Unit 9 · What happened
でんしゃのまど
The Train Window
3 minutes · 8 short sentences
Before you read
A few words to get you started
- のる
- to board; to ride
- やま
- mountain
- うみ
- sea
Read about something that happened
パンをたべました。
I ate bread.
ました is the polite past ending of a verb. Compare たべます (eat) with たべました (ate). ませんでした means an action did not happen.
Small words and names in this story
- はる
- Haru
Tap a word for help. Reveal English when you need it.
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Haru boarded the train.
。
There was a seat by the window.
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Haru looked outside through the window.
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There was a big mountain.
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Haru took a photograph of the mountain.
、。
Then there was a blue sea.
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Haru took a photograph of the sea too.
「。」
“A seat by the window is nice.”
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.
ます-Form and Polite Verbs →Place of Action with で →