Which word fits all of the brackets?
この かばんは ( )。
マッサージにいったから、からだが ( )。
せんしゅう ( ) かぜを ひきました。
( ) あさごはんに バナナを たべた。
a. あかるい b. からい c. かるい d. わるい
The answer is c. かるい, the most common translation of which is “light” (the opposite of “heavy”) and can describe various things.
この かばんは かるい。
= This bag is light.
マッサージにいったから、からだが かるい。
= Because I went to (have) a massage, (I feel) my body is spry.
せんしゅう かるい かぜを ひきました。
= Last week, I caught a mild cold.
かるい あさごはんに バナナを たべた。
= I had a banana for a light breakfast.
あかるい is also translated as “light” but it is the opposite of くらい (dark).
からい is “spicy” (or sometimes “salty”).
わるい is “bad.”
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