日曜日の朝、わたしは部屋をそうじしました。机の上に古い手紙と写真がありました。写真を見て、去年の旅行を思い出しました。そうじは一時間しかできませんでしたが、部屋は少しきれいになりました。午後は友達にその写真を見せました。
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日曜日のそうじ
Cleaning the house Sunday
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しか + negative means “only”. So 一時間しかできませんでした = only works for one hour.
Passage
- CONTENT古い手紙と写真はどこにありましたか。
Explanation: Position before ありました.
- KEY WORD「手紙」の意味は何ですか。
Explanation: This word appears in the article. Compare it with the context and reading 「てがみ」.
- INFERENCE午後、だれに写真を見せましたか。
Explanation: The object of 見せました is 「友達に」.
Key words
- そうじ clean up
- 机 table
- 手紙 mail
- 思い出す remember
- 見せる let's see
Grammar
あります for objects/events; います for humans/animals. Note the noun that comes before が.
Always go with the negative. The meaning is still "only", not "without".
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Name 3 things you do on Sunday using Vました.
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Sunday morning, I cleaned my room. On the table there are old letters and photos. Looking at the photos, I remembered last year's trip. I've only been cleaning for an hour but the room is already a little cleaner. In the afternoon, I show you those photos.