Minna no Nihongo (New Edition) N4 Vocabulary Lesson 42: Purpose (What something is for, what something is used for).

Purezento o kirei na kami de tsutsumimasu.

→ I wrap the present with beautiful paper.

Kappurāmen o tabemasu kara, oyu o wakashimasu.

→ I boil water because I am going to eat cup noodles.

Satō to batā o yoku mazete kudasai.

→ Please mix the sugar and butter well.

Ryokō ni kakaru okane o keisan shimasu.

→ I calculate how much the trip will cost.

Reji ni narabimasu.

→ I line up at the cash register.

Kono kaban wa jōbu desu.

→ This bag is durable.

Apāto o karimasu.

→ I rent an apartment.

Bengoshi ni naru tame ni, hōritsu o benkyō shite imasu.

→ I am studying law to become a lawyer.

Kare wa yūmei na ongakuka desu.

→ He is a famous musician.

Kōen de kodomotachi ga asonde imasu.

→ Children are running in the park.

Shizen o mamorimasu.

→ Protect nature.

Kodomo no kyōiku no tame ni, chokin shimasu.

→ Children's education is important.

Gaikoku no bunka o shiritai desu.

→ It is interesting to know about foreign cultures.

Shakai no tame ni hatarakitai desu.

→ I will graduate from school and go out into society.

Seiji ni tsuite benkyō shimasu.

→ I will study politics.

Hōritsu o mamoranakereba narimasen.

→ I am researching law at the university.

Sensō ga nai sekai ga ii desu.

→ I pray that war will disappear from the world.

Heiwa no tame ni inorimasu.

→ I want to create a peaceful world.

Nihon e kita mokuteki wa nihongo no benkyō desu.

→ My purpose in coming to Japan is to study Japanese.

Sotsugyō ronbun o kaku tame ni, dēta o atsumete imasu.

→ I am writing my graduation thesis now.

Shūmatsu no tanoshimi wa eiga o miru koto desu.

→ My weekend pleasure is watching movies.

Mikisā wa yasai jūsu o tsukuru no ni tsukaimasu.

→ I make juice with a blender.

Yakan wa oyu o wakasu no ni tsukaimasu.

→ I put the kettle on the fire.

Nabe no futa o shimemasu.

→ I put the lid on the pot.

Sumimasen, sennuki o kashite kudasai.

→ I open the beer bottle with a cap opener.

Kankiri de kanzume o akemasu.

→ I don't know where the can opener is.

Sakana no kanzume o kaimashita.

→ I will buy canned food in advance for earthquakes.

Noshibukuro ni okane o iremasu.

→ I put money in a special envelope.

Furoshiki wa nimotsu o tsutsumu no ni benri desu.

→ I wrap the luggage with a wrapping cloth.

Soroban de keisan shimasu.

→ People in the old days calculated with an abacus.

Taionkei de netsu o hakarimasu.

→ I have a fever, so I will measure it with a clinical thermometer.

Bangohan no zairyō o kai ni ikimasu.

→ I buy the ingredients for curry at the supermarket.

Aru machi ni, ojiisan ga sunde imashita.

→ One day, I had a dream.

Kazoku no tame ni, isshōkenmei hatarakimasu.

→ I am studying Japanese with all my effort.

Naze kinō gakkō o yasumimashita ka.

→ Why were you late?

Kaisha made dono kurai kakarimasu ka.

→ How long does it take to get to the company?

Kokuren wa Nyūyōku ni arimasu.

→ He works at the United Nations.

"Erīze no tame ni" wa yūmei na kyoku desu.

→ "Fur Elise" is a famous song.

Bētōben wa Doitsu no ongakuka desu.

→ Beethoven is a German musician.

Kodomo nyūsu o mimasu.

→ I watch the children's news.

Raigetsu, bōnasu ga demasu.

→ Next month, a bonus will be paid.

Kēki o hanbun ni kirimasu.

→ I cut the cake in half.

Ie no rōn o harawanakereba narimasen.

→ I must pay the house loan.