N4 Vocabulary · Test 40

The sentence means 'This medicine is very bitter and hard to drink.' にがい (苦い) means 'bitter,' which is the natural reason medicine would be hard to drink (のみにくい). The て-form にがくて connects it to みにくいです.

• 1うまくて (うまい = tasty/delicious) – if medicine were tasty it would be easy to drink, not hard, so this contradicts のみにくいです.
• 2こわくて (こわい = scary/frightening) – medicine is not described as 'scary to drink'; this doesn't collocate with くすり and みにくい.
• 4よわくて (よわい = weak) – 'weak' medicine would not typically be described as hard to drink; bitterness is the relevant taste-related reason.

• くすり — medicine
• にがい（苦い） — bitter
• のみにくい（飲みにくい） — hard to drink

The word きょうしつ means 'classroom.' The correct kanji is 教室, read きょうしつ (教 = きょう 'teach' + 室 = しつ 'room'). The sentence means 'In the classroom, we sang a famous Japanese song.'

• 1教客 uses 客 (きゃく, guest/customer) instead of 室 (しつ, room); 教客 is not a real word.
• 3数客 uses 数 (すう, number) and 客 (きゃく, guest); this is not a real word and does not read きょうしつ.
• 4数室 uses 数 (すう, number) instead of 教 (きょう, teach); 数室 is not a real word meaning 'classroom.'

• 教室きょうしつ — classroom
• うた — song
• うたう — to sing

The word ゆうめい (な) means 'famous.' The correct kanji is 有名, read ゆうめい. The sentence means 'In the classroom, we sang a famous Japanese song.'

• 1友名 is not a standard word; 友 (とも/ゆう, friend) + 名 (めい/な, name) does not form the adjective ゆうめい.
• 2友明 is not a standard word; 明 is read めい/あきら but this compound does not mean 'famous.'
• 4有明 is read ありあけ (as in 有明海, Ariake Sea) and is a place name, not the adjective ゆうめいな.

• 有名ゆうめい — famous, well-known
• ゆうめいな — famous (な-adjective form)

The verb あいました is the past polite form of あう (to meet). The correct kanji is 会う, so 会いました means 'met.' The sentence means 'Last night, I met a friend at the cafeteria.'

• 1合いました is read あいました but 合う means 'to match/combine/fit,' not 'to meet (a person).'
• 3令いました is not a valid verb form; 令 is read れい and does not correspond to あう.
• 4余いました is read あまいました (from 余る, to be left over), which is a different word entirely.

• 会あう — to meet (someone)
• 合あう — to match, to fit, to combine

The sentence means 'This medicine is very bitter and hard to drink.' にがい (苦い) means 'bitter,' which is the natural reason medicine would be hard to drink (のみにくい). The て-form にがくて connects it to みにくいです.

• 1うまくて (うまい = tasty/delicious) – if medicine were tasty it would be easy to drink, not hard, so this contradicts のみにくいです.
• 2こわくて (こわい = scary/frightening) – medicine is not described as 'scary to drink'; this doesn't collocate with くすり and みにくい.
• 4よわくて (よわい = weak) – 'weak' medicine would not typically be described as hard to drink; bitterness is the relevant taste-related reason.

• くすり — medicine
• にがい（苦い） — bitter
• のみにくい（飲みにくい） — hard to drink

The word ゆうめい (な) means 'famous.' The correct kanji is 有名, read ゆうめい. The sentence means 'In the classroom, we sang a famous Japanese song.'

• 1友名 is not a standard word; 友 (とも/ゆう, friend) + 名 (めい/な, name) does not form the adjective ゆうめい.
• 2友明 is not a standard word; 明 is read めい/あきら but this compound does not mean 'famous.'
• 4有明 is read ありあけ (as in 有明海, Ariake Sea) and is a place name, not the adjective ゆうめいな.

• 有名ゆうめい — famous, well-known
• ゆうめいな — famous (な-adjective form)