Unit 3 · Where is it?
つくえのした
Under the Desk
2 minutes · 6 short sentences
Before you read
A few words to get you started
- つくえ
- desk; table
- うえ
- above; on top
- した
- under; below
Find a person or thing
つくえのしたにあります。
It is under the desk.
に marks the location. あります tells us a thing is there; います tells us a person or animal is there. の connects a place with a position such as した (under).
Small words and names in this story
- どこ
- where
- に
- location; destination; time
- ある
- to exist (inanimate); to have
- けん
- Ken
Tap a word for help. Reveal English when you need it.
。
Where is Ken’s book?
。
There is a card on the desk.
。
The book is not on the desk.
「、。」
“Ken, it is under the desk.”
。
There is a blue book under the desk.
「、。」
“Yes, it is my book.”
After you read
What happened?
Two small checks. You can look back and try again.
Ready to finish?
Mark the story as read when you feel ready. The questions are here to help, and you can finish without answering them.
Finding your place…
Explore the pattern
These lessons explain the grammar you just read. Take them whenever you feel ready.
Existence with ある / いる →Location Words and Position Phrases →