14.I.5 様子·状態: Nがします [can hear, see, smell, etc N…]

木の上に鳥がいますね。

There is a bird on the tree, isn’t there?

在樹上有隻鳥。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
木	ki	subject	tree
の	no	particles	possessive marker
上	ue	modifiers	on
に	ni	particles	location marker
鳥	tori	subject	bird
が	ga	particles	subject marker
います	i-masu	predicate	exists
ね	ne	particles	sentence-ending particle

It makes a sound.

鳴聲。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
鳴き声	nakigoe	subject	sound
が	ga	particles	subject marker
します	shi-masu	predicate	does

This soap has a nice smell, doesn’t it?

這塊肥皂聞起來很香，對嗎？

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
この	kono	modifiers	this
せっけん	sekken	subject	soap
は	wa	particles	topic marker
いい	ii	modifiers	good
におい	nioi	subject	smell
が	ga	particles	subject marker
します	shi-masu	verb conjugations	does

These days, there is construction noise in the middle of the night, isn’t there?

最近半夜有施工的聲音呢。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
このごろ	konogoro	modifiers	these days
夜中に	yachu—ni	modifiers	at midnight
工事の音が	ko-ji-no-oto-ga	subject	sound of construction
します	shi-masu	predicate	makes
ね	ne	particles	sentence-ending particle

Which construction site is it?

這是哪個工地？

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
どこの	doko-no	modifiers	which
工事	ko-ji	subject	construction
ですか	desu-ka	verb conjugations	is it?

This snack tastes like black tea, doesn’t it?

這個點心有紅茶的味道。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
この	kono	modifiers	this
お菓子	okashi	subject	snack
紅茶の	ko-cha-no	modifiers	of tea
味が	aji-ga	predicate	tastes
します	shi-masu	verb conjugations	do
ね	ne	particles	sentence-ending particle

Mr. Ikeda gives off a warm feeling.

池田老師給人一種溫暖的感覺。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
池田先生	ikeda-sensei	subject	Mr. Ikeda
は	wa	particles	topic marker
あたたかい	atatakai	modifiers	warm
感じがする	kanji-ga-suru	predicate	feels
方	ho	modifiers	person
です	desu	verb conjugations	is