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「〜と聞いた」ってどう使うの？JLPT N4文法
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Expresses "I heard that..." or "I was told that...". 🎯 Primary Function Used to convey information that the speaker received from…
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Mastering 「〜と言われている」 (to iwarete iru): What is Said in Japanese
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning "It is said that...", "People say that...", "It is believed that..." 🎯 Primary Function To report information, facts, or beliefs that…
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Mastering 〜ということ (to iu koto): Adding Depth to Your Japanese
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning To turn a preceding clause or sentence into a noun phrase, representing the "fact," "meaning," or "essence" of that clause. 🎯…
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Mastering という: Understanding its Many Uses (JLPT N4 Grammar)
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning referred to as, called, named, meaning that, it is said that, the fact that 🎯 Primary Function Connects a preceding phrase/clause/noun…
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Mastering Japanese: Using ~と言ってもいい (~to itte mo ii) Like a Native
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning "It is okay to say that...", "can be called...", "might as well say..." 🎯 Primary Function This pattern is used to…
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Mastering Japanese Particle 「と」: More Than Just “And”
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning The particle と (to) is incredibly versatile in Japanese, connecting words and ideas in several different ways. 🎯 Primary Function Connects…
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Mastering ~ても (~te mo): Expressing “Even If” and “Permission” in Japanese (JLPT N4 Grammar)
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning "Even if," "even though," "no matter how/what/where/who/when." 🎯 Primary Function To indicate that a result or state occurs regardless of a…
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Mastering Japanese Timing: Understanding 〜ているところ (~teiru tokoro)
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Indicates the specific "point" or "stage" of an action or event. 🎯 Primary Function To specify whether an action is about…
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Expressing Relief and Gratitude: Mastering ~てよかった (~te yokatta)
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning To express that it was good that something happened (or didn't happen) in the past. 🎯 Primary Function To convey a…
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Mastering 〜てやる: Giving Actions and Showing Resolve
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning 〜てやる is a verb ending that follows the て-form of a verb. It has two main meanings: 1. To perform an…
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Mastering ~てすみません: Apologizing for Your Actions
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning To apologize for having done something. 🎯 Primary Function Used to express regret or apology for a specific past action or…
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Mastering ~てしまう / ちゃう: Completion, Regret, and More!
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning This grammar pattern is attached to the Te-form of a verb and adds nuance about the action's result or consequence. 🎯…
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Mastering 〜ておく (~te oku): Prepare, Keep, and Leave Things in Japanese
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning To do something in advance; To leave something as it is; To keep something in a certain state. 🎯 Primary Function…
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Mastering てもらう (te morau): Receiving Favors in Japanese
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning To receive a favor or benefit from someone performing an action. 🎯 Primary Function To indicate that the speaker (or the…
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Try It Out! Mastering the ~てみる Grammar Pattern (JLPT N4)
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning To try doing something; to attempt something to see the result. 🎯 Primary Function Expresses the action of attempting to do…
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Mastering ~てくる (te kuru): Understanding Motion and Change in Japanese
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Expresses an action or state that is happening or has happened with a connection to the present, either indicating movement towards…
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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…
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Politeness Power-Up: Mastering ~ていただけませんか (JLPT N4 Grammar)
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Could you please...? / Would you mind...? 🎯 Primary Function To make a polite request or ask for a favor from…
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Mastering ～ていた: Understanding Past Actions and States (JLPT N4 Grammar)
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning The past tense form of the ～ている (~te iru) grammar pattern. 🎯 Primary Function To describe actions or states that were…
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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…