N4-G-018
Noun＋の＋よていです (Scheduled for…)
Supporting / Business & Appointments
👀 Layer A: Visual Guide
📝 Quick Summary
This grammar point allows you to state official schedules using a noun instead of a verb. It is commonly used for fixed events like meetings, exams, or trips. Remember that since you are connecting two nouns, the particle “no” is absolutely required.
Structure: [Noun] + の + よていです。
Example: あしたは かいぎの よていです (Tomorrow is scheduled for a meeting).
🔗 Connected Grammar:
🔍 Layer B: Deepening
💡 Raya’s Hack
The “Double Duty” of NO!
In Japanese, anytime you want to use one noun to describe another, you usually need “NO”.
– Japanese teacher ➡️ にほんご **の** せんせい
– My bag ➡️ わたし **の** かばん
– Meeting schedule ➡️ かいぎ **の** よてい
If you treat “Yotei” as the noun “Schedule,” the rule becomes very easy to remember. Never skip the glue!
🚧 Joy’s Mistake
Scene: Joy is explaining his busy week to a colleague.
Joy: 「らいしゅう、りょこう よていです。」
(Raishuu, ryokou yotei desu.)
❌ Missing the Connector!
Why?
In English, you can say “travel plan,” but in Japanese, “Ryokou Yotei” sounds incomplete and grammatically incorrect for a formal sentence. You must connect them with “NO” to show the relationship between the two nouns.
Correct: 「りょこう の よていです。」
🔥 Layer C: Practice Loop
Master the Noun Connections! (Hiragana and English only)
Level 1: Connect Noun + NO + Yotei
Q1. Scheduled for a meeting (かいぎ)
Q2. Scheduled for an exam (しけん)
Q3. Scheduled for a business trip (しゅっちょう)
Q4. Scheduled for a holiday (やすみ)
Q5. Scheduled for a party (パーティー)
Level 2: Full Sentences
Q6. Today is scheduled for a meeting.
Q7. Next week is scheduled for a trip.
Q8. Tomorrow is scheduled for an exam.
Q9. Saturday is scheduled for a party.
Q10. Next month is scheduled for a business trip.
