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I’m a software engineer based in Japan, with experience in developing web and mobile applications. I’m passionate about technology, especially in DevOps, AI, and app development using platforms like AWS, Flutter, and Node.js. My goal is to build a website that shares knowledge about the Japanese language and IT, helping everyone learn and grow more easily in the digital era.

N4 Grammar

Expressing Gratitude: Mastering the ~てくれる (~te kureru) Form

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Used to indicate that someone has performed an action for the benefit of the speaker or someone within the speaker’s inner circle. 🎯 Primary Function To express gratitude or acknowledge a favor received from someone. 📋 Grammar Structure [Verb Te-form] + くれる (~kureru) 🎭 Usage Contexts […]

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Mastering ていく (te iku): Moving Forward in Japanese

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Indicates movement away from the speaker or a change/continuation that progresses into the future. 🎯 Primary Function To express physical movement away from the current location/speaker, or to describe a state, action, or change that starts now or in the past and continues/develops into the future.

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Mastering ~てあげる: Doing Favors in Japanese (JLPT N4 Grammar)

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning To do something for someone else; to give the favor of doing something. 🎯 Primary Function Indicates that the subject performs an action for the benefit or advantage of the recipient, often implying the action is a favor. 📋 Grammar Structure [Verb Te-form] + あげる (ageru)

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Mastering ~たら (~tara): Your Essential Japanese Conditional for JLPT N4

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Expresses a condition (“if” or “when”) or indicates a sequential action or discovery after a state/action is completed. 🎯 Primary Function To link a preceding clause (the condition or completed action) to a following clause (the result, consequence, or subsequent action). 📋 Grammar Structure Verb Past

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Mastering Japanese Verbs: Understanding 自動詞 and 他動詞 (Intransitive vs. Transitive)

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning 自動詞 (Intransitive Verbs) describe an action or state that happens to the subject itself, without directly affecting an external object. 他動詞 (Transitive Verbs) describe an action performed by the subject that directly affects an external object. 🎯 Primary Function To express actions and states, differentiating whether

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Mastering ~たところ (ta tokoro): What Happened Right After?

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Indicates that an action has just been completed, and a result, discovery, or new situation immediately followed or was found at that point. 🎯 Primary Function To describe the immediate consequence, discovery, or state found right after performing an action. 📋 Grammar Structure Verb(た形)+ ところ 🎭

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Mastering それに: Adding Information Like a Native (JLPT N4 Grammar)

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning “In addition to that,” “besides,” “moreover.” 🎯 Primary Function To add a subsequent point or piece of information that reinforces or complements the preceding statement. It can add another reason, another characteristic, or another event. 📋 Grammar Structure [Sentence A]. それに、[Sentence B]. (Sentence A ends in

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Mastering それでも: Connecting Contrasting Ideas in Japanese (JLPT N4 Grammar)

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Even so, nevertheless, however, despite that 🎯 Primary Function To introduce a statement or situation that happens or is true despite a preceding statement or situation. 📋 Grammar Structure [Sentence/Clause 1]. それでも [Sentence/Clause 2]. 🎭 Usage Contexts 🏢 Formal Situations Can be used in moderately formal

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Mastering そんなに: Expressing “So Much” in Japanese (JLPT N4 Grammar)

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Means “so much,” “to that extent,” or “that much.” 🎯 Primary Function Modifies verbs, adjectives, or adverbs to express the degree or amount of something, often in response to a previous statement or shared understanding. It frequently carries a nuance of surprise, slight disbelief, or confirmation.

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Connecting Ideas with し (shi): Listing Reasons & Facts (N4 Grammar)

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning “and,” “and also,” “because (among other reasons),” “what’s more” 🎯 Primary Function To connect two or more clauses, often to list reasons, facts, or parallel states/actions that support a conclusion or simply exist together. It implies that the listed items are just some of the relevant

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