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Verb pairs, and the state left behind

1.[4p]

Match each intransitive verb to its transitive partner.

  • える

  • ちる

  • はじまる

  • はじめる

  • とす

  • ける

Show the answer

く: ける える: ちる: とす はじまる: はじめる

2.[3p]

ドアがいています means

Correct
The answer is: the door is open, with no claim about who opened it
The answer is: the door is open, with no claim about who opened it
The answer is: the door is open, with no claim about who opened it

3.[3p]

ドアがけてあります means

Correct
The answer is: the door has been opened deliberately and left that way
The answer is: the door has been opened deliberately and left that way
The answer is: the door has been opened deliberately and left that way

4.[3p]

Why is プリントがいています ungrammatical?

Correct
The answer is: [置]{お}く is transitive, so its object cannot take が without てある
The answer is: [置]{お}く is transitive, so its object cannot take が without てある
The answer is: [置]{お}く is transitive, so its object cannot take が without てある

5.[3p]

田中たなかさんは結婚けっこんしています means

Correct
The answer is: Tanaka is married
The answer is: Tanaka is married
The answer is: Tanaka is married

6.[3p]

A Japanese speaker who has just dropped a glass is most likely to say

Correct
The answer is: コップが[割]{わ}れました
The answer is: コップが[割]{わ}れました
The answer is: コップが[割]{わ}れました

7.[2p]

What does ておく add in ビールをやしておきます?

Correct
The answer is: That it is being done in advance, ready for later
The answer is: That it is being done in advance, ready for later
The answer is: That it is being done in advance, ready for later

8.[4p]

Match each contraction to its full form.

  • っとく

  • んどく

  • わすれちゃった

  • んじゃった

  • っておく

  • んでおく

  • んでしまった

  • わすれてしまった

Show the answer

っとく: っておく んどく: んでおく わすれちゃった: わすれてしまった んじゃった: んでしまった

9.[2p]

The -aru against -eru and -eru against -su patterns are reliable enough to produce a verb pair you have never met.

The answer is: False
Correct