“Ikemasen” “Dame” or “Narimasen” are the expressions for “it would be no good”. How are they different?
Originally posted: March 7, 2019 Updated last: June 4, 2023
A Summary: How Do You Say “And” In Japanese? / まとめ記事:日本語でAND…は何という?
How do you say “and” in Japanese? In this post, we organized the various ways to express it in a spreadsheet.
日本語で「and」は何と言いますか?このまとめ記事ではいろいろな「and」の言い方を表にしました。
Revised: 2021/10/19
The Particle “o” (を)
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
The “…te imasu” Sentence (2) / 「〜ています」の文 (2)
Suppose you are in Tokyo. You are writing a postcard. How do you say “I am visiting Tokyo!” in Japanese? We will explain here!
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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.
Continue ReadingThe Particle “de” (で)
“De” has a couple of functions. One of them is to present a reason. For example, you can say this: “I can’t eat crustaceans because of my allergy.” This is a sentence a student wanted to learn first when he prepared for a vacation in Japan! /
「で」にはいくつかの役割があります。その一つは理由を提示すること。例えば、「アレルギーで甲殻類が食べられません」と言ったりできます。これは、ある生徒さんが日本へ休暇に出る前の準備で、最初に習いたかった文です。
The Particle “to” (と)
Contents In short: The particle “to” (と) has two main functions A bit more on the particle “to” (と) Bonus…
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Contents In short: The particle “ni” (に) has four main functions among many more A bit more on the four…
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Table of Contents 1. In short: The particle “e” is a destination marker 2. A bit more …….(1) The spelling…
Continue ReadingThe Particle “no” (の)
Contents In short: The particle “no” (の) is a possessive marker A bit more on the particle “no” (の): Its…
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