[2.Andante] 〜かた manner of 〜、how to 〜
“Each person has their own way of studying.”
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Hello, everyone. Today, we are going to practice “〜kata”. There are many words that can be constructed in this form. It’s convenient.
Now, make 〜かた as follows.
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For example,
1. write - manner of writing, how to write
Ready?
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2. read - reading, how to read
3. go - direction, how to go
4. make - how to make
5. buy - how to buy
6. drink - drinking, how to drink
7. eat - how to eat
8. look/watch/see/view - how to look/watch/see, way of viewing, viewpoint
9. do - approach, the how, manner, way
10. do - how to do
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Make a sentence as follows.
For example,
write, don’t know
→ I don’t know how to write.
Ready?
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1. this Kanji, read, don’t know
→ I don’t know how to read this kanji.
2. tempura, cook, don’t know
→ I don’t know how to cook tempura.
3. ticket, buy, don’t know
→ I don’t know how to buy a ticket.
4. car navigation system, use, don’t know
→ I don’t know how to use the car navigation system.
(ka-nabi = car navigation system)
5. report, write, don’t know
→ I don’t know how to write a report.
6. natto, eat, don’t know
→ I don’t know how to eat natto.
7. garbage, throw away/dispose, don’t know
→ I don’t know how to put out oversized garbage.
(sodai gomi = large-sized garbage)
8. books, borrow, don’t know
→ I don’t know how to borrow books.
9. work, style/method, don’t know
→ I don’t know how to work.
10. open-air hot spring bath, take (a bath), don’t know
→ I don’t know how to take an open-air hot spring.
 (rotenburo = open-air/outdoor hot spring bath)
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Note: English translations might sound occasionally unnatural as English, as I try to preserve the structure and essence of the original Japanese. I hope it also helps you to capture the pattern of the sentence structure.

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