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JLPT S3

New JLPT N3 Prep Course 12

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Grammar Points

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Grammar Points

New JLPT N3 Prep Course Lesson 12

The Listening Comprehension section of JLPT N3

Task-based comprehension

6 questions

Point comprehension

6 questions

Summary comprehension

5 questions

Utterance expressions

4 questions

Quick response

6 questions

In this lesson, you

Comprehension section.

What is

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In

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booklet while listening to a sentence that explains the situation. After that,
listen to the question and three possible answer choices and choose the sentence
that the person indicated by the arrow would say.

The sentence explaining the situation, the question being asked, and answer
choices are not printed on the booklet and are read only once, so please pay
careful attention.

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Translation
In question 4, look at the picture first then listen to
a question. Choose the best answer from 1 to 3.

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Things to review for

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phrases such as

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you for all of your trouble") and so on are important to know.

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(

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irregular humble forms of verbs, such as

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(from

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On JLPT N3, it is unlikely that complicated honorific or humble language grammar
will appear. However, we recommend that you review the frequently used honorific
and humble phrases listed below.

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Please note that following phrases are used to talk about someone else's action
(not your own actions).

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8'9:';7'?<

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87M:'?<

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I?<

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Pardon me, but could you please take our picture?

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Please note that following phrases are attached to your own actions.

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8

J

77,'A5?<

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8

J

A7,'?<

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J

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[Sample Sentence]

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P8

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<

Excuse me. May I take a picture?

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want

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- A:

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B:

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The passive forms of verbs are also used as honorific expressions. It is said that
the degree of politeness level is somewhat lower than that of the

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of a verb]+ni naru

$(

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that this formation, which is known as the "passive honorific", no longer has the
passive meaning when used in this way.
How to make the passive form of a verb

- Group 1 verbs; Replace the final -u sound with

a reru

ex)

>.5"

?'9

??>.

- Group 2 verbs; Replace the final

%

with

%

ex)

AC.

AC'35>.5"'-.

-'35>.

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*The potential form of Group 2 verbs is the same form as the passive forms. You
have to identify whether the sentence has potential, passive or honorific meaning
through syntax or context.

1.

$

M'A-

5

82K7'/

5

7>'AM<

My letter was read by my brother.(Passive)

2.

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J

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?<

Have you already read the letter? (Honorific)

3.

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7

1'NP/

AC'35>'AM

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I was taught a lot of things by the teacher.(Passive)

4.

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AC'35>'87

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The teacher teaches English at college.(Honorific)

5.

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5

97P

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AC'35>

The teacher can teach Chinese and Japanese.(Potential)

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Dictionary form

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1.

Passive form

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?C'35>.

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AC1.

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Dictionary form

Honorific form
(dictionary form)

Honorific form
(masu form)

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9

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($

7'3'A6.

7'3'A67

.

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1';.

1';7

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Practice Questions

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Transcript

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Answer

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3. 3
4. 1
5. 2
6. 2
7. 1
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