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Lesson 11 — 助数詞じょすうし(counters) · だけ · どのくらい

BOOK I · 初級 I

Lesson 11

FOR TEACHERS ≈40 min to teach · 21 slides · 8 checks 2 min a slide, 1.5 a check. An estimate, not a lesson plan.

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REF 助数詞じょすうし(counters) · だけ · どのくらい ›

Two counting systems

〜つ (general things)Number + counter

Beyond とお (10), use plain numbers: 11 → じゅういち. Question word: .

Common counters

CounterCountsSound changes
people
machines, vehiclesregular
flat things (paper, shirts, tickets)regular
books, magazines
long objects (bottles, pens, umbrellas)
times / occurrences

Where the counter goes

— after the particle, directly before the verb.

Counters take no particle of their own. りんごを4つを買かいました ✕

期間きかんに 回数かいすう — frequency

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Durations

CounterExampleNote
same readings as clock分ふん

Durations take no particle: 2時間じかん勉強べんきょうしました ○ / 2時間じかんに勉強べんきょうしました ✕

〜ぐらい / どのくらい

N だけ — only

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Set expressions会話かいわ

Key vocabulary
かかりますかかります(時間じかん)りんごみかんサンドイッチカレーアイスクリーム切手きってはがき封筒ふうとう速達そくたつ書留かきとめ航空便こうくうびん船便ふなびん両親りょうしん兄弟きょうだい外国がいこく〜ぐらいどのくらい全部ぜんぶで

詳説 In depth — no long-form notes for this lesson yet. The hand-written notes cover the base reference and Lessons 14 and 22–50. The reference above and the checks below are the whole of Lesson 11.

練習 8 checks
Q1 本 counter

How do you read 3本?

3
本
3本さんぼん · 1本いっぽん ·何本なんぼんなんぼん
Q2 approximation

'It takes about 30 minutes.'

ぐ
ら
い
ぐらい for quantities/durations; ごろ for points in time
Q3 〜つ counter

'I bought 4 apples.'

4
つ
Counter goes after the particle, right before the verb
Q4 人 counter

How do you say 'two people'?

2
人 ふたり
1人ひとり, 2人ふたり — then 3人さんにん onward
Q5 counters

Which counter for books?

冊 さつ
冊さつ = books;台だい= machines; 枚まい = flat things; 本ほん = long things
Q6 counters

Which counter for flat things (paper, shirts, tickets)?

枚 まい
枚まい = flat objects
Q7 frequency

'I play tennis twice a week.'

に
期間きかん+ に + 回数かいすう
Q8 duration

'I studied for two hours.'

時間 じかん
Duration takes no particle: 2時間じかん勉強べんきょうしました

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