\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. Would be lovely. \usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % For underlining links % Most of the following are not required for the majority % of cheat sheets but are needed for some symbol support. \usepackage{amsmath} % Symbols \usepackage{MnSymbol} % Symbols \usepackage{wasysym} % Symbols %\usepackage[english,german,french,spanish,italian]{babel} % Languages % Document Info \author{jennilee} \pdfinfo{ /Title (interrogative-words.pdf) /Creator (Cheatography) /Author (jennilee) /Subject (INTERROGATIVE WORDS Cheat Sheet) } % Lengths and widths \addtolength{\textwidth}{6cm} \addtolength{\textheight}{-1cm} \addtolength{\hoffset}{-3cm} \addtolength{\voffset}{-2cm} \setlength{\tabcolsep}{0.2cm} % Space between columns \setlength{\headsep}{-12pt} % Reduce space between header and content \setlength{\headheight}{85pt} % If less, LaTeX automatically increases it \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove footer line \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove header line \renewcommand{\seqinsert}{\ifmmode\allowbreak\else\-\fi} % Hyphens in seqsplit % This two commands together give roughly % the right line height in the tables \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} \onehalfspacing % Commands \newcommand{\SetRowColor}[1]{\noalign{\gdef\RowColorName{#1}}\rowcolor{\RowColorName}} % Shortcut for row colour \newcommand{\mymulticolumn}[3]{\multicolumn{#1}{>{\columncolor{\RowColorName}}#2}{#3}} % For coloured multi-cols \newcolumntype{x}[1]{>{\raggedright}p{#1}} % New column types for ragged-right paragraph columns \newcommand{\tn}{\tabularnewline} % Required as custom column type in use % Font and Colours \definecolor{HeadBackground}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{FootBackground}{HTML}{666666} \definecolor{TextColor}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{DarkBackground}{HTML}{52A388} \definecolor{LightBackground}{HTML}{F4F9F7} \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} \color{TextColor} % Header and Footer \pagestyle{fancy} \fancyhead{} % Set header to blank \fancyfoot{} % Set footer to blank \fancyhead[L]{ \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{C} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \vspace{-7pt} {\parbox{\dimexpr\textwidth-2\fboxsep\relax}{\noindent \hspace*{-6pt}\includegraphics[width=5.8cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/images/cheatography_logo.pdf}} } \end{tabulary} \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{11cm}{L} \vspace{-2pt}\large{\bf{\textcolor{DarkBackground}{\textrm{INTERROGATIVE WORDS Cheat Sheet}}}} \\ \normalsize{by \textcolor{DarkBackground}{jennilee} via \textcolor{DarkBackground}{\uline{cheatography.com/202026/cs/45711/}}} \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \fancyfoot[L]{ \footnotesize \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{LL} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheatographer}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}jennilee \\ \uline{cheatography.com/jennilee} \\ \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheat Sheet}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Not Yet Published.\\ Updated 21st February, 2025.\\ Page {\thepage} of \pageref{LastPage}. \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sponsor}} \\ \SetRowColor{white} \vspace{-5pt} %\includegraphics[width=48px,height=48px]{dave.jpeg} Measure your website readability!\\ www.readability-score.com \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \begin{document} \raggedright \raggedcolumns % Set font size to small. Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.04425 cm} x{1.04425 cm} x{1.04425 cm} x{1.04425 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{QUESTION WORD}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \{\{bt=2\}\}{\bf{QUESTION: \textless{}Noun\textgreater{}はどこに}} & \{\{bt=2\}\} \{\{border=1\}\}{\bf{QUESTION: どこで}} & \{\{bt=2\}\}{\bf{ANSWER: \textless{}Noun\textgreater{}は/がどこ}} & \{\{bt=2\}\}{\bf{QUESTION: 何/なにが}} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \{\{bt=2\}\}\textless{}Noun\textgreater{}はどこですか。 & \{\{bt=2\}\} で is used with action verbs & \{\{bt=2\}\} \textless{}Noun\textgreater{}が/は\textless{}location\textgreater{}です & \{\{bt=2\}\} が is used \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ❌❌が is not used because when you're asking someone where \textless{}noun\textgreater{} is, the person MUST know where \textless{}noun\textgreater{} is. Otherwise, you shouldn't be asking this question. & \seqsplit{どこで昼ご飯を買いましたか。} Where did you buy your lunch? & \textless{}Noun\textgreater{}が/は\textless{}location\textgreater{}にあります & \{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 26 (+ 17) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} The main point of the sentence is \seqsplit{何処にありますか。Therefore}, は is used. & \{\{ar\}\} & は/が can be used when answering the question. & \{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 35 (+ 9) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.04425 cm} x{1.04425 cm} x{1.04425 cm} x{1.04425 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{QUESTION WORD (cont)}} \tn % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & \{\{border=1\}\}{\bf{QUESTION: どにで "Where"}} & & \seqsplit{何が東京にありますか。WHAT} is in Tokyo? \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{京都はどこですか。Where} is Kyoto? & に is used with \seqsplit{destination} verbs & \seqsplit{私は.が東京にいます。I} am in Tokyo. & \seqsplit{❗️❗️Note:} は is not used because it goes against the concept of TOPIC. You use なに because you don't know it and you cannot make something you don't know as the topic. \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 18) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & \seqsplit{どこに行きますか。} Where will you go? & \seqsplit{私は.が東京です。(As} for me) I am in Tokyo. & "As for what? It should be in Tokyo?" Hence, は particle does not make sense. \tn % Row Count 31 (+ 8) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{だれ vs 誰の}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \{\{bt=2\}\}{\bf{誰 / だれ "Who" }} & \{\{bt=2\}\}{\bf{ 誰の + Noun "Whose" }} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \{\{bt=2\}\}-Used to refer to someone & \{\{bt=2\}\}-Must be followed with a Noun \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & -Used to refer to who something belongs to \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 0) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{好きな【歌手】かしゅは誰ですか?Who} is your favourite singer? & \seqsplit{誰のカバンですか。} Whose bag is this? \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{何 vs どう "HOW"}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \{\{bt=2\}\}{\bf{何 "What"}} & \{\{bt=2\}\}{\bf{どう "What; how"}} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \{\{bt=2\}\}-Literal question of "What?" & \{\{bt=2\}\}-There's a stronger nuance of how to "thinking" and "feeling" about things. \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 5) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 0) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} 何してるの? What are you doing? & どう思う? What are you thinking? \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & \seqsplit{兄さんはどう?} How's your (older) brother doing? \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{どう vs どうやって "HOW TO DO THINGS"}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \{\{bt=2\}\}{\bf{どう "How; in what way; by what means"}} & \{\{bt=2\}\}{\emph{*どうやって "How (to do things)}}(*( \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \{\{bt=2\}\}-Used to ask how to do things or accomplish something & \{\{bt=2\}\}-Formal counterpart of どう \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & -Can be used mid / new sentence \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 0) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{それはどうするんですか。} How shall I do it? & \seqsplit{どうやって駅に行くんですか。} How do you get to the train station? \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.55618 cm} x{1.51041 cm} x{1.51041 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{なぜ / どうして / 何で "WHY"}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \{\{bt=2\}\}{\bf{なぜ "Why?"}} & \{\{bt=2\}\}{\bf{どうして "Why?"}} & \{\{bt=2\}\}{\bf{何で (なんで) "Why?"}} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \{\{bt=2\}\}-Used in formal writing and speech, such as essays, books, magazines, websites, reports and public speaking. & \{\{bt=2\}\}-Used at any time with anyone. It is rather informal and soft, and can be used in everyday situations. & \{\{bt=2\}\}\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 9) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} -Rarely used in everyday \seqsplit{conversation.} & \{\{ar\}\} & \{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & \seqsplit{どうして泣くの?} Why are you crying? & \seqsplit{何でそんなことをするの?} Why do you do something like that? \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 6) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & \seqsplit{どうしてですか?} Why is it? & \seqsplit{彼のうちへなんで行きますか。} How do you go to his house? \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 6) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} & & \seqsplit{自転車で。} By bicycle. \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.04425 cm} x{1.04425 cm} x{1.04425 cm} x{1.04425 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{どれ "WHICH"}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \{\{bt=2\}\}{\bf{どれ "Which among…" (of 3 or more options)}} & \{\{bt=2\}\}{\bf{どの + Noun "Which Noun" (of 3 or more options)}} & \{\{bt=2\}\}{\bf{どちら / どっち "Which of the two…" (of 2 options)}} & \{\{bt=2\}\}{\bf{どちらの + Noun "Which of the two…" (of 2 options)}} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 8) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \{\{bt=2\}\}が is usually used for question words. & \{\{bt=2\}\}\{\{ar\}\} & \{\{bt=2\}\} & \{\{bt=2\}\} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 5) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 0) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{貴方の車はどれですか。 } Which one is your car? & \seqsplit{どの国が【勝ち】かち} \seqsplit{ましたか。} Which country won? & \seqsplit{犬と猫とどちらが好きですか。} Which do you like better, dogs or cats? & \seqsplit{どちらの国が【勝ち】かち} \seqsplit{ましたか。} Which of the two countries won? \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 9) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & & \seqsplit{犬の方が好きです。 } I like dogs more. & \{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 5) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{OTHER QUESTION WORDS}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\{\{bt=2\}\}{\bf{どちら / どっち "Which way?" "Which person?" F }}} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\{\{bt=2\}\}-Can be used to ask the name of the country, company or school a person belongs to.} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{-Can refer to a person} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 0) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\seqsplit{【会議室】会議しせつはどちらですか。 Which} way is the conference room?} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\seqsplit{国はどちらですか。 What} country do you come from?} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.55618 cm} x{1.51041 cm} x{1.51041 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{"Why" with other grammar}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \{\{bt=2\}\}**何のために "What for?" & \{\{bt=2\}\}{\bf{どんな訳で \seqsplit{(どんなわけで)} or }} & \{\{bt=2\}\}{\bf{どういう訳で \seqsplit{(どういうわけで)} or}} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & {\bf{どんな理由で (どんなりゆうで)}} & {\bf{どういう理由で (どういうりゆうで)}} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \{\{bt=2\}\}-This phrase is neutral and rather similar to どうして in terms of usage. & \{\{bt=2\}\}-More formal than the other phrases Even though this can be used in speaking, they sound rather severe. & \{\{bt=2\}\}-These two phrases are very similar to those in Point 5 above and are used in the same types of situations. \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 9) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} -Often used when asking a rhetorical question (a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.) & -Not used that often in daily conversation as if you are asked these questions, it sounds as if you are at fault and to be blamed for something you have done. & -Look at the first two examples below in particular. Can you tell that there is an element of \seqsplit{finger-pointing} and perceived wrong-doing floating ominously in the subtext of the question? \tn % Row Count 33 (+ 15) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.55618 cm} x{1.51041 cm} x{1.51041 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{"Why" with other grammar (cont)}} \tn % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & 訳 (wake) and 理由 (riyuu) are very similar words (almost the same and \seqsplit{interchangeable)} so you can choose to use either. & \{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 10) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} & Meaning: conclusion from reasoning, judgment or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; \seqsplit{circumstances;} situation & \{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 11) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 0) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{何のためにここへ来たの?} & \seqsplit{どんなわけで来たのですか?} & \seqsplit{どういう訳でじしょくするのですか。} \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 4) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} What has brought you here? / What are you here for? & Why have you come? & Why do you wish to resign? \tn % Row Count 29 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.55618 cm} x{1.51041 cm} x{1.51041 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{SPECIFIC LOCATION: POSITION}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \{\{bt=2\}\}{\bf{\textless{}location\textgreater{}の\textless{}position\textgreater{}にNがいる/ある "N is in the position of \textless{}reference point\textgreater{}"}} & \{\{bt=2\}\}\{\{ar\}\} & \{\{bt=2\}\}{\bf{\textless{}topic\textgreater{}は\textless{}reference point\textgreater{} の \textless{}location\textgreater{} で \textless{}verb\textgreater{} "Noun is doing something in the..."}} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 8) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \{\{bt=2\}\} & \{\{bt=2\}\} & \{\{bt=2\}\}The particle で is used when you are doing something (action verb) in the location. \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 8) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 0) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \{\{border=1\}\}{\bf{Positional Words:}} & \{\{ar\}\} & \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{【上】うえ:top} & \seqsplit{【近く】ちかく:near} & \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 3) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{【下】した:under} & \seqsplit{【外】そと:outside} & \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{【隣】となり:next} to (same type of category) & \seqsplit{【中】なか:insid} & \tn % Row Count 28 (+ 4) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{【前】まえ:front} & \seqsplit{よこ:next} to (much wider range of things) & \tn % Row Count 32 (+ 4) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.55618 cm} x{1.51041 cm} x{1.51041 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{SPECIFIC LOCATION: POSITION (cont)}} \tn % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{【後ろ】うしろ:behind} & \seqsplit{【間】あいだ:between} in between (2 reference points are used) & \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 6) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{【右】みぎ:right} & \seqsplit{【左】ひだり:left} & \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 0) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 0) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{テーブルの上に猫がいます。There} is a cat on top of the table. & \{\{ar\}\} & \seqsplit{私はレストランの外で食べました。 I} ate outside the restaurant. \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 7) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{ドアの右にスイッチがあります。There} is a switch to the right of the door. & \{\{ar\}\} & \seqsplit{ホテルの前で彼女を待ちました。 I} waited for her in front of the hotel. \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 7) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{木下に男の子がいます。There} is a boy under the tree. & \{\{ar\}\} & \seqsplit{彼は図書館の中で読みます。 He} reads inside the library. \tn % Row Count 28 (+ 6) % Row 15 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{タクシー乗り場は駅の前にあります。The} taxi stand is in front of the station. & \{\{ar\}\} & \tn % Row Count 36 (+ 8) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.55618 cm} x{1.51041 cm} x{1.51041 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{SPECIFIC LOCATION: POSITION (cont)}} \tn % Row 16 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{本屋の隣にカフェがあります。There} is a cafe next to the bookstore. & \{\{ar\}\} & \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 7) % Row 17 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{私は貴方の後ろにいます。I'm} behind you. & \{\{ar\}\} & \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 4) % Row 18 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{ここの近くに公園があります。There} is a park near here. & \{\{ar\}\} & \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 6) % Row 19 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{階段の左にエレベーターがあります。There} is an elevator to the left of the stairs. & \{\{ar\}\} & \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 8) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.4977 cm} p{0.4977 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{POSITION: 【間】あいだ}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\{\{bt=2\}\}{\bf{\textless{}Place 1\textgreater{} と \textless{}Place 2\textgreater{} の間にNがいます "N is between Place1 and Place2}}} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\{\{bt=2\}\}} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\seqsplit{本屋とスーパーの間に花屋があります。}} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{There is a flower shop between the bookstore and the supermarket.} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}