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Checkpoint

1. Vocabulary Reviewed

JapaneseRomajiEnglish
ใ‚€ใšใ‹ใ—ใ„muzukashiiDifficult
ใ‚€ใšใ‹ใ—ใ•muzukashisaDifficulty (noun)
ใ‚„ใ•ใ—ใ„yasashiiKind / Easy
ใ‚„ใ•ใ—ใ•yasashisaKindness (noun)
ใ‚ใคใ„atsuiHot
ใ‚ใคใ•atsusaHeat (noun)
ใใ‚Œใ„kireiPretty / Clean
ใใ‚Œใ„ใ•kireiraPrettiness / Cleanliness (noun)
ๅ…ƒๆฐ—๏ผˆใ’ใ‚“ใ๏ผ‰genkiHealthy / Energetic
ๅ…ƒๆฐ—ใ•๏ผˆใ’ใ‚“ใใ•๏ผ‰genkisaHealthiness (noun)
ในใ‚“ใ‚ŠbenriConvenient
ในใ‚“ใ‚Šใ•benrisaConvenience (noun)

2. Grammar Checkpoint

ใ• โ€” Adjective โ†’ Noun Conversion

Appending ใ• to an adjective converts it into a noun expressing that quality.

i-adjective: drop ใ„, add ใ•

AdjectiveNoun formMeaning
ใ‚€ใšใ‹ใ—ใ„ใ‚€ใšใ‹ใ—ใ•difficulty
ใ‚„ใ•ใ—ใ„ใ‚„ใ•ใ—ใ•kindness
ใ‚ใคใ„ใ‚ใคใ•heat

na-adjective / noun-adjective: add ใ• directly

AdjectiveNoun formMeaning
ใใ‚Œใ„ใใ‚Œใ„ใ•prettiness / cleanliness
ๅ…ƒๆฐ—ๅ…ƒๆฐ—ใ•healthiness
ในใ‚“ใ‚Šในใ‚“ใ‚Šใ•convenience

Key sentences:

  • ๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎๅคใฎใ‚ใคใ•ใŒๅคงใใ‚‰ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚(Nihon no natsu no atsusa ga daikirai desu.) โ€” I hate the heat of the Japanese summer.
  • ใ“ใฎใพใกใฎใใ‚Œใ„ใ•ใŒๅฅฝใใงใ™ใ€‚(Kono machi no kireira ga suki desu.) โ€” I like the prettiness of this town.

ใชใŒใ‚‰ โ€” Simultaneous Actions (Review)

Structure: Verb (masu stem) + ใชใŒใ‚‰ + main verb

  • ้›ป่ฉฑใ—ใชใŒใ‚‰้‹่ปขใ—ใฆใฏใ„ใ‘ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚่ปŠใ‚’ๆญขใ‚ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚(Denwa shinagara unten shite wa ikemasen. Kuruma wo tomete kudasai.) โ€” You must not drive while on the phone. Please stop the car.
  • ใƒ‰ใƒผใƒŠใƒ„ใ‚’้ฃŸในใชใŒใ‚‰ใ—ใ‚…ใใ ใ„ใ‚’ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚(Doonatsu wo tabenagara shukudai wo shimasu.) โ€” I do homework while eating a doughnut.
  • ใฏใ„ใ€ใใฎใ†ใƒ†ใƒฌใƒ“ใ‚’่ฆ‹ใชใŒใ‚‰ใ—ใ‚…ใใ ใ„ใ‚’ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚(Hai, kinou terebi wo minagara shukudai wo shimashita.) โ€” Yes, yesterday I did homework while watching TV.

Measurements (Review)

  • ่บซ้•ทใจไฝ“้‡ใ‚’ๆ•™ใˆใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚(Shinchou to taijuu wo oshiete kudasai.) โ€” Please tell me your height and weight.
  • ใ‹ใฟใ‚’10ใ‚ปใƒณใƒๅˆ‡ใ‚ŠใŸใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚(Kami wo juu senchi kiritai desu.) โ€” I want to have 10 cm cut off my hair.
  • ใ‚„ใ1ใƒกใƒผใƒˆใƒซ36ใ‚ปใƒณใƒใงใ™ใ€‚(Yaku ichi meetoru sanjuu-roku senchi desu.) โ€” It is approximately 1 m 36 cm.

ใ‘ใ„ใ‘ใ‚“ โ€” Experience (Review)

  • ใŠใ™ใ‚‚ใ†ใ•ใ‚“ใซไผšใฃใŸใ‘ใ„ใ‘ใ‚“ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚(Osumo-san ni atta keiken ga arimasu.) โ€” I have experience meeting a sumo wrestler.
  • ใ‚„ใไบŒๅนด้–“ใฎใ‘ใ„ใ‘ใ‚“ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚(Yaku ninen-kan no keiken ga arimasu.) โ€” I have approximately two years of experience.

3. Learning Context

  • ใ• conversion rule: i-adjectives drop ใ„ before adding ใ• โ€” ใ‚ใคใ„ โ†’ ใ‚ใคใ• (not ใ‚ใคใ„ใ•). Na-adjectives and noun-adjectives take ใ• directly.
  • ใชใŒใ‚‰ rule anchor: Masu stem only โ€” never ใฆ form or plain form before ใชใŒใ‚‰.
  • Experience hierarchy: ใŸใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ (have done at least once) vs ใ‘ใ„ใ‘ใ‚“ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ (have ongoing / accumulated experience).
  • Measurement nouns: ้ซ˜ใ• (height of things), ้•ทใ• (length), ๅคงใใ• (size), ้‡ใ• (weight of things), ่บซ้•ท (person's height), ไฝ“้‡ (person's weight).
  • Chapter 3 covers: ใชใŒใ‚‰ โ†’ ใฉใฎใใ‚‰ใ„/ใ‚„ใ/ใ‘ใ„ใ‘ใ‚“ โ†’ ใŸใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ โ†’ metric units โ†’ kanji ้‡่บซๆณณ่ตฐ่‚‰ โ†’ listening with ใฎใง/ใจใ โ†’ ใ• for adjective nominalisation.

4. Progress Tracker

FieldDetail
Current LevelIntermediate B1
Chapter / TopicChapter 3: Experiences โ€” Checkpoint
Completion100% of Chapter 3
Latest Performance85% score (+10 Stars) โ€” Checkpoint completed!