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中なか村むらさんの机つくえの上うえに、先せん生せいからのメモが置おいてある。

中なか村むらさん

おはようございます。

昨日きのうプリンターが故こ障しょうしたので、川かわ名な電でん気きに修しゅう理りを頼たのみました。修しゅう理りの人ひとは、10時ときに来きてくれるそうです。わたしは授じゅ業ぎょうがあるので、修しゅう理りの人ひとが来きたら、プリンターの場ば所しょに案あん内ないをお願ねがいします。

故こ障しょうの内ない容ようですが、印いん刷さつするときに紙かみにインクの汚よごれがついてしまいます。

実際じっさいに印いん刷さつした紙かみがプリンターのところに置おいてありますから、それを修しゅう理りの人ひとに見みせて説とき明あかしてください。

修しゅう理りがすんだら、午ご後ごのゼミの資し料りょうを人数分にんずうぶん用よう意いしておいてください。

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  1. 1修理の人が来たとき、中村さんがしなければならないことは何か。

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Vocabulary5 words
  • 修理しゅうり
    • ·repair; mending; fixing; servicing
    N3
  • 案内あんない
    • ·guidance; leading (the way); showing around
    • ·information; notice; notification
    • ·announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
    • ·invitation
    • ·acquaintance; knowledge
    N3
  • 内容ないよう
    • ·contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
    N3
  • 印刷いんさつ
    • ·printing
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
Other levels29 words
  • 机つくえ
    • ·desk
    N5
  • 上うえ
    • ·above; over; up
    • ·top; summit; upper part; head (e.g. of a staircase)
    • ·surface; on (top of)
    • ·the above (in a piece of writing); earlier part
    • ·superior; better; higher (position, rank, etc.); upper (class)
    • ·elder; older; senior
    • ·with respect to ...; in terms of; as far as ... is concerned; when (e.g. drunk)
    • ·besides ...; in addition to ...; on top of ...; as well as ...
    • ·after ...; upon ...; on ...; with (e.g. full awareness); as a result of ...
    • ·since ...; now that ...; because ...
    • ·honorable; venerable; dear
    • ·emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo
    N5
  • 先生せんせい
    • ·teacher; instructor; master
    • ·sensei; (expl.) title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.
    • ·(expl.) intimate or teasing form of address
    • ·one's elder
    N5
  • 置くおくAs it appears here: 置いて
    • ·to put; to place
    • ·to leave (behind)
    • ·to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up
    • ·to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ
    • ·to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.); to bear (in mind, etc.)
    • ·to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool
    • ·to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house
    • ·to separate spatially or temporally
    • ·to do something in advance
    • ·to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state
    N5
  • 昨日きのう
    • ·yesterday
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: した
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 電気でんき
    • ·electricity
    • ·(electric) light
    N5
  • 頼むたのむAs it appears here: 頼みました
    • ·to request; to beg; to ask
    • ·to call; to order; to reserve
    • ·to entrust to
    • ·to rely on
    • ·please; please do; help me out here
    N5
  • 人ひと
    • ·person; someone; somebody
    • ·human beings; mankind; man; people; humans
    • ·human (Homo sapiens)
    • ·(other) people; others
    • ·character; personality; nature
    • ·capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person
    • ·adult; grown-up
    • ·I; me; one
    N5
  • 来るくるAs it appears here: 来て
    • ·to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
    • ·to come back; to do ... and come back
    • ·to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue
    • ·to come from; to be caused by; to derive from
    • ·to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")
    N5
  • わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 授業じゅぎょう
    • ·lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
    N5
  • ある
    • ·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
  • 来るくるAs it appears here: 来たら
    • ·to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
    • ·to come back; to do ... and come back
    • ·to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue
    • ·to come from; to be caused by; to derive from
    • ·to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")
    N5
  • する
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 紙かみ
    • ·paper
    N5
  • ところ
    • ·place; spot; scene; site
    • ·address
    • ·district; area; locality
    • ·one's house
    • ·point; aspect; side; facet
    • ·passage (in text); part
    • ·space; room
    • ·thing; matter
    • ·whereupon; as a result
    • ·about to; on the verge of
    • ·was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
    • ·approximately; around; about
    N5
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • 見せるみせるAs it appears here: 見せて
    • ·to show; to display
    • ·to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...
    • ·to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining
    • ·to have (something) looked at (by a specialist); to have (an antique, etc.) appraised
    • ·to have (an injury, person, etc.) looked at (by a doctor); to take (someone) to a doctor
    • ·to make a show of (doing); to do in a conspicuous manner; to do in view of others
    • ·to resolve to do; to do at any cost; to show others that one will ...
    N5
  • すむAs it appears here: すん
    • ·to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
    N5
  • 午後ごご
    • ·afternoon; p.m.
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: して
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 故障こしょう
    • ·fault; trouble; breakdown; failure; being out of order
    • ·damage (to a part of the body); injury; hurt
    • ·problem; hitch; obstacle; hindrance
    • ·objection; protest
    N4
  • 場所ばしょ
    • ·place; location; spot; position; area
    • ·room; space
    • ·sumo tournament
    N4
  • 用意ようい
    • ·preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
    N4
  • おはよう
    • ·good morning
    N2
  • お願いしますおねがいします
    • ·please
    N2
  • つくAs it appears here: ついて
    • ·to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to start burning
    • ·to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
    N2
  • 資料しりょう
    • ·material; materials; data; information; documents
    N2
Grammar1 patterns

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  • ついN3

    Marks an action done unintentionally or on impulse, in spite of oneself — "can't help but, without meaning to".

    故障の内容ですが、印刷するときに紙にインクの汚れがついてしまいます。

    As for the problem, ink stains get on the paper when printing.

Other levels12 patterns
  • お～願うN2

    Humble form for politely requesting an action — "(please) kindly ~, could you ~".

    わたしは授業があるので、修理の人が来たら、プリンターの場所に案内をお願いします。

    I have a class, so when the repair person arrives, please show them where the printer is.

  • ございますN4

    The highly polite (teineigo) equivalent of ある/です, used in formal speech and set phrases — 'there is / to be' (polite).

    おはようございます。

    Good morning.

  • 〜てくれるN4

    Someone does an action for the benefit of the speaker (or the speaker's in-group) — '(someone) does (something) for me'.

    修理の人は、10時に来てくれるそうです。

    I hear that the repair person will come at 10 o’clock.

  • たらN42 times in this passage

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

    わたしは授業があるので、修理の人が来たら、プリンターの場所に案内をお願いします。

    I have a class, so when the repair person arrives, please show them where the printer is.

  • ときN4

    Marks the time at which something happens — "when X, Y."

    故障の内容ですが、印刷するときに紙にインクの汚れがついてしまいます。

    As for the problem, ink stains get on the paper when printing.

  • 〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN4

    Verb te-form plus しまう, marking an action as fully completed or done regrettably/by accident — 'end up ...ing' / 'finish ...ing'; ちゃう/じゃう is the casual contraction.

    故障の内容ですが、印刷するときに紙にインクの汚れがついてしまいます。

    As for the problem, ink stains get on the paper when printing.

  • 〜ておくN4

    Verb te-form plus 置く, doing something in advance as preparation or leaving it done for later — 'do ... in advance'.

    修理がすんだら、午後のゼミの資料を人数分用意しておいてください。

    Once the repair is finished, please prepare enough copies of the materials for everyone attending the afternoon seminar.

  • 〜てあるN52 times in this passage

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

    中村さんの机の上に、先生からのメモが置いてある。

    There is a note from the teacher on Nakamura-san’s desk.

  • のでN52 times in this passage

    Gives a reason or cause with a soft, objective/polite nuance — 'because / since'.

    昨日プリンターが故障したので、川名電気に修理を頼みました。

    The printer broke down yesterday, so I asked Kawana Denki to repair it.

  • だ / ですN52 times in this passage

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

    修理の人は、10時に来てくれるそうです。

    I hear that the repair person will come at 10 o’clock.

  • がありますN5

    States the existence or possession of an inanimate thing, "there is / to have".

    わたしは授業があるので、修理の人が来たら、プリンターの場所に案内をお願いします。

    I have a class, so when the repair person arrives, please show them where the printer is.

  • 〜てくださいN52 times in this passage

    A polite request asking someone to do something — “please do”.

    実際に印刷した紙がプリンターのところに置いてありますから、それを修理の人に見せて説明してください。

    A sheet that was actually printed is beside the printer, so please show it to the repair person and explain the problem.

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