Category: Grammar
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Difference between ように and ために
皆さん、 おはようございます (Good morning). This is a repost. =) For this article, I did a reference from this book: 初級日本語文法と教え方のポイント by： 石川保子先生. Her books are really very good. Please support her books. Let’s take a look at 「ために」 first. A ために、 B Chinese translation of 「ために」: 因此，因而，所以 ======================================= 原因・理由を表す (Describing Cause/Reason) For A: Put in a sentence…
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Japanese Modality
Hi all, おはようございます。Our students from America has done a presentation on Japanese Modality. This is an important aspect to help understand Japanese culture better. Please take a look. /Can
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Difference between ように and ために
皆さん、 おはようございます (Good morning). This is a repost. =) For this article, I did a reference from this book: 初級日本語文法と教え方のポイント by： 石川保子先生. Her books are really very good. Please support her books. Let’s take a look at 「ために」 first. A ために、 B Chinese translation of 「ために」: 因此，因而，所以 ======================================= 原因・理由を表す (Describing Cause/Reason) For A: Put in a sentence…
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Difference between に and で – Repost
みなさん、 こんにちは。This is a repost. ————————————– 今日、日本語教師養成コースのコーチからアサインメントの添削をもらいました。そのアサインメントにある質問、「に」と「で」の違いについて話しましょう。 (Today, i received my correction for my teaching course assignment. There’s a question in the assignment regarding 「に」 and 「で」 which i like to talk about. ) 「に」: ① 移動行為の方向を示します. 英語の「to」に大体対応します。 (Indicate a direction of a movement act. It’s similar to 「to」 in English. ) ② また、間接目的語の後ろにも置かれます。 (Also,…
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Recognizing Japanese Verb Groups
みなさん、 こんばんは。Created another set of cheat sheet. Check it out below! Cheers. /Can
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Cheat Sheet on ない-form/Passive-form/Causative-form
Updated: 5th Sep 2022—–みなさん、 こんばんは。I have some extra time today. So I did a cheat sheet on ない-form/passive form and causative form today. Please feel free to use it for your studies Can Legend:他: transitive verb自: intransitive verb
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Japanese Particles Cheat Sheet
みなさん、 こんばんは。Did a Japanese particles cheat sheet. Feel free to refer. The L refers to the chapter in Minna no Nihongo. Cheers,Can
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Introduction to 未然形 2 (Conjugation of ない-form/受身形/使役形)
みなさん、 おはようございます。 Today i will be talking about conjugation of ない-form/受身形/使役形. Yesterday we looked at 未然形 （in this post, i will refer it as 未). Let’s take a look at how to change to the various forms. Group 1 verbs/五段動詞 ない-form: 未+ない （かいますー＞かいー＞かわ (未然形)→かわない) 受身形: 未+れます (かいますー＞かいー＞かわ (未然形)→かわれます) 使役形: 未+せます (かいますー＞かいー＞かわ (未然形)→かわせます) 使役受身形: 未+されます (かいますー＞かいー＞かわ…
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Introduction to 未然形 1 (Imperfective form)
みなさん、 こんばんは。 At the request of some students, this week i will be writing about 未然形 (みぜんけい), ない-form, 受身形 (うけみけい/passive form) and 使役形 (しえきけい/causative form) I am sure those who have studied Genki, Minna no Nihongo or any other textbook, you would know what is ない-form. So what is 未然形 (みぜんけい)? 未然形 is one of…
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Introduction to Keigo Part 4: 丁寧語
みなさん、 こんばんは。Next up, we have our 丁寧語 (ていねいご), one of the easiest of 敬語。 I guess most of us are familiar with ～です or ～ます. How about ございます or でございます？ Source: http://www.eurohope.com This is what we call 丁寧語 (ていねいご) / Polite form. It express the politeness towards the other party through the usage of polite words.…
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