JLPT N1 Vocabulary Quiz 6

JLPT Vocabularies:

Sentence: 彼は失敗を認めるのが恥ずかしくて、[俯いた]ままだった。

Vocabulary:

1. 彼 (かれ) – He (JLPT N5)
2. 失敗 (しっぱい) – Failure (JLPT N4)
3. 認める (みとめる) – To admit, to recognize (JLPT N3)
4. 恥ずかしい (はずかしい) – Embarrassed, ashamed (JLPT N4)
5. 俯く (うつむく) – To hang one’s head, to look down (JLPT N2)
6. まま – As it is, still (JLPT N3)

Grammar:

1. を – Direct object marker (JLPT N5)
2. のが – Nominalizer (turns verbs into nouns) subject marker (JLPT N4)
3. て (て-form) – Connective form of verbs, used to link actions or states (JLPT N5)
4. ままだった – Indicates that a state remains unchanged (JLPT N3)

Explanation:

• 彼は失敗を認めるのが恥ずかしくて: “He was embarrassed to admit his failure.”
  • 彼は: “He”
  • 失敗を認めるのが: “admitting his failure”
  • 恥ずかしくて: “embarrassed”
• 俯いたままだった: “remained hanging his head.”
  • 俯いた: “hung his head”
  • ままだった: “remained”

Pronunciation Choices:

• うつぶいた: Incorrect
• うつむいた: Correct
• ふくいた: Incorrect
• ふせいた: Incorrect

俯く (うつむく) means to hang one’s head down, often due to embarrassment or sadness.