no hito ni iwanai to yakusoku shita node, hanasu wake ni wa ikanai.
I promised absolutely not to tell anyone, so I cannot tell you.

2. 一人でやるのは大変ですが、みんな 忙しそうなので、手伝ってもらうわけにもいきません。
Hitori de yaru no wa taihen desu ga minna isogashi sou na node, tetsudatte morau wake ni waikimasen.
It is hard to do alone, but everyone else is busy, so I cannot ask anyone.

* 4.2. Meaning: must ~
* Structure: V ない＋わけにはいかない

Examples
1. あした試験があるので、勉強しないわけにはいきません。
Ashita shiken ga aru node, benkyou shinai wake ni wa ikimasen.
I have an exam tomorrow, so I cannot not study. –> I must study

2. 家族がいるから、働かないわけにはいかない。
Kazoku ga iru kara, hatarakanai wake ni wa ikanai.
I have a family, so I cannot not go to work.