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Learn JLPT N3 Grammar: にしたがって / にしたがい (にしたがって / にしたがい)
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning "As X happens, Y happens accordingly" or "following X / in accordance with X". It shows a change in Y proportional…
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Mastering に置いて / における: Navigate Formal Japanese Like a Pro (JLPT N3+)
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Indicates the location, time, or situation where an action or event takes place. It is a more formal equivalent of particles…
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Mastering に慣れる (ni nareru): Getting Used to It in Japanese
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning To get used to, to become accustomed to, to become familiar with. 🎯 Primary Function Describes the process or state of…
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Comparing Things in Japanese: Mastering に比べて (ni kurabete)
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Compared to, in comparison with 🎯 Primary Function To state a comparison between one noun or nominalized phrase and another, highlighting…
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Mastering にかわって / にかわり: Stepping In for Someone or Something
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning "Instead of", "in place of", "on behalf of". Indicates that someone or something takes the role, position, or action of another…
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Mastering JLPT N3 Grammar: に関する / に関して (ni kansuru / ni kanshite)
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Expresses a relationship or connection between the preceding noun and the following information (noun or clause). Means "regarding," "concerning," "related to,"…
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Mastering にかけて / にかけては: Your Guide to Talking About Strengths (JLPT N3)
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning When it comes to..., Regarding..., In the area of... 🎯 Primary Function To single out a specific topic, field, or area…
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Mastering に反して (に反して): Expressing “Contrary To” in Japanese
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning "Contrary to," "against," "in contrast with." 🎯 Primary Function To indicate that a result, action, or fact goes against a preceding…
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Mastering に違いない (nichigainai): Expressing Certainty Like a Native
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning "Must be," "certainly," "undoubtedly." 🎯 Primary Function To express the speaker's strong conviction or conclusion based on logical reasoning, evidence, or…
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Mastering んだって (N datte): Casual Reporting in Japanese
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Reporting what one has heard from someone else. 🎯 Primary Function To casually convey information that the speaker learned from others.…
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Mastering なぜなら: Explaining Reasons Like a Pro (JLPT N3 Grammar)
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Because; The reason is 🎯 Primary Function Used to introduce the reason or cause for a statement that has just been…
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Mastering なるべく (narubeku): Your Guide to “As Much As Possible” in Japanese
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning To the best of one's ability, as much as possible, if possible, as soon as possible. 🎯 Primary Function To indicate…
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Mastering 直す (なおす): Fix, Correct, and Redo in Japanese
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning 直す (なおす) is a transitive verb with multiple meanings, primarily "to fix," "to correct," or "to repair." When used in the…
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Mastering なんか, なんて, and など: Particles of Examples and Nuance (JLPT N3)
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning These particles are used to give non-exhaustive examples ("such things as...", "like..."), and なんか/なんて also carry nuances of disdain, triviality, surprise,…
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Mastering なかなか (Nakanaka): More Than Just “Quite”
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning The adverb なかなか (nakanaka) has two primary meanings depending on the context: 1. "quite," "pretty," "considerably" (when modifying positive words or…
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Mastering 「ないと」: The Casual Way to Say “Have to”
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Expresses necessity, obligation, or a strong recommendation. 🎯 Primary Function To state that something must be done or is required. 📋…
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Mastering JLPT N3 Grammar: ないことはない (nai koto wa nai)
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning The basic meaning is a double negative that results in a weak or qualified affirmation. It literally translates to something like…
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Mastering 「ながらも」: Expressing Contradiction and Surprise (JLPT N3 Grammar)
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Expresses that something is true or happens, despite a preceding condition or state. It highlights a contradiction or a surprising outcome.…
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Understanding むしろ (Mushiro): Expressing Preference and Contrast in Japanese
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Rather; instead; better; more 🎯 Primary Function To express a preference for or a stronger belief in something, often contrary to…
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Mastering 向き (muki): How to Talk About Suitability in Japanese (JLPT N3 Grammar)
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Suitable for, fit for, intended for, facing, oriented towards. 🎯 Primary Function To indicate that something is appropriate or designed for…