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d.	Ikaga desu ka	How are you?
	Kore wa teppō desu ka	Is this a rifle?
	Kore wa dare no desu ka	Whose is this?
	Watakushi no desu	It is mine.
	Are wa anata no desu ka	Is that yours?
	Hai, watakushi no desu	Yes, it is mine.
	Teppō dewa arimasen	It is not a rifle.
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e.	Sore wa Nippongo desu ka	Is that Japanese?
	Dare ga orimasu ka	Who is there?
	Anata ni agemasu	I give (it) to you.
	Eigo ga wakarimasu ka	Do you understand English?
	Kore wo kakinasai	Write this.
	Wakarimasu ka	Do you understand?
	Nomimasen ka	Don’t you drink? Won’t you drink?
	Dare ga kore wo kakimashita ka	Who wrote this?
	Ano gunjin no shitte imasu ka	Do you know that soldier?
	Sore wa dōshite kakimashita ka[1]	How did you write it?
	Anohito no kurai wa nan desu ka	What is his rank?
	Rikugun Shōsa desu	He is a major.
	Anata wa shikan desu ka	Are you an officer?
	Hai, shikan desu	Yes, I am an officer.
	Iie, shikan dewa arimasen	No, I am not an officer.

 

Lesson VIII

1. Memorize the following:

a. Army ranks (non-commissioned officers and men):

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1. In this sentence, it seems that wa should be wo because sore is the direct object (You did it). However, this is an example of a popular idiomatic expression meaning, as for. Therefore, this sentence reads: As for that, how did you write? This is to reiterate the explanation already given in Lesson IV.