みなさん、

In this lesson, we finish up the Grammar and Reading Comprehension section. Make sure to go through the PDF for even more important phrases! :hachimaki:

アザミさん、こんにちは！

コメントありがごうございます。

Your sentences are all correct☺️

There's no mistake. Great job!!

Hope you enjoy learning Japanese with us:)

Sincerely,

Miho

Team JapanesePod101.com

Greetings again,

Regarding the structure "反面"

移民対策は、大規模に職業が生まれる反面、社会問題も生むかもしれない。

移民対策によって大規模に職業が生まれる。その反面、社会問題も生むかもしれない。

電力によって動く車は自然環境を脅かさない反面、高い価格で売られている。

Are my sentences ok? In the third one I was wondering if it is possible to use negative form of "脅かす". And the first one doesn't sound that right, right? 😅

Gem-san kon'nichiwa,

We apologise that the sentence has missing particle. The correct one is;

「その反面」とあるが、「その」はどんなことをさしているか。

The main question is the latter half, and the first half indicates the part in the paragraph.

So the question says "What does "sono" indicate/mean as in "sono hanmen" in the paragraph?"

The purpose of this question is to check your understanding of this phrase and also the relationship between the parts before and after this phrase. As you mentioned, hanmen indicate something "opposite" so you'll find the parts which is opposite to each other.

Please check out the pattern

[summary / quotes from the paragraph]とあるが、[main question],

which you'd see often on reading comprehension section.

Hope this helps,

Motoko

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Re: Question 3 for Mondai 6:

「その反面」とあるが、「その」どんなことをさしているか。

I don't think I understand what is being asked by the question. Is the purpose to choose the sentence with a meaning opposite from that stated in the passage?

Thanks a lot.

Hello Gerry from Michigan san,

In that case, you need verb ta form before mama.

For example, 電気をつけたままでかけました,　窓を開けたまま寝ました。

Yuki　由紀

Team JapanesePod101.com

I thought that by adding まま to a -ています sentence that I would be emphasizing the fact that doing my best/struggling continues. And so it does :)

Gerry from Micigan san,

On behalf of Natsuko, どういたしまして。

I can see your effort. Gerry さんはがんばっていますよ。

However, I think you wanted to you say,

わたしに　正しい　にほんご　は　まだむずかしです。

でも　（まあまあ？）がんばっています。

Yuki 由紀

Team JapanesePod101.com

なつこ　さん、

どうも　ありがとう　ございました。　わたしに正にほんごまだむずかしです。

でもままがあんばっています。もとれんしゅうしますよ。

Natsuko san,

Thank you very much.

For me, correct Japanese is still difficult. (to say/write).

But I continue to do my best.　More practice!

Gerry さん、

よかったです:smile::thumbsup:

それをしって、とてもうれしいです。

That's great!

I'm very happy to know that.

Just a little extra note (corrections):

どうも　ありがとう。あなたの　たとえ　は　とても　わかりやすかった　です。

あなた/なつこ　と　いっしょだと、日本語　が　かんたんに　りかい　できます。

This would sound more natural :innocent:

Natsuko (奈津子),

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夏子さん、

どうもう　ありがとう、　あなた　の　たとえば　とても　はきり　でした。

なつこといっしょに、　日本語　を　わかりやすいです。

Natsuko-san,

thank you very much, your examples were very clear.

With you, Japanese is easy to understand.

Garry さん、

「それ」とは何か。 means "to identify what それ (= that/it) means.

When we read a chunk of story, we often come across pronouns.

So, you have to identify what those pronouns indicate.

Similar thing goes to こういうとき (lit. times like this).

彼は、ミルク　を　買いに　行った　はずでしたが、それを　わすれて　公園で　あそんでいました。

(= He was supposed to have gone out for buying some milk, but he ended up playing at the park

forgetting about it.)

In this sentence, you have to identify that それ in それをわすれて means ミルクを　買いに　行った

(which was the original purpose of going out).

Also,

たいふう　の　せいで　ていでんしました。　こういうとき、かいちゅうでんとう　が　あると　べんり　です。

(= Because of typhoon, the city blacked out. In times like this, flashlights come in handy.)

Hope this helps!

Natsuko (奈津子),

Team JapanesePod101.com

わたし　と言え　恥ずかしい　です。

その　たとえば　わかりませんでした。

1. 「それ」とは何か。。

2. 「こういうとき」とはどんなときか。

英語の利用　おねがいします。　少したとえば　いいです、それから残りが象れる。

ありがとう　ごじます。

I'm embarrassed to say.

I didn't understand these examples.

1. 「それ」とは何か。。

2. 「こういうとき」とはどんなときか。

Please show English usage for these. A few examples would be good, I'll be able to pattern the rest.

Thanks,

Anne Maria san,

we're sorry if we confused you, but glad you found Lesson Note Lite helpful! :smile:

Natsuko(奈津子),

Team JapanesePod101.com

Sorry, I`ve just checked the `lesson notes lite` which I should do before I comment (Oops) and it seems you have covered the sarcastic tone of `so-called` after all. However, the audio does not mention this : )

This lesson is great by the way - conjunctions in Japanese always confuse me but not now : )

Hi there,

I`m not sure if `so-called` and `what`s known as` is the same. so-called is usually used sarcastically and `what`s known as` is not really used sarcastically. For example, there used to be a tv show called `my so-called life` which means the girl didn`t really feel like she had much of a life. My so-called boyfriend is my boyfriend who`s not really acting like a boyfriend. What does everyone else think?

Stephen-san, John-san

Yes, you're right. It was a mistake. The answer should be #2 October 31st.

Thank you for letting us know. :razz:

Hi,

For Mondai 5, the 2nd question ... shouldn't the answer be 2, i.e. 10/31 instead of 12/31?

John

Hi.

The JLPT N3 prep course lessons have been invaluable in my preparation for the test. I'm working through the additional practice questions for this lesson and I wanted to confirm the answer for Mondai 5, question #2 is actually 12/31, or answer (3). In reading the passage, I understood the 'coupon' to be valid until 10/31, or answer (2).

I may be missing some key information from the passage, which would explain my confusion. Would you please confirm if the answer is (3) from Mondai 5, question #2.

Thanks!

Stephen