Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning “a while ago”, “just now”, “a moment ago” 🎯 Primary Function To indicate that an action or event occurred in the very recent past. 📋 Grammar Structure さっき + [Sentence/Phrase describing a past event] 🎭 Usage Contexts 🏢 Formal Situations Less common; more formal alternatives like […]

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning らしい primarily conveys two meanings: (1) reporting information heard from someone else or based on indirect evidence (hearsay), and (2) indicating that something strongly exhibits the typical characteristics or qualities of something else. 🎯 Primary Function To express conjecture or report information based on what one

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning “can do”, “is able to do”, “it is possible to do” 🎯 Primary Function To indicate the ability or possibility of performing an action. 📋 Grammar Structure Verb (Group 2 / Ichidan): Remove る, add られる Verb (する): できる Verb (くる): こられる 🎭 Usage Contexts 🏢

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning To finish doing [verb]. 🎯 Primary Function Indicates that the action described by the preceding verb has been brought to completion. 📋 Grammar Structure Verb ます-stem + 終わる (おわる) Examples: 飲む (nomu) -> 飲みます -> 飲み終わる (nomi-owaru) 読む (yomu) -> 読みます -> 読み終わる (yomi-owaru) 食べる (taberu)

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning To respectfully describe someone else performing an action. 🎯 Primary Function Functions as a honorific expression (尊敬語 – そんけいご) to elevate the subject of the verb. 📋 Grammar Structure お + ます-stem of Verb + になる (For most Godan [Group 1] and Ichidan [Group 2] verbs.)

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Expresses a contrast between the first clause and the second clause, where the second clause presents an unexpected result or situation based on the first. 🎯 Primary Function To link two clauses where the latter clause contains something contrary to expectations given the former clause. It

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning “In,” “among,” or “within.” 🎯 Primary Function To indicate a selection, location, or timeframe within a larger set, group, place, or boundary. 📋 Grammar Structure Noun + の + 中で 🎭 Usage Contexts 🏢 Formal Situations Commonly used in formal speech and writing. 😊 Informal Situations

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning The pattern 〜にくい means “difficult to do,” “hard to do,” or that something has a tendency to be difficult or inconvenient. 🎯 Primary Function To describe that performing a specific action is challenging or inconvenient due to some inherent characteristic of the subject, object, or situation.

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning To look like, to appear, to seem 🎯 Primary Function To express an impression or perception based on visual observation or general understanding. 📋 Grammar Structure [Noun] + に見える [な-adjective] + に見える (remove な if followed directly) [い-adjective] (remove い) + く見える [Verb Dictionary Form/Verb ている

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning なさる (nasaru) is the honorific equivalent of the verb する (suru), which means “to do”. 🎯 Primary Function To respectfully refer to the actions of a person superior in status (e.g., boss, teacher, elder) or someone you wish to show high respect towards. 📋 Grammar Structure

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Used to give a relatively soft command or instruction. 🎯 Primary Function To instruct someone considered an inferior (like a child or student) to perform an action. 📋 Grammar Structure Verb ます-stem + なさい (Irregular verbs: する → しなさい, 来る (くる) → 来なさい (きなさい)) 🎭 Usage

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning “must,” “have to,” “need to” 🎯 Primary Function To express that an action is required, necessary, or obligatory. 📋 Grammar Structure Verb ない-form + ければならない 行く (iku) -> 行かない (ikanai) -> 行かなければならない (ikanakereba naranai) 食べる (taberu) -> 食べない (tabenai) -> 食べなければならない (tabenakereba naranai) する (suru) ->

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning “Must,” “Have to,” “Need to” 🎯 Primary Function To express necessity, obligation, or a strong requirement to do something. It indicates that if you don’t do the action, there will be negative consequences or it is not acceptable. 📋 Grammar Structure Verb in ない-form + ければいけない

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Not easily; difficult to; takes time to; not quite/not very (when something doesn’t happen as expected) 🎯 Primary Function To express that an expected or desired action or state is not realized, often due to difficulty, resistance, or unexpected delay. It implies that the speaker feels