JLPT N2 โ€ข GENERAL

exactly

โ“ Practice Question

Explanation

English Explanation

Since the question details were undefined, this explanation is based on a representative N2-level question where ใ€Œใพใ•ใซใ€ is the correct answer. **Hypothetical Question:** ๅฝผใŒ่จ€ใฃใฆใ„ใŸใฎใฏ๏ผˆใ€€ใ€€๏ผ‰ใ“ใฎใ“ใจใ ใ€‚ (Kare ga itte ita no wa (______) kono koto da.) **Choices:** 1. ใ„ใ‹ใซใ‚‚ (ikanimo) 2. ใฉใ†ใซใ‚‚ (dounimo) 3. ใพใ•ใซ (masani) 4. ใ‚€ใ—ใ‚ (mushiro) **Correct Answer:** 3. ใพใ•ใซ (masani) **English Translation:** What he was talking about is **exactly** this. --- ### Correct Answer Explanation **3. ใพใ•ใซ (masani):** Correct. ใ€Œใพใ•ใซใ€ is the correct choice. It's an adverb that means 'exactly,' 'precisely,' or 'surely.' It is used to strongly emphasize that something is a perfect match for a description, a prediction, or a previously mentioned fact. In the sentence ใ€ŒๅฝผใŒ่จ€ใฃใฆใ„ใŸใฎใฏ๏ผˆใพใ•ใซ๏ผ‰ใ“ใฎใ“ใจใ ใ€, it perfectly conveys the speaker's realization or confirmation: 'What he was talking about is *precisely* this thing.' It highlights a perfect correspondence between words and reality. ### Incorrect Answer Explanations **1. ใ„ใ‹ใซใ‚‚ (ikanimo):** Incorrect. ใ€Œใ„ใ‹ใซใ‚‚ใ€ means 'indeed' or 'truly' and is used to express that someone or something strongly fits a certain stereotype or impression. It's almost always used with expressions like ใ€œใ‚‰ใ—ใ„ (seems like) or ใ€œใใ†ใ  (looks like). For example, ใ€Œๅฝผใฏใ„ใ‹ใซใ‚‚ๅญฆ่€…ใ‚‰ใ—ใ„ไบบใ ใ€‚ใ€(He looks every bit the scholar.) Our sentence makes a direct, factual statement ('it *is* this'), not a statement about an impression, so ใ€Œใ„ใ‹ใซใ‚‚ใ€ does not fit the context. **2. ใฉใ†ใซใ‚‚ (dounimo):** Incorrect. ใ€Œใฉใ†ใซใ‚‚ใ€ means 'by no means' or 'no matter what one does,' and it must be used with a negative predicate (e.g., ใ€œใชใ„, ใ€œใงใใชใ„). It expresses the impossibility of doing something. For example, ใ€Œใ“ใฎๅ•้กŒใฏใฉใ†ใซใ‚‚่งฃใ‘ใชใ„ใ€‚ใ€ (I can't solve this problem no matter what I do.) Since the sentence ends with the positive assertion ใ€Œใ ใ€, ใ€Œใฉใ†ใซใ‚‚ใ€ is grammatically incompatible. **4. ใ‚€ใ—ใ‚ (mushiro):** Incorrect. ใ€Œใ‚€ใ—ใ‚ใ€ means 'rather' or 'instead' and is used to make a comparison, suggesting that one thing is more accurate or preferable than another. It requires a comparative context. For example, ใ€Œๅฝผใฏๆ€’ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ€ใ‚€ใ—ใ‚ๆ‚ฒใ—ใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใ ใ€‚ใ€(It seems he is sad rather than angry.) The sentence in the question doesn't present a comparison between two options; it makes a single, emphatic statement. Therefore, ใ€Œใ‚€ใ—ใ‚ใ€ is not logical here.

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ๅ•้กŒใฎ่ฉณ็ดฐใŒๆŒ‡ๅฎšใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใŸใ‚ใ€ใ“ใฎ่งฃ่ชฌใฏใ€Œใพใ•ใซใ€ใŒๆญฃ่งฃใจใชใ‚‹ไปฃ่กจ็š„ใชN2ใƒฌใƒ™ใƒซใฎๅ•้กŒใ‚’ๆƒณๅฎšใ—ใฆไฝœๆˆใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ **ๆƒณๅฎšๅ•้กŒ:** ๅฝผใŒ่จ€ใฃใฆใ„ใŸใฎใฏ๏ผˆใ€€ใ€€๏ผ‰ใ“ใฎใ“ใจใ ใ€‚ **้ธๆŠž่‚ข:** 1. ใ„ใ‹ใซใ‚‚ 2. ใฉใ†ใซใ‚‚ 3. ใพใ•ใซ 4. ใ‚€ใ—ใ‚ **ๆญฃ่งฃ:** 3. ใพใ•ใซ **ๆ–‡ใฎ่‹ฑ่จณ:** What he was talking about is **exactly** this. --- ### ๆญฃ่งฃใฎ่งฃ่ชฌ **3. ใพใ•ใซ:** ๆญฃ่งฃใงใ™ใ€‚ ใ€Œใพใ•ใซใ€ใŒๆญฃ่งฃใงใ™ใ€‚ใ“ใ‚Œใฏใ€Œใกใ‚‡ใ†ใฉใใฎ้€šใ‚Šใ€ใ€Œ็–‘ใ„ใชใใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๆ„ๅ‘ณใฎๅ‰ฏ่ฉžใงใ€ใ‚ใ‚‹ไบ‹ๆŸ„ใŒใ€ไปฅๅ‰ใซ่ฟฐในใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸใ“ใจใ‚„ไบˆๆธฌใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใ“ใจใจๅฎŒๅ…จใซไธ€่‡ดใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๅผทใๅผท่ชฟใ™ใ‚‹ๆ™‚ใซไฝฟใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ“ใฎๆ–‡ใ€ŒๅฝผใŒ่จ€ใฃใฆใ„ใŸใฎใฏ๏ผˆใพใ•ใซ๏ผ‰ใ“ใฎใ“ใจใ ใ€ใงใฏใ€ใ€ŒๅฝผใŒ่ฉฑใ—ใฆใ„ใŸๅ†…ๅฎนใจใ€ไปŠ็›ฎใฎๅ‰ใซใ‚ใ‚‹ไบ‹ๆŸ„ใŒใดใฃใŸใ‚Šไธ€่‡ดใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€ใจใ„ใ†่ฉฑ่€…ใฎๅผทใ„็ขบไฟกใ‚„ๆฐ—ใฅใใ‚’่กจ็พใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใซๆœ€้ฉใงใ™ใ€‚่จ€่‘‰ใจ็พๅฎŸใŒๅฎŒ็’งใซไธ€่‡ดใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹็‚นใ‚’ๅผท่ชฟใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ ### ไธๆญฃ่งฃใฎ่งฃ่ชฌ **1. ใ„ใ‹ใซใ‚‚:** ไธๆญฃ่งฃใงใ™ใ€‚ ใ€Œใ„ใ‹ใซใ‚‚ใ€ใฏใ€Œๆœฌๅฝ“ใซใ€œใ‚‰ใ—ใ„ใ€ใ€Œใฉใ†่ฆ‹ใฆใ‚‚ใ€œใ ใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๆ„ๅ‘ณใงใ€ไบบใ‚„็‰ฉใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ๅ…ธๅž‹็š„ใชใ‚คใƒกใƒผใ‚ธใซ้žๅธธใซใ‚ˆใๅˆใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ๅฐ่ฑกใ‚’่กจใ™ใจใใซไฝฟใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใปใจใ‚“ใฉใฎๅ ดๅˆใ€ใ€Œใ€œใ‚‰ใ—ใ„ใ€ใ€Œใ€œใใ†ใ ใ€ใจใ„ใฃใŸ่กจ็พใจไธ€็ท’ใซไฝฟใ‚ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚ไพ‹๏ผšใ€Œๅฝผใฏใ„ใ‹ใซใ‚‚ๅญฆ่€…ใ‚‰ใ—ใ„ไบบใ ใ€‚ใ€ใ“ใฎๅ•้กŒใฎๆ–‡ใฏใ€ๅฐ่ฑกใซใคใ„ใฆ่ฟฐในใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใงใฏใชใใ€ใ€Œ๏ผˆใใ‚Œใฏ๏ผ‰ใ“ใ‚Œใ ใ€ใจใ„ใ†ไบ‹ๅฎŸใ‚’ๆ–ญๅฎšใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใ€ใ€Œใ„ใ‹ใซใ‚‚ใ€ใฏๆ–‡่„ˆใซๅˆใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ **2. ใฉใ†ใซใ‚‚:** ไธๆญฃ่งฃใงใ™ใ€‚ ใ€Œใฉใ†ใซใ‚‚ใ€ใฏใ€Œใฉใ†ใ—ใฆใ‚‚ใ€ใ€Œใฉใ‚“ใชใซๅŠชๅŠ›ใ—ใฆใ‚‚ใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๆ„ๅ‘ณใงใ€ๅฟ…ใšใ€Œใ€œใชใ„ใ€ใ€Œใ€œใงใใชใ„ใ€ใชใฉใฎๅฆๅฎšๅฝขใจไธ€็ท’ใซไฝฟใ‚ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ไฝ•ใ‹ใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒไธๅฏ่ƒฝใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’่กจ็พใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ไพ‹๏ผšใ€Œใ“ใฎๅ•้กŒใฏใฉใ†ใซใ‚‚่งฃใ‘ใชใ„ใ€‚ใ€ใ“ใฎๅ•้กŒใฎๆ–‡ๆœซใฏ่‚ฏๅฎšใฎใ€Œใ ใ€ใง็ต‚ใ‚ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใ€ใ€Œใฉใ†ใซใ‚‚ใ€ใฏๆ–‡ๆณ•็š„ใซไฝฟใ†ใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ **4. ใ‚€ใ—ใ‚:** ไธๆญฃ่งฃใงใ™ใ€‚ ใ€Œใ‚€ใ—ใ‚ใ€ใฏใ€Œใ€œใ‚ˆใ‚Šใฏใ€ใ“ใกใ‚‰ใฎใปใ†ใŒใ‚‚ใฃใจ้ฉๅˆ‡ใ ใƒปๅฅฝใพใ—ใ„ใ€ใจใ€ไบŒใคใฎไบ‹ๆŸ„ใ‚’ๆฏ”่ผƒใ—ใฆ่ฟฐในใ‚‹้š›ใซไฝฟใ†่จ€่‘‰ใงใ™ใ€‚ๆฏ”่ผƒใฎๆ–‡่„ˆใŒๅฟ…่ฆใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ไพ‹๏ผšใ€Œๅฝผใฏๆ€’ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ€ใ‚€ใ—ใ‚ๆ‚ฒใ—ใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใ ใ€‚ใ€ใ“ใฎๅ•้กŒใฎๆ–‡ใฏไบŒใคใฎ้ธๆŠž่‚ขใ‚’ๆฏ”่ผƒใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใงใฏใชใใ€ไธ€ใคใฎไบ‹ๆŸ„ใ‚’ๅผท่ชฟใ—ใฆๆ–ญๅฎšใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ ใ‘ใชใฎใงใ€ใ€Œใ‚€ใ—ใ‚ใ€ใ‚’ไฝฟใ†ใฎใฏ่ซ–็†็š„ใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚

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