Japanese from zero · N4 Lesson 25
What you need
〜が 必要 ・ 〜必要が ある ・ 〜から 作る ・ 〜は〜が、〜は ・ 〜より
In this lesson, you will learn to say what you need and what you need to do (〜が 必要です, 〜必要が あります), what something is made from (〜から 作る), how to set two things side by side with は (〜は〜が、〜は), and to compare with より. You will go to the immigration office with Lisa and Mr. Sato to find out what she needs to stay in Japan another year.
By the end you will be able to say
パスポートと しゃしんが 必要です。You need your passport and a photo.
大学の 書類を もらう 必要が あります。You need to get documents from the university.
この お茶は、この 町の 葉から 作って います。This tea is made from leaves from this town.
パスポートは 持って いますが、しゃしんは 持って いません。I have my passport, but I don't have a photo.
駅の 前の 店は ここより 安いです。The shop in front of the station is cheaper than here.
The grammar in this lesson
- Need: 〜が 必要です ／ 〜必要が あります — A noun + が 必要です is something you need; a plain verb + 必要が あります is something you need to do.
- Made from: 〜から 作る — から after a material says what something is made from when the material changes into something new.
- This one, but that one: 〜は〜が、〜は — When you set two things side by side, each one takes は, and が in the middle means 'but'.
- Than: 〜より (review) — Bより puts B on the lower side of a comparison: A is more … than B.