What you can do
1.[2p] Write the potential form of 泳ぐ. Answer in kana.
Write the potential form of 泳ぐ. Answer in kana.
2.[3p] Write the potential form of 帰る. Answer in kana.
Write the potential form of 帰る. Answer in kana.
3.[3p] Write the potential form of 来る. Answer in kana.
Write the potential form of 来る. Answer in kana.
4.[2p] What is the potential form of する?
What is the potential form of する?
The answer is: できる, a separate verb
The answer is: できる, a separate verb
The answer is: できる, a separate verb
5.[3p] Every potential verb, whatever group it came from, conjugates as
Every potential verb, whatever group it came from, conjugates as
The answer is: a group 2 verb
The answer is: a group 2 verb
The answer is: a group 2 verb
6.[2p] Which particle normally marks the thing you are able to do?
Which particle normally marks the thing you are able to do?
The answer is: が
The answer is: が
The answer is: が
7.[3p] ここから富士山が見えます uses 見える rather than 見られる because
ここから富士山が見えます uses 見える rather than 見られる because
The answer is: it is about the mountain being visible, not about the speaker having the opportunity
The answer is: it is about the mountain being visible, not about the speaker having the opportunity
The answer is: it is about the mountain being visible, not about the speaker having the opportunity
8.[2p] この字は読みにくい says that
この字は読みにくい says that
The answer is: the handwriting is hard to read, which is a property of the writing
The answer is: the handwriting is hard to read, which is a property of the writing
The answer is: the handwriting is hard to read, which is a property of the writing
9.[3p] Why does ら抜き exist at all?
Why does ら抜き exist at all?
The answer is: Group 2 られる also means passive and honorific, and dropping ら makes the potential unambiguous
The answer is: Group 2 られる also means passive and honorific, and dropping ら makes the potential unambiguous
The answer is: Group 2 られる also means passive and honorific, and dropping ら makes the potential unambiguous