Lesson 48: 子どもの とき 読んだ 本

N5 · Lesson 48 · 18 min — Describe a noun with a whole sentence, and say "when ..."

The plain form from Lesson 44 is back! Put a plain-form sentence before a noun to say "the book I bought yesterday". Add とき after it to say "when ...". Heads up: English puts the description after the noun, but Japanese puts it before. Let's start with the comic!

After this lesson, you can:

The Library's Old Photos

Before the long weekend, Rin wants more clues, so he visits a library in Yanaka... (むかし = long ago; まち = town; ちょうちん = lantern; せつめい = explanation; としょかん = library)

Put the plain form before a noun to describe it, and use とき for "when ...". Maybe that long, hard text says where the photo was taken... Next lesson: the holiday begins, and Rin heads to Asakusa alone!

Lesson words: library and searching

Grammar 1 / 2: Noun modifying

Plain form + noun: describe a noun with a whole sentence (the book I bought yesterday)

Grammar 2 / 2: とき

Plain form + とき: when ... (な-adj + な / noun + の)