Special Expressions with Generic Nouns
We’ve already learned how to use generic nouns in order to modify nouns. Now we will go over some special expression used with generic nouns. Using 「こと」 to say whether something has happened Vocabulary...
View ArticleVarious degrees of certainty
In general, Japanese people don’t assert themselves of something unless they are absolutely sure that it is correct. This accounts for the incredibly frequent use of 「～と思う」 and the various grammatical...
View ArticleExpressing Amounts
This lesson will cover various expressions used to express various degrees of amounts. For example, sentences like, “I only ate one”, “That was all that was left”, “There’s just old people here”, or “I...
View ArticleSimilarity or hearsay
In Japanese there are many different ways to express likeness or similarity depending on appearance, behavior, or outcome. When learning these expressions for the first time, it is difficult to...
View ArticleUsing 「方」 and 「よる」
If you were wondering how to make comparison in Japanese, well wonder no more. We will learn how to use 「方」 and 「より」 to make comparisons between two things. We will also learn other uses of 「方」 and...
View ArticleActions that are easy or hard to do
Vocabulary 食べる 【た・べる】 (ru-verb) – to eat しゃべる (u-verb) – to talk この – this （abbr. of これの） 字 【じ】 – character; hand-writing 読む 【よ・む】 (u-verb) – to read カクテル – cocktail ビール – beer 飲む 【の・む】 (u-verb) – to...
View ArticleMore negative verbs
We already learned the most common type of negative verbs; the ones that end in 「ない」. However, there are couple more different types of negatives verbs. The ones you will find most useful are the first...
View ArticleHypothesizing and Concluding
In this section, we’re going to learn how to make hypotheses and reach conclusions using: 「とする」 and 「わけ」（訳）. Coming to a conclusion with 「わけ」 Vocabulary 訳 【わけ】 – meaning; reason; can be deduced 直子...
View ArticleTime-specific actions
In this lesson, we will go over various ways to express actions that take place in a certain time-frame. In particular, we will learn how to say: 1) an action has just been completed, 2) an action is...
View ArticleExpressing a lack of change
Up until now, we’ve mostly been talking about things that have happened or changed in the course of events. We will now learn some simple grammar to express a lack of change. Using 「まま」 to express a...
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