Lesson test: What you can do

1.[2p]
Write the potential form of 泳およぐ. Answer in kana.

CorrectNot quite: およげる

2.[3p]
Write the potential form of 帰かえる. Answer in kana.

CorrectNot quite: かえれる

3.[3p]
Write the potential form of 来くる. Answer in kana.

CorrectNot quite: こられる

4.[2p]
What is the potential form of する?

できる, a separate verb

Correct

しられる

The answer is: できる, a separate verb

せられる

The answer is: できる, a separate verb

すれる

The answer is: できる, a separate verb

5.[3p]
Every potential verb, whatever group it came from, conjugates as

a group 2 verb

Correct

a group 1 verb

The answer is: a group 2 verb

an irregular verb

The answer is: a group 2 verb

an い adjective

The answer is: a group 2 verb

6.[2p]
Which particle normally marks the thing you are able to do?

が

Correct

を

The answer is: が

に

The answer is: が

で

The answer is: が

7.[3p]
ここから富士山ふじさんが見みえます uses 見みえる rather than 見みられる because

it is about the mountain being visible, not about the speaker having the opportunity

Correct

見みられる is the passive and cannot mean "can see"

The answer is: it is about the mountain being visible, not about the speaker having the opportunity

富士山ふじさん is a place name and requires 見みえる

The answer is: it is about the mountain being visible, not about the speaker having the opportunity

the sentence is in the polite form

The answer is: it is about the mountain being visible, not about the speaker having the opportunity

8.[2p]
この字じは読よみにくい says that

the handwriting is hard to read, which is a property of the writing

Correct

the speaker is unable to read

The answer is: the handwriting is hard to read, which is a property of the writing

the speaker has not learned that character

The answer is: the handwriting is hard to read, which is a property of the writing

the character is rare

The answer is: the handwriting is hard to read, which is a property of the writing

9.[3p]
Why does ら抜ぬき exist at all?

Group 2 られる also means passive and honorific, and dropping ら makes the potential unambiguous

Correct

It is a spelling mistake that spread through text messaging

The answer is: Group 2 られる also means passive and honorific, and dropping ら makes the potential unambiguous

It comes from a regional dialect with no ら sound

The answer is: Group 2 られる also means passive and honorific, and dropping ら makes the potential unambiguous

The full form is banned in broadcasting

The answer is: Group 2 られる also means passive and honorific, and dropping ら makes the potential unambiguous

1.[2p] Write the potential form of 泳およぐ. Answer in kana.

2.[3p] Write the potential form of 帰かえる. Answer in kana.

3.[3p] Write the potential form of 来くる. Answer in kana.

4.[2p] What is the potential form of する?

5.[3p] Every potential verb, whatever group it came from, conjugates as

6.[2p] Which particle normally marks the thing you are able to do?

7.[3p] ここから富士山ふじさんが見みえます uses 見みえる rather than 見みられる because

8.[2p] この字じは読よみにくい says that

9.[3p] Why does ら抜ぬき exist at all?

1.[2p]
Write the potential form of 泳およぐ. Answer in kana.

2.[3p]
Write the potential form of 帰かえる. Answer in kana.

3.[3p]
Write the potential form of 来くる. Answer in kana.

4.[2p]
What is the potential form of する?

5.[3p]
Every potential verb, whatever group it came from, conjugates as

6.[2p]
Which particle normally marks the thing you are able to do?

7.[3p]
ここから富士山ふじさんが見みえます uses 見みえる rather than 見みられる because

8.[2p]
この字じは読よみにくい says that

9.[3p]
Why does ら抜ぬき exist at all?