Before starting the exercise for particles with verbs: 「を (Direct Object)」「に (Target)」, please clarify any doubts you may have about the grammatical rules by referring to your grammar guidebook or dictionary. The Instantaneous Composition Method requires you to compose sentences with the target sentence pattern(s) over and over in order to use them almost effortlessly. You should already have the necessary knowledge.
- Reference
- Genki I – Lesson 3: The particle を, で, に and へ
- Tae Kim’s Guide – Particles used with verbs
Instantaneous Composition Exercise for Particles with Verbs: 「を (Direct Object)」「に (Target)」
This is not a translation exercise. This is the Instantaneous Composition Exercise. As if a reflexive action, try to create an equivalent Japanese sentence shortly after reading an English script. Try not to think for more than three seconds.
- Audio File
English and Hidden Japanese Scripts
| 1. | (I will) eat lunch. |
| 昼ごはんを食べます。 |
| 2. | (I will) drink coffee. |
| コーヒーを飲みます。 |
| 3. | (I) often sing songs. |
| よく歌を歌います。 |
| 4. | (I) wash my hair every night. |
| 毎晩、髪を洗います。 |
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| 5. | (I will) buy a book. |
| 本を買います。 |
| 6. | (I will) go home. |
| 家に帰ります。 |
| 7. | (I) go to the library every evening. |
| 毎晩、図書館に行きます。 |
| 8. | (I will) meet (my) friend. |
| 友だちに会います。 |
| 9. | (I will) sit down on the chair. |
| いすに座ります。 |
| 10. | (I will) ask my teacher. |
| 先生に聞きます。 |
Note
Grammatically, Japanese uses the same form for the present tense and future tense. We express actions or states in the future using time expressions: 今晩 (this evening) 明日 (tomorrow), 来年 (next year), etc. Even if there is not a key phrase, the context basically tells the listener whether or not it is a routine action or future action.
Recommended Links
How to Proceed with the Instantaneous Composition Method
Japanese Grammar Exercise: na-adjective and i-adjective
Particles: 「に (Location of Existence)」「で (Location of Action)」
