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  • Difficult to pass on with 〜がたい

    Grammar Explanation

    ご注文はうさぎですか？ » Volume 1 » Page 46

    Visiting her new friend’s family’s café, Cocoa ponders over which menu item to order.

    ココア：
    「わー抹茶(まっちゃ)パフェもいいし　クリームあんみつ白玉(しらたま)ぜんざいも　捨(す)てがたいなあ」
    “Wow, then green tea parfait is good, but the cream anmitsu and dumpling red bean soup are difficult to pass on.”

  • That teaching style with あれ

    Grammar Explanation

    ご注文はうさぎですか？ » Volume 1 » Page 106

    At a pool visit, it’s learned that Rize doesn’t know how to swim. Syaro suggests she practice using a kickboard, but there’s something Rize is more interested in trying.

    リゼ：
    「手(て)を引(ひ)っ張(ぱ)るやつ　あれがやりたい」
    “Being pulled along by the hands. I want to try that.”

    あれ is used as the referenced concept isn’t something taking place involving the speaker (Rize) or the listener (Syaro).

  • This rabbit with これ

    Grammar Explanation

    ご注文はうさぎですか？ » Volume 1 » Page 10

    Cocoa stops by the coffee shop “Rabbit House” to rest. When she notices something shaggy sitting atop the Chino, the barista, Chino explains:

    チノ：
    「これですか？　これはティッピーです　一応(いちおう)うさぎです」
    “Do you mean this? This is Tippy. It’s sort of a rabbit.”

    これ is used because the referenced object (Tippy) is near the speaker (Chino).

  • This coffee with これ

    Grammar Explanation

    ご注文はうさぎですか？ » Volume 1 » Page 11

    Cocoa tries to show off her ability to recognize the three types of coffee Chino made for her.

    ココア：
    「これがブルーマウンテンかー」
    “This is Blue Mountain.”

    これ is used because the referenced object (the coffee) is near the speaker (Cocoa).

  • That coffee with それ

    Grammar Explanation

    ご注文はうさぎですか？ » Volume 1 » Page 11

    Sampling the second coffee, Cocoa mistakenly identifies the coffee as Kilimanjaro. Chino corrects her.

    チノ：
    「それがブルーマウンテンです」
    “That is Blue Mountain.”

    それ is used because the referenced object (the coffee) is near the listener (Cocoa).

  • Place of part-time job with 〜先

    Grammar Explanation

    ご注文はうさぎですか？ » Volume 1 » Page 55

    Syaro thinks of how she wanted to visit Rize’s part-time workplace.

    シャロ：
    「リゼ先輩(せんぱい)のバイト先(さき)行(い)ってみたかったのに…」

  • Place of lodging with 〜先

    Grammar Explanation

    ご注文はうさぎですか？ » Volume 1 » Page 50

    Cocoa says if the place where she’s lodging were Chiya’s house, Cocoa would be help out here in Chiya’s family’s café.

    ココア：
    「私(わたし)の下宿(げしゅく)先(さき)が千夜ちゃんの家(いえ)　だったらここでお手伝(てつだ)い　させてもらったんだろうなー」

  • Hoping to get along well with 〜といい

    Grammar Explanation

    ご注文はうさぎですか？ » Volume 1 » Page 24

    After Cocoa moves in, Chino’s father and grandfather (in the form of a rabbit) discuss their energetic new tenant.

    お父(とう)さん：
    「チノ仲良(なかよ)くやれるといいな」
    I hope Chino is able to get along well (with Cocoa).

  • Hoping baked bread is tasty with 〜といい

    Grammar Explanation

    ご注文はうさぎですか？ » Volume 1 » Page 40

    After teaching her friends how to bake bread, Cocoa surprises them with a special menu item she created.

    ココア：
    「えへへーおいしく出来(でき)てるといいんだけど」
    “I hope it came out tasty, but…”

  • Expecting the residence to be around here with はず

    Grammar Explanation

    ご注文はうさぎですか？ » Volume 1 » Page 12

    Cocoa gets lost looking for the residence she’ll be staying at. She stops by at a café to rest, and there she asks the barista about it.

    ココア：
    「香風(かふう)さんちってこの近(ちか)くのはずなんだけど知(し)ってる？」
    “The Kafuu residence should be around here, but do you know of it?”

    Note the presence of なんだけど.

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