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:

Yanaka Story Tour: Draft Plan

Rin heard Mr. Kuma's story of his master and Hana, and puts it in his tour plan. (企画きかく = 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

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: 気きが 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"

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

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 限かぎらない = not always; 必かならずしも comes together with a negative

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)

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)