Lesson article
Spot the signal, compare it, then read it in context
Read all 4 sections in order. Notice the target form, compare it with the nearby alternative, then use the reading and practice below to check the meaning in context.
Section 1 of 4
Core idea
Use to stand in for a noun that is already understood from context.
Start with the example
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I want the red one.
stands for an understood noun like or .
Notice the variation
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The one I bought yesterday is this.
A relative clause can also come before substitute .
More detail: how to apply this
When the noun is obvious from context, can replace it.
This is similar to saying 'the one' in English.
Explain it another way
Try a different way of looking at the same idea.
Recover the omitted noun from the scene, then keep its description and particle attached.
completes the request for the small one. The noun is omitted because both speakers can identify the kind of object.
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Please give me the small one rather than the big one.
Recover the omitted noun from the scene, then keep its description and particle attached.
Showing Try this approach: Everyday words.
Target signal
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I want the red one.
stands for an understood noun like or .
Vocabulary notes
- ほしいです
- want; would like
Compare in context
。
The one I bought yesterday is this.
A relative clause can also come before substitute .
Vocabulary notes
- 昨日
- yesterday
- これ
- this
Section 2 of 4
Patterns you will see often
Patterns you will see often
Start with the example
、。
Please give me the small one rather than the big one.
Both big and small items are understood from context.
Notice the variation
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Please eat the one I made.
means 'the one I made.'
More detail: how to apply this
An adjective or modifying clause can precede substitute : , .
-adjectives take : .
In a noun + + noun phrase, the understood final noun can be omitted: →.
Use by itself or with a noun;
do not form .
Explain it another way
Try a different way of looking at the same idea.
Please give me the small one rather than the big one.
Both big and small items are understood from context.
、。
Please give me the small one rather than the big one.
Return to the Japanese and locate the words supporting this meaning: Please give me the small one rather than the big one.
Showing Patterns you will see often: Everyday words.
Target signal
、。
Please give me the small one rather than the big one.
Both big and small items are understood from context.
Vocabulary notes
- 大きい
- big; loud
- 小さい
- small
- ください
- please give; please do
Preview
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Please eat the one I made.
means 'the one I made.'
Section 3 of 4
Reading and nuance
Recover the omitted noun from the scene, then keep its description and particle attached.
Reading and nuance
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Step 1 of 3 · Notice the clue
means the big one, with the item understood from the scene. makes it the comparison or alternative.
Step 1: Notice the clue
More detail: the reading method
Substitute is common in everyday conversation, shopping, and messages.
Do not confuse it with explanatory in patterns like .
Explain it another way
Try a different way of looking at the same idea.
Which cake is popular? — The chocolate one is popular.
Here stands for the omitted cake noun after .
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Which cake is popular? — The chocolate one is popular.
Return to the Japanese and locate the words supporting this meaning: Which cake is popular? — The chocolate one is popular.
Showing Reading and nuance: Everyday words.
More examples
Target signal
。― 。
Which cake is popular? — The chocolate one is popular.
Here stands for the omitted cake noun after .
Vocabulary notes
- ケーキ
- cake
- チョコレート
- chocolate
Preview
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Whose is the one on the desk?
Here stands for an omitted object.
Vocabulary notes
- のですか
- is it that...?; explanatory question
Section 4 of 4
Compare the meaning
Use the contrast to make a decision. Choose an answer before opening the explanation.
Example A
Example B
Your turn · decide before revealing
How do these two examples change the meaning?
More detail: what changes and why
Compare and .
After an adjective can stand for a contextually understood noun;
after a verb it can nominalize an action.
Explain it another way
Try a different way of looking at the same idea.
Same words, two possible interpretations. Which has evidence?
After an adjective can stand for a contextually understood noun; after a verb it can nominalize an action.
How do these two examples change the meaning?
Supported meaning: The red one / the act of reading
Use the sentence to choose between these interpretations; do not add information that is only in an answer choice.
Showing Compare the meaning: Everyday words.