[JLPT N3] Store water: 水を[ためて・のせて・置いて・投げて]+ください?
こんにちは、ちか先生です。
Konnichiwa, it’s Chika Sensei.
Today, I’m sharing a practice question for JLPT prep.
This one’s for intermediate learners (JLPT N3)!
Can you choose the correct answer?
[Practice Question]
大きなバケツに水を(__)ください。
*おおきな バケツに みずを(__)ください。
1 ためて
2 のせて
3 置いて
4 投げて
▼
▼
▼
[Answer]
大きなバケツに水を(1 ためて)ください。
Please collect/store water in a big bucket.
(= Please put water in the bucket and keep it there.)
ためる
= to collect / store (water, money, points, etc.)
In this sentence:
バケツに水をためる
= You put water into the bucket and keep it there.
So, ためて is the best choice.
✖ Other choices:
2 のせて(のせる)
= to put something on top of something.
We don’t use it for water.
3 置いて(置く)
= to put/place an object.
「バケツを置く」is OK, but「水を置く」is unnatural.
4 投げて(投げる)
= to throw.
I hope this explanation helps! 😊