For Upper Beginners and Intermediate learners

2018/September/14

勉強 benkyoo

study
Noun

to study, learn
[person] wa [something] o benkyoo suru
Verb [person] wa [something] no benkyoo o suru
Benkyoo in the second structure is used as a noun.
Both structures are commonly used.

Example sentences

1. Watashi wa gakusei no toki, benkyoo ga kirai datta.

gakusei no toki when (I) was a stuent, gakusei (school) student, -
toki when
kirai [na] dislike, datta ta form of desu

2. Ainshutain wa kodomo no toki, benkyoo ga dekinakatta soo desu.

Ainshutain Albert Einstein, kodomo no toki when (I) was a child
benkyoo ga dekiru can study / do well at school, be a good student
(expression)
dekinakatta nakatta form of dekiru; can do, -soo desu reported
information; I heard, he/they said

3. Sumaho ga yoko ni aru to, benkyoo ni shuuchuu dekinai.

sumaho smartphone, yoko side, beside, next to, aru to exist, there is,
have
-to when, if, shuuchuu [sv] concentrate, dekinai nai form of dekiru;
cannot do
4. Musuko wa rainen daigaku o juken suru.
Musuko wa ima juken-benkyoo de isogashii.
musuko (my) son, rainen next year, daigaku college, university,
juken [sv] taking an entranc exam
ima present, current, now, juken-benkyoo studying for an entrance
exam, preparing for an entrance exam
-de isogashii be busy with, be busy doing, -de cause marker; by,
because of, from, due to

5. Benkyoo jikan ga nagakute mo, kooritsu ga warukattara, kooka ga nai.

benkyoo jikan one's study hours, jikan time, hour
nagakute te form of nagai; long, -te mo even, even if
kooritsu ga warui be inefficient (set phrase), kooritsu efficiency
warukatta ta form of warui; bad, -tara if, when
kooka ga aru have an effect, be effective, kooka effect, effectiveness
nai nai form of aru; do not have, be not

6. Benkyoo mo taisetsu da kedo, supootsu mo taisetsu da.

-mo also, too, taisetsu [na] important, da root form of desu, -kedo but
supootsu sport

7. Watashi wa daigaku de AI o benkyoo shimashita.

Watashi wa daigaku de AI no benkyoo o shimashita.
daigaku de at university / college, AI (ee-ai) artificial intelligence

8. Watashi wa Nihongo o benkyoo shite imasu.

Watashi wa Nihongo no benkyoo o shite imasu.
Nihongo Japanese language, shite te form of shimasu, -te
imasu expressing progressive or state

9. Shoorai Gurafikku-Dezainaa ni nari-tai kara, ima dezain o benkyoo

shite imasu.
shoorai future, in the future, gurafikku-dezainaa graphic designer
narimasu to become, come to, -tai (stem +) want to do, would like to
do, -kara because, therefore, so
 ima present, current, now, dezain design, shite te form of shimasu, -
te imasu expressing progressive or state

10. Aburae o benkyoo shi-tai kedo, benkyoo no shikata ga wakaranai.

aburae oil painting, abura oil, e painting, drawing, picture
-tai (stem +) want to do, would like to do, -kedo but
shikata how to do, method, way, wakaranai nai form of wakaru; don't
understand, don't know

11. Ii daigaku ni hairu tame ni wa motto benkyoo shinakereba naranai.

ii good, nice, fine, daigaku college, university
hairu to go in, enter, join, -tame ni for, in order to do
motto more, further, farther, shinakereba naranai must do, should do

Practice the following words

1. benkyoo[sv] study, learn 21. kooritsuefficiency

2. gakusei(school) student 22. waruibad

3. kirai[na] dislike 23. kookaeffect, effectiveness

4. AinshutainAlbert Einstein 24. taisetsu[na] important

5. kodomochild, children 25. supootsusport

6. dekimasu / dekirucan, be 26. AI (ee-ai)artificial intelligence

able to do
7. sumahosmartphone 27. NihongoJapanese language

8. yokoside, beside, next to 28. shooraifuture, in the future

9. arimasu / aruto exist, be at, 29. gurafikku-dezainaagraphic

there is, have designer
10. shuuchuu[sv] concentrate, 30. gurafikkugraphic
focus
11. musuko(my) son 31. dezainaadesigner

32. dezaindesign
 12. rainennext year 33. narimasu / naruto become,
come to
13. daigakucollege, university 34. aburaeoil painting

14. juken[sv] taking an entranc 35. aburaoil

exam
15. juken-benkyoo 36. epainting, drawing, picture
studying for an entrance
exam, 37. shikatahow to do, method, way
preparing for an entrance
exam 38. wakarimasu / wakaruto
understand, know
16. imapresent, current, now
39. hairimasu / hairuto go in,
17. isogashiibusy enter
40. mottomore, further, farther
18. jikantime, hour

19. nagakutete form of nagai

20. nagailong

Practice the following words

1. 勉強[sv] study, learn 21. 効率 efficiency

2. 学生(school) student 22. 悪い bad

3. 嫌い[na] dislike 23. 効果 effect, effectiveness

4. アインシュタイン Albert 24. 大切[na] important

Einstein
5. 子供 child, children 25. スポーツ sport

6. できます／できる can, be 26. ＡＩ（エーアイ）artificial

able to do intelligence

7. スマホ smartphone 27. 日本語 Japanese language

8. 横 side, beside, next to 28. 将来 future, in the future

 9. あります／ある to exist, be 29. グラフィックデザイナー
at, there is, have graphic designer
10. 集中[sv] concentrate, focus 30. グラフィック graphic

11. 息子(my) son 31. デザイナーdesigner

12. 来年 next year 32. デザイン design

13. 大学 college, university 33. なります／なる to

become, come to
14. 受験[sv] taking an entranc 34. 油絵 oil painting
exam
15. 受験勉強 35. 油 oil
studying for an entrance
exam, 36. 絵 painting, drawing, picture
preparing for an entrance
exam 37. 仕方 how to do, method, way
16. いま／今 present, current, 38. 分かります／分かる to
now
understand, know
17. 忙しい busy 39. 入ります／入る to go in,
enter
18. 時間 time, hour
40. もっと more, further, farther
19. 長くて te form of nagai

20. 長い long

Functional patterns used in the sentences (Chapter numbers are from Building Up
Conversation)
gakusei no toki / kodomo no toki
-toki:when, if, in case of, during
Level 2 Chapter 10
benkyoo ga dekinakatta soo desu
plain form + soo desu:reported information; I heard, he/they said
Level 2 Chapter 11
aburae o benkyoo shi-tai kedo / gurafikku-dezainaa ni nari-tai kara
verb stem + tai:want to do, would like to do
Level 1 Chapter 11
gurafikku-dezainaa ni nari-tai kara
plain form + kara:expressing a reason or a cause; because, therefore, so
Level 2 Chapter 3
sumaho ga yoko ni aru to
root/nai form + -to:when, if
Level 2 Chapter 15
benkyoo jikan ga nagakute mo
te form + mo, (-temo / -demo):even, even if
Level 2 Chapter 8
kooritsu ga warukattara
ta form + -tara:if, when
Level 2 Chapter 8
Nihongo o benkyoo shite imasu
verb te form + -te imasu:expressing the progressive, a state of being or a
habitual action
Level 2 Chapter 4
ii daigaku ni hairu tame ni wa
-tame ni:expressing a purpose; for, in order to do, so that
Level 3 Chapter 10
motto benkyoo shinakereba naranai
-nakereba narimasen:expressing obligation or necessity; must do, have to
do, need to do