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How do you say 'I'm in front of the ticket gate' in Japanese?

Kaisatsu no mae ni imasu. (改札の前にいます。)

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  1. Kaisatsu no mae ni imasu. (改札の前にいます。) ✔
  2. Kaisatsu no mae ni ikimasu ka. (改札の前に行きますか。)
  3. Kaisatsu wa doko desu ka. (改札はどこですか。)

Why: Ni imasu tells where you are, and mae means front. Kaisatsu is the ticket gate. The wrong choices ask 'Do you go there?' and 'Where is the ticket gate?'

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Answer: Kaisatsu no mae ni imasu. (改札の前にいます。). Ni imasu tells where you are, and mae means front. Kaisatsu is the ticket gate. The wrong choices ask 'Do you go there?' and 'Where is the ticket gate?'

  1. NHK WORLD-JAPAN Easy Japanese, Lesson 21 www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/lesson/en/lessons/21.html
    Kaisatsu no mae ni imasu. I’m in front of the ticket gate.
    Checked 2026-10-11.

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