[JLPT N3] Dive underwater: 海に[しずんで・もぐって・わたって・ころんで]?
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[Practice Question]
海に(__)、魚をとった。
*うみに(__)、さかなをとった。
1 しずんで
2 もぐって
3 わたって
4 ころんで
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[Answer]
海に(2 もぐって)、魚をとった。
I dived into the sea and caught some fish.
First, look at the second half:
魚をとった
= caught some fish
Where are the fish?
→ In the water.
To catch them, the person intentionally went underwater.
That action is:
もぐる(潜る)
= to dive / go underwater
海にもぐる
= dive into the sea
もぐる (dictionary-form)
→ もぐって (te-form)
So, the correct answer is 2 もぐって.
✖ Other Choices:
1 しずんで
しずむ(沈む)
= to sink
It means going down into the water.
It does not usually describe intentionally diving to catch fish.
3 わたって
わたる(渡る)
= to cross
4 ころんで
ころぶ(転ぶ)
= to fall down
I hope this explanation helps! 😊