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Mastering 「ごとに」: Learn How to Say “Every” or “Each” in Japanese (JLPT N3 Grammar)

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning 「ごとに」 indicates that something happens or applies to every instance or every unit of a noun or counter. 🎯 Primary Function To express frequency (“every hour,” “every year”) or distribution (“each person,” “on each page”). It shows that an action or state occurs repeatedly for each […]

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Feeling a Little…: Mastering 気味 (ぎみ) at the N3 Level

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning A slight degree, a tendency towards something, or a feeling of something. 🎯 Primary Function Used to indicate a state or condition is slightly present, or there is a tendency towards it. Often implies a subjective feeling or a slightly undesirable state. 📋 Grammar Structure [Verb

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Mastering がたい (gatai): Expressing Difficulty in Japanese

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Difficult to do; hard to… 🎯 Primary Function Expresses that performing an action is difficult, often due to psychological/emotional resistance or inherent qualities, rather than just lack of skill. 📋 Grammar Structure [Verb ます-stem] + がたい 🎭 Usage Contexts 🏢 Formal Situations Can be used in

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Mastering がち: Expressing Tendencies and Frequency (JLPT N3 Grammar)

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning “Tends to,” “prone to,” “often does,” “frequently happens.” 🎯 Primary Function To indicate that something happens frequently or has a tendency to occur, often implying that this occurrence is undesirable or a persistent habit/state. 📋 Grammar Structure Verb ます-stem + がち Noun + がち 🎭 Usage

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Understanding ふと (futo): The Adverb of Suddenness and Whim

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Suddenly; unexpectedly; on a whim; by chance; accidentally 🎯 Primary Function Describes an action, thought, or event that occurs spontaneously, without prior planning or conscious intention. 📋 Grammar Structure ふと + Verb/Adjective (functions as an adverb modifying the following word or phrase) 🎭 Usage Contexts 🏢

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JLPT N3 Grammar: ふりをする – Mastering the Art of Pretending

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning To pretend to be; To act as if… 🎯 Primary Function Expresses that someone is outwardly acting in a certain way, which is different from their true state, feelings, or knowledge. It indicates a discrepancy between appearance and reality. 📋 Grammar Structure Plain Form Verb/い-Adjective +

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Mastering 「どうしても」: Expressing Strong Will and Inability

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Expresses strong will, determination, or an unavoidable situation/inability. 🎯 Primary Function Functions as an adverb to emphasize the speaker’s strong intention or the difficulty/impossibility of a situation. 📋 Grammar Structure Adverb: どうしても + [Verb/Adjective Phrase] 🎭 Usage Contexts 🏢 Formal Situations Used in both formal speech

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Mastering どんなに〜ても: Expressing “No Matter How…” in Japanese (JLPT N3 Grammar)

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Expresses that a certain outcome or state will remain unchanged or unaffected, regardless of the degree or extent of the preceding condition. 🎯 Primary Function To emphasize the unchangeable nature of a result despite varying conditions or intensities. 📋 Grammar Structure どんなに + [い-adjective stem] +

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Mastering だらけ: Covered In… and What It Really Means

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Covered in; full of; nothing but; riddled with 🎯 Primary Function To express that something is extensively and unfavorably covered with or full of something. 📋 Grammar Structure Noun + だらけ 🎭 Usage Contexts 🏢 Formal Situations Less common in highly formal writing or speech, as

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Mastering だけど: The Casual “But” for JLPT N3 Learners

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning “But”, “however”, “although” 🎯 Primary Function To connect two clauses, expressing a contrast, exception, or adding a condition/soft reason. 📋 Grammar Structure Plain form of verb, i-adjective, na-adjective, or noun + だけど Verb/I-adjective: Plain form + だけど Na-adjective: (だ)だけど or なだけど (だ is often omitted in

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Beyond “Not Only”: Mastering だけでなく (dake de naku) for JLPT N3

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning “not only… but also…” 🎯 Primary Function To indicate that something is true not only for the first element mentioned, but also for the second element. 📋 Grammar Structure \[Noun/Plain form verb/い-adjective/な-adjective stem + な] だけでなく、\[Clause/Phrase] 🎭 Usage Contexts 🏢 Formal Situations Can be used in

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Mastering だけ: The Essential Japanese Grammar Pattern for Limitation and Extent (JLPT N3)

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Indicates limitation, restriction, or extent. 🎯 Primary Function To specify a limit or degree (“only”, “just”, “as much as”). 📋 Grammar Structure [Noun] + だけ [Verb (plain form)] + だけ [い-adjective] + だけ [な-adjective stem] + だけ 🎭 Usage Contexts 🏢 Formal Situations Can be used

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Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning undefined 🎯 Primary Function undefined 📋 Grammar Structure undefined 🎭 Usage Contexts 🏢 Formal Situations undefined 😊 Informal Situations undefined ✍️ Written Language undefined 🗣️ Spoken Language undefined 💡 Common Applications undefined undefined Example: undefined undefined undefined Example: undefined undefined undefined Example: undefined 📊 Frequency undefined

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Mastering 別に〜ない (Betsuni~Nai): Expressing “Not Particularly”

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning “Not particularly,” “not really,” “nothing in particular.” 🎯 Primary Function Used to express a partial or soft denial, or to indicate that something is not strongly felt, important, or necessary. 📋 Grammar Structure 別に + [Verb (negative plain form)] / [い-adjective (く) + ない] / [な-adjective

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Mastering べきだ (beki da): Expressing Obligation and Recommendation in Japanese

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning To express that something should be done, ought to be done, or is the right thing to do. 🎯 Primary Function Expresses obligation, strong recommendation, logical conclusion, or personal conviction/opinion. 📋 Grammar Structure Verb Plain Form + べきだ (する becomes すべきだ) い-adjective + い + べきだ

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Mastering ばかりで (Bakari de): More Than Just “Only” – JLPT N3 Grammar

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning “Only,” “just,” “nothing but.” 🎯 Primary Function To indicate that only one thing is happening or being done, often with emphasis or a slight nuance. It can also express continuous action or a state. 📋 Grammar Structure [Verb Plain Form] ばかりで [Noun] ばかりで [い-adjective] ばかりで (Less

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