Unable to interpret these sentences: 「まいばんくにのかぞくにでんわします」「このまちにはゆうめいな建物があります」


Hi there I was given a couple of exercises, from which I can figure more or
less the right answer but I can't interpret it totally (I see no logic between
the sentences and the possible reply)

First one:

> まいばん くにの かぞくに でんわしました

I understand it as:

"Every night, the family of the country was making a phone call."

I don't understand if it's referring to the country population, like in
"country music", the family of someone or someone else.

The answers are:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/0Gkdy.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/0Gkdy.png)

So by using the context (まいばん) I chose the third from top to bottom, but I
don't clearly understand it.

Second sentence:

> このまちには ゆうめいな建物があります

"This city has a famous building."

With the answers:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/DC7nJ.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/DC7nJ.png)

I think the first option is the right one, but only by the ビル word as a
synonym, the others are tea, cake and park, but what's the meaning of the
sentence and the answer?

**UPDATE**  
As noted by Jarmanso7, the first sentence is in past while the answers are in
present. I made a typo when making the post

Posted>

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    まいばん くにの かぞくに でんわしました
    
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Should be

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    まいばん くにの かぞくに でんわします
    
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**First sentence**

> まいばん くにの かぞく **に** でんわします。 I call my family at my home country every
> evening.

First of all, the family is not making the call, but someone (probably the
speaker, it could be someone else) is making a phone call **to** the family,
because it is marked with the particle に. The particle に marks the goal or
destination of the action, in this case, whom the call is made to.

国【くに】の家族【かぞく】 is used to talk about the family you have in your country of
origin or homeland. Presumably, the speaker is now in a foreign country and
makes a phone call to his family who are living at his home country.

Your answer is correct. We know that:

1 - The answer must be either the 1st or the 3rd sentence because they start
by よる (evening/night), and in the original sentence it is said まいばん (every
evening). 2nd and 4th don't make sense because they start by あさ (morning).

2 - The answer must be either the 3rd or the 4th sentence because they use いつも
(always), and in the original sentence it is said まいばん (every evening). If it
is every evening, then it is always. 1st and 2nd don't make sense because they
use ときどき (sometimes).

So, the only option that is coherent with the time (よる) and the frequency
(いつも) is the 3rd sentence.

* * *

**Second sentence**

> このまちにはゆうめいな建物があります。 In this city there is a famous building.

You interpreted the second sentence correctly, although I'd say "In this city
**there is** a famous building" rather than "this city _has_ a famous
building", because the verb ある means "to exist, to be". Anyway, the final
meaning is the same.

You are right about the answer, too. It is the first one because it is the
only that talks about a building (建物/ビル). The sentence structure is the same
for the four options, it just replaces the word ビル by other substantives.

I think you are doing pretty well, just keep learning new vocabulary and you
will see how you figure out this kind of exercises more easily.

* * *

As a reference, I write down how I would translate each sentence so you can
understand them better.

> **よる** は **ときどき** くにのかぞくにでんわします。 **At night** , I **sometimes** call the
> family at my country.
>
> **あさ** は **ときどき** くにのかぞくにでんわします。 **In the morning** , I **sometimes** call
> the family at my country.
>
> **よる** は **いつも** くにのかぞくにでんわします。 **At night** , I **always** call the family
> at my country.
>
> **あさ** は **いつも** くにのかぞくにでんわします。 **In the morning** , I **always** call the
> family at my country.
>
> このまちにはゆうめいな **ビル** があります。 In this city there is a famous **building**.
>
> このまちにはゆうめいな **おちゃ** があります。 In this city there is a famous **tea**.
>
> このまちにはゆうめいな **ケーキ** があります。 In this city there is a famous **cake**.
>
> このまちにはゆうめいな **こうえん** があります。 In this city there is a famous **park**.




**First sentence**

> まいばん くにの かぞく **に** でんわします。 I call my family at my home country every
> evening.

First of all, the family is not making the call, but someone (probably the
speaker, it could be someone else) is making a phone call **to** the family,
because it is marked with the particle に. The particle に marks the goal or
destination of the action, in this case, whom the call is made to.

国【くに】の家族【かぞく】 is used to talk about the family you have in your country of
origin or homeland. Presumably, the speaker is now in a foreign country and
makes a phone call to his family who are living at his home country.

Your answer is correct. We know that:

1 - The answer must be either the 1st or the 3rd sentence because they start
by よる (evening/night), and in the original sentence it is said まいばん (every
evening). 2nd and 4th don't make sense because they start by あさ (morning).

2 - The answer must be either the 3rd or the 4th sentence because they use いつも
(always), and in the original sentence it is said まいばん (every evening). If it
is every evening, then it is always. 1st and 2nd don't make sense because they
use ときどき (sometimes).

So, the only option that is coherent with the time (よる) and the frequency
(いつも) is the 3rd sentence.

* * *

**Second sentence**

> このまちにはゆうめいな建物があります。 In this city there is a famous building.

You interpreted the second sentence correctly, although I'd say "In this city
**there is** a famous building" rather than "this city _has_ a famous
building", because the verb ある means "to exist, to be". Anyway, the final
meaning is the same.

You are right about the answer, too. It is the first one because it is the
only that talks about a building (建物/ビル). The sentence structure is the same
for the four options, it just replaces the word ビル by other substantives.

I think you are doing pretty well, just keep learning new vocabulary and you
will see how you figure out this kind of exercises more easily.

* * *

As a reference, I write down how I would translate each sentence so you can
understand them better.

> **よる** は **ときどき** くにのかぞくにでんわします。 **At night** , I **sometimes** call the
> family at my country.
>
> **あさ** は **ときどき** くにのかぞくにでんわします。 **In the morning** , I **sometimes** call
> the family at my country.
>
> **よる** は **いつも** くにのかぞくにでんわします。 **At night** , I **always** call the family
> at my country.
>
> **あさ** は **いつも** くにのかぞくにでんわします。 **In the morning** , I **always** call the
> family at my country.
>
> このまちにはゆうめいな **ビル** があります。 In this city there is a famous **building**.
>
> このまちにはゆうめいな **おちゃ** があります。 In this city there is a famous **tea**.
>
> このまちにはゆうめいな **ケーキ** があります。 In this city there is a famous **cake**.
>
> このまちにはゆうめいな **こうえん** があります。 In this city there is a famous **park**.

