Instruction: Describe the state of things using Te-imasu. (This section often asks you to describe the state of a room or objects, e.g., "The window is open.")
Pattern: Subject + wa + Verb (Te-form) + います (imasu)
Question: Is the light on?
Question: Is the TV on?
In the Minna no Nihongo I textbook (Second Edition), each lesson has a "Fukushuu" (復習 – Review) section. Fukushuu D specifically presents a series of pictures or short dialogues. You must listen to the CD (or read the prompts) and construct a full Japanese sentence.
Lesson 16 focuses on:
Below are the correct answers. Each sentence is written in romaji and Japanese script for clarity.
Based on student errors in the Fukushuu D exercise, here are the top 3 pitfalls:
Prompt: (Picture: A man wearing glasses, reading a newspaper. The question asks: What is he doing?)
Answer:
めがねをかけている人はしんぶんを読んでいます。
(Megane o kakete iru hito wa shinbun o yonde imasu.)
Breakdown:
