Chapter 25: Thinking, Age, and Conditional Expressions
Learn verbs for thinking and arriving, expressions about age and study abroad, and conditional grammar patterns
In this chapter, you will learn verbs for thinking and arriving, vocabulary related to study abroad and places, and important conditional expressions using もし and いくら. You

Key topics:
- ・Thinking and mental processes
- ・Arriving and reaching places
- ・Study abroad and international topics
- ・Age and time expressions
- ・Conditional expressions (if, even if)
- ・Rural vs. urban vocabulary
Vocabulary
Conversation
Grammar Rules
Rule 1: Conditional たら form
The たら form is one of the most common conditional patterns in Japanese. It expresses
Rule 2: Concessive ても form
The ても form expresses concession, meaning
Rule 3: Thinking with かんがえます
Use かんがえます (to think/consider) to express deep thought, consideration, or reflection about a topic. Unlike おもいます (which expresses an opinion or belief), かんがえます implies actively pondering or analyzing something. For
Rule 4: Arriving with つきます
Use つきます (to arrive/reach) with the particle に to mark the destination or place of arrival. This is used for arriving at stations, buildings, countries, or even abstract destinations like decisions. Unlike いきます (go) or きます (come), つきます focuses on the completion of travel and reaching the destination.
Exercises
Question 1
Complete the sentence meaning
もし あめが ______、えいがに いきません。
Question 2
How do you say
Question 3
Complete the sentence meaning
ひま ______、いっしょに いきませんか。
Question 4
What does
Question 5
Complete the sentence meaning
あめが ______、いきます。
Question 6
Which verb means
Question 7
Complete the sentence meaning
みらい ______ かんがえます。
Question 8
How do you say
Question 9
Complete the sentence meaning
なんじに にほん ______ つきますか。
Question 10
Complete the sentence meaning
にほんに ______、すしを たべて 下さい。
Question 11
Complete the sentence meaning
やす ______、かいません。
Question 12
What does
Question 13
Complete the sentence meaning
ろくじ ______ うちに つきます。
Question 14
How do you say
Question 15
Complete the sentence meaning
なにを ______、まんぞくできません。
Question 16
How do you say
Question 17
Complete the sentence meaning
でんしゃが えきに ______。
Question 18
What does
Question 19
Complete the sentence meaning
たべ ______、おなかが すきません。
Question 20
Which sentence means