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Lesson 51: Relative positions
To tell that object A is in a certain position relative to object B, we can say AはBの…です, as you can see in the table below.
Question | Answer |
---|---|
desk |
机 tukue |
on; above; up; top |
上 ue |
The book is on the desk. |
本は机の上です。 hon ha tukue no ue desu. |
down; under; lower; below |
下 sita |
There is a dog under the desk. |
机の下に犬がいます。 tukue no sita ni inu ga imasu. |
in, inside; middle |
中 naka |
cucumber |
きゅうり kyuuri |
box |
箱 hako |
The cucumbers are inside the box. |
きゅうりは箱の中です。 kyuuri ha hako no naka desu. |
left |
左 hidari |
bank |
銀行 ginkou |
The bank is to the left of the university. |
銀行は大学の左です。 ginkou ha daigaku no hidari desu. |
onion |
玉ねぎ tamanegi |
right |
右 migi |
The onions are to the right of the cucumbers. |
玉ねぎはきゅうりの右です。 tamanegi ha kyuuri no migi desu. |
umbrella |
傘 kasa |
front; before |
前 mae |
The umbrella is in front of the box. |
傘は箱の前です。 kasa ha hako no mae desu. |
behind, back |
後ろ usiro |
It's behind the bank. |
銀行の後ろです。 ginkou no usiro desu. |
silver |
銀 gin |
gold |
金 kin |
There is gold and silver in that bank. |
あの銀行に金と銀があります。 ano ginkou ni kin to gin ga arimasu. |
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