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私わたしは子こ供どもの時とき、牛ぎゅう乳にゅうが嫌きらいで、全ぜん然ぜん飲のみませんでした。しかし、中ちゅう学がくに入はいったら、飲のむようになりました。それは「牛ぎゅう乳にゅうを飲のむと、背せが高たかくなる」と本ほんに書かいてあったからです。初はじめては飲のむのがいやでした。けれども、だんだん牛ぎゅう乳にゅうの美味おいしさが分わかるようになりました。今いまは毎まい日にち、たくさん飲のんでいます。背せが高たかくなりたいから飲のんでいるのではありません。牛ぎゅう乳にゅうは本ほん当とうに美味おいしいと思おもうからです。

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  1. 1この人はどうして牛乳を飲み始めたのですか。

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Vocabulary1 words
  • 思うおもう
    • ·to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
    • ·to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
    • ·to judge; to assess; to regard
    • ·to imagine; to suppose; to dream
    • ·to expect; to look forward to
    • ·to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
    • ·to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love
    • ·to recall; to remember
    N4
Other levels29 words
  • 私わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 子供こども
    • ·child; children
    N5
  • 牛乳ぎゅうにゅう
    • ·(cow's) milk
    N5
  • 嫌いきらい
    • ·disliked; hated; disagreeable
    • ·tendency; smack (of); touch (of)
    • ·distinction; discrimination
    N5
  • 飲むのむAs it appears here: 飲みませんでした
    • ·to drink; to swallow; to take (medicine)
    • ·to smoke (tobacco)
    • ·to swallow up; to engulf
    • ·to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down; to hold back; to swallow (one's tears); to catch (one's breath)
    • ·to accept (a demand, conditions, etc.); to agree to
    • ·to make light of (someone); to think nothing of; to overwhelm; to overawe
    • ·to carry (a concealed dagger, etc.); to conceal (up one's sleeve, etc.)
    N5
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    N5
  • 入るはいるAs it appears here: 入ったら
    • ·to enter; to come in; to go in; to get in; to arrive
    • ·to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to enroll (in); to go into (e.g. politics); to get into
    • ·to be contained (in); to be included (in); to be inside (e.g. a box); to come under (a heading); to belong (in a category)
    • ·to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.); to be (able to be) held; to be (able to be) accommodated
    • ·to be introduced; to be brought in; to be installed
    • ·to be received; to be obtained
    • ·to be scored (of points); to be won (of votes)
    • ·to turn on; to start functioning; to start working
    • ·to enter (a month, season, etc.); to reach (e.g. a climax); to get to (e.g. the main topic); to enter into (e.g. negotiations); to start (doing); to begin
    • ·to form (of a crack, fissure, etc.); to develop
    • ·to be put in (of effort, spirit, feeling, etc.); to be applied (e.g. of strength)
    • ·to be ready (of tea, coffee, etc.); to be made
    • ·to enter the body (of alcohol); to become drunk
    N5
  • 飲むのむ
    • ·to drink; to swallow; to take (medicine)
    • ·to smoke (tobacco)
    • ·to swallow up; to engulf
    • ·to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down; to hold back; to swallow (one's tears); to catch (one's breath)
    • ·to accept (a demand, conditions, etc.); to agree to
    • ·to make light of (someone); to think nothing of; to overwhelm; to overawe
    • ·to carry (a concealed dagger, etc.); to conceal (up one's sleeve, etc.)
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なりました
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • 背せ
    • ·back
    • ·reverse; rear side; back (e.g. of a chair); spine (of a book)
    • ·height; stature
    • ·ridge (of a mountain)
    N5
  • 高いたかいAs it appears here: 高く
    • ·high; tall
    • ·expensive; high-priced
    • ·high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
    • ·loud
    • ·high-pitched; shrill
    N5
  • なる
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • 書くかくAs it appears here: 書いて
    • ·to write; to compose; to pen
    • ·to draw; to paint
    N5
  • 初めてはじめて
    • ·for the first time
    • ·only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ...
    • ·first time; (one's) first
    N5
  • だんだん
    • ·gradually; by degrees; little by little; more and more; increasingly
    • ·steps; stairs; staircase; terrace
    N5
  • 美味しいおいしいAs it appears here: 美味し
    • ·good(-tasting); nice; delicious; tasty
    • ·attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient; favorable; desirable; profitable
    N5
  • 分かるわかる
    • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow
    • ·to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized (realised); to be found out; to make sense
    • ·I know!; I think so too!
    N5
  • 今いま
    • ·now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
    • ·another; more
    N5
  • 毎日まいにち
    • ·every day; daily
    N5
  • たくさん
    • ·a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal
    • ·enough; sufficient
    • ·enough; too many; too much
    N5
  • 飲むのむAs it appears here: 飲んで
    • ·to drink; to swallow; to take (medicine)
    • ·to smoke (tobacco)
    • ·to swallow up; to engulf
    • ·to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down; to hold back; to swallow (one's tears); to catch (one's breath)
    • ·to accept (a demand, conditions, etc.); to agree to
    • ·to make light of (someone); to think nothing of; to overwhelm; to overawe
    • ·to carry (a concealed dagger, etc.); to conceal (up one's sleeve, etc.)
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なりたい
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • あるAs it appears here: ありません
    • ·to be; to exist; to live
    • ·to have
    • ·to be located
    • ·to be equipped with
    • ·to happen; to come about
    • ·to exist (in a completed state); to be (something unchanged in its current state)
    N5
  • 美味しいおいしい
    • ·good(-tasting); nice; delicious; tasty
    • ·attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient; favorable; desirable; profitable
    N5
  • 時とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • 全然ぜんぜん
    • ·(not) at all; (not) in the slightest
    • ·wholly; entirely; completely; totally
    • ·extremely; very
    N3
  • 中学ちゅうがく
    • ·junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
Grammar4 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • 全然～ない（ぜんぜん～ない）N4

    全然 paired with a negative predicate for strong, total negation — "not at all / not in the least".

    私は子供の時、牛乳が嫌いで、全然飲みませんでした。

    When I was a child I disliked milk and never drank it at all.

  • たらN4

    Conditional/temporal ending on the plain-past stem meaning that once or if the first action happens, the second follows ('if / once / when ... then').

    しかし、中学に入ったら、飲むようになりました。

    But once I entered junior high school, I started drinking it.

  • ようになるN42 times in this passage

    Expresses a gradual change reaching a new state or acquired ability, "come to / become able to".

    しかし、中学に入ったら、飲むようになりました。

    But once I entered junior high school, I started drinking it.

  • と思う（とおもう）N4

    Quotative plus 'think', stating the speaker's opinion or guess — 'I think that'.

    牛乳は本当に美味しいと思うからです。

    It is because I really do think milk is delicious.

Other levels7 patterns
  • んですN5

    Explanatory ending that supplies a reason, context, or emphasis — 'the thing is…', 'it's that…'.

    私は子供の時、牛乳が嫌いで、全然飲みませんでした。

    When I was a child I disliked milk and never drank it at all.

  • しかしN5

    Contrastive conjunction joining two sentences, 'however / but'.

    しかし、中学に入ったら、飲むようになりました。

    But once I entered junior high school, I started drinking it.

  • 〜てあるN5

    Describes a state that persists because someone deliberately did something to bring it about — “has been done (and still is)”.

    それは「牛乳を飲むと、背が高くなる」と本に書いてあったからです。

    That was because a book said that "if you drink milk, you will grow taller".

  • だ / ですN53 times in this passage

    The copula linking a noun or na-adjective to the subject — plain だ / polite です, 'is/am/are'.

    それは「牛乳を飲むと、背が高くなる」と本に書いてあったからです。

    That was because a book said that "if you drink milk, you will grow taller".

  • けれどもN5

    More formal contrastive conjunction linking two clauses — "but / however / although."

    けれども、だんだん牛乳の美味しさが分かるようになりました。

    Little by little, though, I came to understand how good milk tastes.

  • 〜たいN5

    Expresses the speaker's own desire to do something — “want to do”.

    背が高くなりたいから飲んでいるのではありません。

    I do not drink it because I want to be taller.

  • じゃない・ではないN5

    Negates a noun or na-adjective with the copula, "is not / am not".

    背が高くなりたいから飲んでいるのではありません。

    I do not drink it because I want to be taller.

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