Read once for the problem, then follow the note to the ending.
The idea
The drum is missing from the storehouse. The note says it was taken to the park to be repaired: 直すために expresses purpose. At the park Tanaka is repairing it, and everyone carries it back.
Examples
- 祭りの朝、町の太鼓がなくなっていました。On the morning of the festival, the town drum was missing.
- ミカさんとケンさんは倉庫で太鼓を探しましたが、ありませんでした。Mika and Ken looked for it in the storehouse, but it was not there.
- そのとき、二人は戸のそばでメモを見つけました。Then they found a note by the door.
- メモには「太鼓を直すために公園へ持っていきました」と書いてありました。It said, “I took the drum to the park to repair it.”
- 二人が公園へ行くと、田中さんが太鼓を直していました。When the two went to the park, Mr Tanaka was repairing the drum.
- 直したあと、みんなで太鼓を運んで戻り、祭りが始まりました。After the repair, they carried it back together, and the festival began.
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Watch out
なくなっていました describes a missing state; it does not tell you that the drum was stolen.
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二人はどこでメモを見つけましたか。(戸のそば/公園)
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戸のそば / とのそば
戸のそば: the note was beside the door, not in the park.
なぜ太鼓を公園へ持っていきましたか。(直すため/売るため)
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直すため / なおすため
直すため: the note gives repair as the reason for taking it to the park.
公園で太鼓を直していたのは誰ですか。(田中さん/ケンさん)
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田中さん / たなかさん
田中さん: at the park Tanaka was repairing the drum.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Japanese sentences where available. We keep your score.
二人はどこでメモを見つけましたか。(戸のそば/公園)
戸のそば / とのそば
なぜ太鼓を公園へ持っていきましたか。(直すため/売るため)
直すため / なおすため
公園で太鼓を直していたのは誰ですか。(田中さん/ケンさん)
田中さん / たなかさん
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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