Grammar / 文法

In this post, we will discuss how to connect two descriptions, WHEN THE FIRST DESCRIPTION IS NA-ADJECTIVE.
この投稿では、二つの描写表現の結び方、ただしナ形容詞が最初にある場合、を考えます。

When you combine two sentences with common “-masu”-ending verbs, how do you do it?
普通の「ます」で終わる動詞で成る、二つの文を結ぶとき、どうしますか？

To say “and” after a noun, we say “to” or “de”. When do we use which one?
名詞の後で「and」の意味を表す言葉は、「と」または「で」です。どう使い分けるのでしょうか。

Do you remember when you need “na” and when you don’t, in using adjectives?
In this post, we will answer that and other questions you may have about Japanese adjectives.
Updated: October 19, 2021

There are a few exceptional adjectives, besides I-Adjectives and Na-Adjectives, which are often used in conversation. For example, “the best” and “the worst”…Here is how to use them.
イ形容詞（国文法の形容詞）、ナ形容詞（同形容動詞）以外に、よく使われる例外的な形容詞があります。例えば、「最高」や「最低」。。。使い方を覚えましょう！

There are two types of adjectives in Japanese.
Learn how to tell which type an adjective is, since you need different grammatical rules to use them.
Scroll to the table in the last section if you would like to see the summary first.

How do you say “and” in Japanese? Here we organized the various ways to express it in a spreadsheet.
日本語で「and」は何というでしょうか？この投稿ではいろいろな「and」の言い方を一覧表にしました。
Revised: 2021/10/19

We will review the main functions of the particle “o”. It will be interesting to people at beginning through intermediate levels.
Updated: 2021/9/28

Suppose you are in Tokyo. You are writing a postcard. How do you say “I am visiting Tokyo!” in Japanese? We will explain here!

Have you learned the grammar of “…te imasu” yet? There are several meanings with the popular “…te imasu” sentence ending. In these two posts, we will tell you important things about it regardless of your level.