N2 Grammar

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning “…, but … would still be acceptable/understandable” 🎯 Primary Function Used to indicate that while one thing (A) is undesirable or unacceptable, another thing (B) would be relatively more acceptable, understandable, or better. 📋 Grammar Structure [Noun/Plain form/〜の/〜こと] なら/は まだしも、[後件] (よりひどい/もっと許容できること) [だ/ます/など] 🎭 Usage Contexts 🏢 […]

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Expresses criticism or reproach towards someone or something that acts or is in a state contrary to what is expected or known, highlighting a contradiction. 🎯 Primary Function To point out a contradiction between a state/fact and an action/attitude, often with a strong sense of dissatisfaction,

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Does not mean that; it does not follow that; not necessarily; is not the same as 🎯 Primary Function To deny or negate a conclusion or logical consequence that might seem obvious or naturally follow from a preceding statement or situation. 📋 Grammar Structure Verb (plain

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Expresses the speaker’s feeling or evaluation about the preceding fact or event. 🎯 Primary Function To introduce a statement that follows a fact or event, highlighting the speaker’s subjective reaction (surprise, happiness, sadness, regret, etc.) towards that fact or event. 📋 Grammar Structure V（た形） + ことに、～

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning “Without doing X” 🎯 Primary Function To indicate that an action was completed or a state was maintained without performing another specific action (X). It often carries a slightly formal or literary nuance compared to 〜ないで or 〜ずに. 📋 Grammar Structure Verb (ない form) + ことなく

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning How much…! / How…! 🎯 Primary Function To express strong emotion, surprise, or form a rhetorical question emphasizing the degree or extent of something. 📋 Grammar Structure [Verb (plain form)] + ことか [い-adjective (plain form)] + ことか [な-adjective (plain form, +な)] + ことか [Noun (+である)] +

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Expressing an expectation or inference based on someone’s known personality, character, or usual behavior. 🎯 Primary Function To predict or assume the outcome of a situation based on the established nature of a specific person (or sometimes a group/organization). It implies a strong sense of certainty

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Expresses a strong recommendation or advice. 🎯 Primary Function To state what is most important or the best course of action. Equivalent to “should,” “ought to,” or “the best thing is to…”. 📋 Grammar Structure [Verb (dictionary form)] + ことだ [Verb (ない form)] + ことだ 🎭

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Expresses a strong negative conviction or the belief that something is impossible or highly unlikely to happen. 🎯 Primary Function To emphatically state that something definitely won’t happen, there’s no way it will happen, or it couldn’t possibly happen. 📋 Grammar Structure Verb ます-stem + っこない

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Just because (X), doesn’t mean (Y). 🎯 Primary Function To state that the preceding reason or condition (X) is not a valid or sufficient basis for the following conclusion or action (Y). It is used to express denial or disagreement with a potential inference. 📋 Grammar

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning “From the perspective of…”, “Judging from…”, “Considering…” 🎯 Primary Function This pattern is used to express a judgment, conclusion, or opinion based on the viewpoint, position, or circumstances of the person or thing indicated by the noun before からすると / からすれば. It emphasizes the specific standpoint

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning “Starting from…” or “Judging from…” or “Even from…” 🎯 Primary Function Indicates that something is true or a judgment can be made based on even the most basic, initial, or prominent aspect of something. Often used to express a negative impression or surprise about the whole

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Now that; since; so long as; because (and therefore…) 🎯 Primary Function To state a strong consequence, determination, or obligation that arises naturally from a preceding condition or premise. 📋 Grammar Structure Verb (plain form, often past ~た form or non-past) + からには い-adjective (plain form)

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning “From the viewpoint of…”, “Judging from…”, “Compared to…”, “In light of…” 🎯 Primary Function To express an opinion, judgment, or comparison based on a specific perspective, standard, or set of conditions. 📋 Grammar Structure [Noun] + から見ると / から見れば 🎭 Usage Contexts 🏢 Formal Situations Commonly

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning 「からこそ」 means “precisely because,” “it is exactly because,” or “for this very reason.” 🎯 Primary Function To strongly emphasize the reason or cause for a particular outcome or conclusion. It highlights the idea that the preceding clause is the *unique* or *most important* reason for the

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Expressing a judgment or opinion based on a specific viewpoint or standard. 🎯 Primary Function To clarify the standpoint or criteria from which a statement is made, often used to provide context for an evaluation. 📋 Grammar Structure [Noun] + から言うと / から言えば 🎭 Usage Contexts

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Cannot / Difficult to do 🎯 Primary Function To politely express inability or reluctance to perform an action, often due to psychological reasons, social constraints, or the nature of the situation. 📋 Grammar Structure Verb (ます-stem) + かねる 🎭 Usage Contexts 🏢 Formal Situations Very commonly

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Expresses that there is a possibility that something undesirable or negative will happen. 🎯 Primary Function To warn or express concern about a potential negative outcome or consequence. 📋 Grammar Structure Verb ます-form (stem) + かねない Example: 行きます → 行き + かねない → 行きかねない 食べます →

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning “Worth doing,” “worthwhile,” “the effort was rewarded,” “it paid off.” This phrase conveys that effort, action, or hardship was not in vain and led to a positive result, or that something has value that justifies the effort/cost. 🎯 Primary Function To express that the effort, action,

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning “On the contrary,” “rather,” “instead,” “all the more,” “to the contrary.” It indicates that an action or situation leads to an unexpected, often negative, or opposite result than intended or anticipated. 🎯 Primary Function To highlight an outcome that is the reverse or different from what