Table of Contents In short: The particle “wa” (は) is a subject marker A bit more on the particle “wa”…
Continue ReadingBasic Relations of Particles and Verbs / 助詞と動詞の基本的な結び付き
Originally intended for advanced beginner people preparing for N5 or N4, this review of particles has interesting and beneficial info for all levels!
Continue ReadingBasic Verb Grouping to Decide Your Particles / 使う助詞がわかる、動詞まとめ
Have you had trouble deciding which particle to use in your sentence?
Particles are often required by the sentence structure, which is decided by the verb.
Many verbs share the same structure, so we made some verb grouping for particles.
After reading this, you will be able to decide the particles more correctly and easily!
FAQ on the “X wa A ga B” Sentence Pattern / 文型「XはAがB」について、よくある質問
We will answer two very common questions on “A wa X ga Y”: (1) Difference between “Zoo no hana wa nagai” and “Zoo wa hana ga nagai” (2) “Subject” and “Topic”
Continue ReadingAn Approach to the “X wa A ga B” Sentence Pattern / 「XはAがB」の文型のとらえかた試論
“Watashi wa eiga ga suki desu” and a lot of other things can be said with this “A wa Y ga Z” sentence pattern. We will explain it with an image.
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“Ikemasen”, “Dame desu” and “Narimasen”: How Are They Different? / 「いけません」「だめです」「なりません」はどう違う？
“Ikemasen”, “Dame desu” and “Narimasen”: How Are They Different? ルビつき和訳は英文の下に続きます。/ The Japanese translation with Ruby follows the English text. Contents…
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