Choose the appropriate expression for each blank. (Q.14-Q.17)

A: あしたはいそがしいですか。

B:いいえ、ぜんぜん。

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Choose the appropriate expression for each blank. (Q.14-Q.17)

A: あしたはいそがしいですか。

B:いいえ、ぜんぜん                                       。

BlackTom AI · Accepted Answer

The task presents a short Japanese dialogue with a blank to fill for polite conversation.
First, we restate the items involved: A asks a question in Japanese: 'A: あしたはいそがしいですか。' which means 'Are you busy tomorrow?'. B responds with a sentence starting 'B: いいえ、ぜんぜん … 。' meaning 'No, not at all …'. The goal is to choose the bullet that completes B's sentence appropriately in polite Japanese.
Option 1: 'いそがしいじゃないです' translates to 'isn’t (someone) busy?' expressed as a negative tag in plain form. This is not the correct pattern for B’s reply in the given context, and it would sound awkward following 'いいえ、' plus a rejection. Also it lacks the negative formal nuance needed for a polite answer.
Option 2: 'いそがしくないです' translates to 'I am not busy (polite form)'. This fits naturally after 'いいえ、' as a polite denial of being busy, aligning with the prompt where B asserts not being busy.
Option 3: 'いそがしいでした' uses the past polite form 'でした' with 'いそがしい', which does not agree with the present-tense question about tomorrow and is inappropriate for a present-tense negative reply.
Option 4: 'いそがしかったです' is the past tense 'was busy' form. Since the question is about tomorrow (future), using the past tense would be grammatically incorrect for this context.
Option 5: 'ひまじゃなかったです' means 'I was not free/busy' in a past sense. Again, this mismatches the future-oriented question about tomorrow and would sound inconsistent with a standard polite reply.
In terms of formality and naturalness, the answer should politely negate the present state of being busy. The appropriate choice is the option that expresses 'I am not busy' in polite form, matching the structure 'いいえ、ぜんぜん …' with a present-tense negative predicate.
Therefore, the most fitting completion is the sentence that conveys present non-busyness in polite Japanese, i.e., 'いそがしくないです'. This aligns with typical Japanese conversation patterns for answering a yes/no question about a future plan in a courteous register.
To summarize the reasoning: options 1, 3, 4 introduce inappropriate negative or tense usage for this context; option 5 shifts to past tense and conflicts with the future-oriented question; option 2 preserves present-tense negation and uses the polite ending, making it the natural and correct fit for a polite refusal of being busy tomorrow.

Choose the appropriate expression for each blank. (Q.14-Q.17) A: あしたはいそがしいですか。 B:いいえ、ぜんぜん。

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