Category: Grammar

Hi all, Below is a good practice to see how strong your foundation is. Practice Answers If you are getting below 95%, it’s time to revise your particles knowledge. If you are unsure about some of the answers, please feel free to drop me an email and i will explain to you via the email.…

みなさん、 こんにちは。今日は「得意(とくい)」と「上手」の違いを説明します。 ——————————————————————————— 得意 and 上手 both can be used when we talk about someone else. However, it would NOT be appropriate to use 上手 when we talk about ourselves. This difference of usage comes from the the meanings of the two words. Both are used talking about skills, capabilities, etc. 得意 denotes the “confidence”…

みなさん、 おはようございます。 It`s been a while since i wrote a grammar article. Today, i would like to share the difference between 「あそこに車を止めてください」 vs 「あそこで車を止めてください」 To help aid the understanding, let`s do a bit of revision on the particle 「で」 and 「に」 食堂で昼ご飯を食べます。 Eat lunch at the dining hall. The 「で」 here refers to the place…

皆さん、 こんばんは。 Uploaded a new lesson synopsis done by my student. L24 /Can

Hi all, One of my students has written a very good lesson synopsis on 名詞修飾形。 Feel free to refer to it. Link Some points to note on Pg 3 Wrong: 「HERMES」で高島屋の隣ビルにあります。Correct: 「HERMES」は高島屋の隣ビルにあります。 /Can

皆さん、 こんばんは。 今日、「が」の説明をさせていただきたいと思います。 =================================== 「が」 is used in a situation when the predicate describes only 1 subject. 「は」 is used to make the word preceding particle 「は」 to be the topic of the sentence. Below are some example sentences how 「は」 and 「が」 can be used. 1. As a subject in a positive sentence describing…

更新: 2020年1月15日 皆さん、 おはようございます！ 明日祝日ですから、やっと休めます。 今日、「でも」、「しかし」、「ただし」、「が」について説明しようと思います。 「が」は対比的：私はそうしようと思うが、彼はそうではない。 私と彼の状況の対比 -が 1 〔しかし〕 but; however; (and) yet; still; 〔…だけれども〕 though; although; while. ▲見かけはごついが, 根は優しい男だ. He looks rough [He has a tough look], but he’s kind at heart. | He has a kind heart in spite of his rough exterior. ･行きたいが暇がない. I’d like to go, but I don’t…