Lesson 110: 谷中 物語ツアー
N3 · Lesson 110 · 20 min — Follow Rin as he presents his tour plan and review Lessons 105-109: guessing, わけ, judgment and opinion
No new grammar in this lesson! Follow Rin's presentation at the tourism college and practice the patterns from Lessons 105-109 in one story.
After this lesson, you can:
- Share guesses with different levels of certainty using 気がする・のではないか・にちがいない・そうにない
- Say "no wonder", "it's not that..." and "no way" with わけだ・わけではない・わけがない
- Say "I can't (it wouldn't be right)" and "not necessarily" with わけにはいかない・とは限らない・必ずしも
- Give advice and opinions with ないことはない・ことはない・べきだ・ものだ; warn about bad things that might happen with おそれがある
Yanaka Story Tour: Draft Plan
Rin heard Mr. Kuma's story of his master and Hana, and puts it in his tour plan. (企画 = plan)
Guesses, わけ and べきだ all express your own judgment. Draft handed in. Next: the summer festival!
The Plan Presentation
Find where the patterns from Lessons 105-109 are used! Tap each line to hear the Japanese.
Words in This Lesson
- 発表 (happyō): presentation, announcement
- 企画 (kikaku): plan, project
- 物語 (monogatari): story, tale
- 伝える (tsutaeru): to convey, to pass on
- 地味 (jimi): plain, unremarkable
- にぎやか (nigiyaka): lively, bustling
- 若い (wakai): young
- 人気が 出る (ninki ga deru): to become popular, to catch on
- 心配する (shinpai suru): worry
- 師匠 (shishō): master, teacher (of a craft)
- 練習 (renshū): practice
- 毎晩 (maiban): every night
- 評価 (hyōka): evaluation, score
- シート (shīto): sheet, form
- 試食 (shishoku): food tasting
- なるほど (naruhodo): I see, that makes sense
- 最後 (saigo): last, final
- 坂 (saka): slope, hill road
- ツアー (tsuā): tour, guided tour
- 住所 (jūsho): address
- 中止 (chūshi): cancellation, stopping
- 大雨 (ōame): heavy rain
Grammar 1 / 5: Guessing: きがする・のではないか・にちがいない・そうにない
Check the evidence first: 気が する is only a feeling, のではないか gives a soft opinion, にちがいない is very sure; そうにない means "from the look of it, it won't happen"
- のではないか・気が する: speaking softly: Plain form + のではないか (casual: んじゃないか) = "Isn't it that ~?" It is really a soft way to give your opinion. 〜気が する = "I have a feeling ~", usable even with no clear reason. With na-adjectives and nouns, add な: 地味なのではないか.
- そうに ない: doesn't look like ~: ます-stem + そうに ない (そうも ない). 出る → 出そうに ない, 終わる → 終わりそうに ない. You judge "unlikely" from what you see right now.
- に ちがいない: must be ~: Plain form + に ちがいない (na-adjectives and nouns attach directly: いい 企画に ちがいない). Use it when you have evidence and are very sure. The polite form is に ちがいありません.
- あの 人は 先生なんじゃないか。 — Isn't that person a teacher?
- どこかで 会った 気が する。 — I have a feeling I've seen him somewhere.
- 仕事は 今日は 終わりそうに ない。 — It doesn't look like I'll finish the work today.
- 毎日 来るから、ここの ラーメンが 好きに ちがいない。 — He comes every day, so he must really like the ramen here.
Grammar 2 / 5: わけだ・わけではない・わけがない
わけだ = no wonder / that means; わけではない = it's not that ~; わけがない = there's no way
- わけだ: no wonder / that means: After hearing a reason, you say "so that's why it is": だから 上手な わけだ. You can also use it for "in other words ~".
- わけでは ない: it's not that ~: It denies only a part, and sounds softer than 〜ない: 嫌いな わけでは ない = it's not that I dislike it (I just don't eat it often).
- わけが ない: there's no way ~: The speaker strongly denies it: "that's simply impossible": 企画が おいしい わけが ない. It is not about ability ("can't"), but "how could that be?"
- 日本に 10年 住んで いるの? 日本語が 上手な わけだ。 — You lived in Japan for ten years? No wonder your Japanese is so good.
- お金が ない わけでは ないけど、今日は 買わない。 — It's not that I have no money. I just won't buy it today.
- あの 先生が ラーメンを 残す わけが ない。 — There's no way that teacher would leave his ramen unfinished.
Grammar 3 / 5: わけにはいかない・とはかぎらない・かならずしも
わけにはいかない = can't (because of duty or manners); とは 限らない = not always; 必ずしも comes together with a negative
- わけには いかない: can't, for reasons of duty: Dictionary form + わけには いかない: you are able to, but because of rules, manners or responsibility, you "can't do it": お客様の 住所を 教える わけには いかない.
- ない わけには いかない: have to: ない-form + わけには いかない = it would be wrong not to do it, so you must: 明日は テストだから、勉強しない わけには いかない.
- とは 限らない・必ずしも: not necessarily: Plain form + とは 限らない = "not always ~". It is used to push back on "everyone thinks so". 必ずしも is often added in front to make "not necessarily" stronger.
- 先生に 言われたから、行かない わけには いかない。 — The teacher told us to, so I can't not go.
- 日本人が みんな 納豆が 好きとは 限らない。 — Not all Japanese people like natto.
- 高い 物が 必ずしも いい とは 限らない。 — Expensive things are not always good.
Grammar 4 / 5: ないことはない・ことはない・おそれがある
ない ことは ない = it's not that ~ isn't so; ことは ない = no need to ~; おそれが ある = there's a risk that ~ (bad things)
- ない ことは ない: it's not that ~ isn't so: ない-form (〜く ない) + ことは ない = a double negative meaning "it's sort of ~". The tone is not very eager: 行けない ことは ない = I can go, if I have to.
- ことは ない: no need to ~: Dictionary form + ことは ない = "there's no need to ~". Often used to comfort or advise someone: 急ぐ ことは ない, 心配する ことは ない.
- おそれが ある: there's a risk that ~: Dictionary form, ない-form, or noun + の, then おそれが ある: you worry that something "bad" may happen. Very common in news and weather forecasts: 大雨の おそれが ある. Don't use おそれ for good things.
- 少し 遠いけど、歩けない ことは ない。 — It's a bit far, but it's not that I can't walk there.
- まだ 時間が あるから、走る ことは ないよ。 — There's still time. No need to run.
- 明日は 台風が 来る おそれが ある。 — There is a risk of a typhoon tomorrow.
Grammar 5 / 5: べきだ・ものだ・たものだ
べきだ = (my opinion) should; ものだ = (common sense) that's how it is; たものだ = used to ~ (nostalgic)
- べきだ: should ~: Dictionary form + べきだ: the speaker strongly says "this is the right thing to do". Negative: べきでは ない. Said directly to an elder, it can sound pushy.
- ものだ: that's how ~ is: Dictionary form or い-adjective + ものだ: talks about common sense or human nature, and can also show deep feeling. Negative 〜ものでは ない = you really shouldn't ~ (advice).
- た ものだ: used to ~: た-form + ものだ: you look back fondly on things you often did. Often used with よく, 毎日, 子どもの とき.
- 約束の 時間には 来る べきだ。 — You should be on time for a time you agreed on.
- 人の 話は 最後まで 聞く ものだ。 — When others are speaking, you should listen to the end.
- 子どもの とき、よく この 公園で 遊んだ ものだ。 — I used to play in this park a lot as a kid.