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GrammarBook N5: Nominalizers in Japanese (No / Koto)
N5-G-074 Nominalizers (No / Koto) Supporting / Noun Creation ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ๅ่ฉ๏ผ้ฃในใใป่ตฐใ๏ผใๅ่ฉ๏ผ้ฃในใใใจใป่ตฐใใใจ๏ผใซๅคใใ้ญๆณใฎ่จ่ใงใใใใฎ (No)ใใจใใใจ (Koto)ใใฎ2ใคใใใใพใใใใใไฝฟใใจใใ๏ฝใใใฎใๅฅฝใใงใใใจ่จใใใใใซใชใใพใใ “No” and “Koto” turn verbs into nouns (Nominalization). This allows...
GrammarBook N5: Interrogative + ใ / ใ / ใงใ
N5-G-073 Interrogative + ใ / ใ / ใงใ Supporting / Indefinite Pronouns ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ็ๅ่ฉ๏ผใชใซใใ ใใใฉใใใใค๏ผใฎๅพใใซใคใๆๅญใงๆๅณใๅคใใใพใใ Changing the particle after a Question Word changes its...
GrammarBook N5: Noun Modifiers in Japanese (Relative Clauses)
N5-G-072 Noun Modifiers (Relative Clauses) Supporting / Description ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใๆจๆฅ้ฃในใใฑใผใญใใฎใใใซใๅ่ฉ๏ผใฑใผใญ๏ผใ่ฉณใใ่ชฌๆใใๆๆณใงใใๆฅๆฌ่ชใงใฏใ่ชฌๆใใ่จ่๏ผๅ่ฉใฎๆฎ้ๅฝข๏ผใๅ่ฉใฎ **ๅ** ใซ็ฝฎใใพใใ In Japanese, you modify a noun by placing a verb (in...
GrammarBook N5: Adverbial Adjectives in Japanese (ku/ni)
N5-G-071 Adverbial Adjectives (ใ / ใซ) Supporting / Description ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ๅฝขๅฎน่ฉใๅคๅใใใฆใๅ่ฉใ่ฉณใใ่ชฌๆใใๅฝข๏ผๅฏ่ฉ๏ผใซใใพใใใๆฉใ๏ผAdjective๏ผใใใๆฉใ๏ผAdverb๏ผใใซๅคใใฆใใๆฉใ่ตฐใ๏ผRun fast๏ผใใฎใใใซไฝฟใใพใใ Change Adjectives into Adverbs to describe actions. Use this to say...
GrammarBook N5: ๏ฝใพใใใ (Let’s / Invitation)
N5-G-070 ๏ฝใพใใใ (Let’s / Invitation) Core / Invitation & Suggestion ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใไธ็ทใซ๏ฝใใใ๏ผใใจ็ธๆใ็ฉๆฅต็ใซ่ชใ่กจ็พใงใใใ็งใซใคใใฆใใฆ๏ผใใจใใใชใผใใผใทใใใฎใใฅใขใณในใใใใพใใ Use “Mashou” to say “Let’s…”. It is an active invitation where...
GrammarBook N5: Verb Dictionary form + ใใใซ (In order to)
N5-G-069 Verb Dict + ใใใซ (In order to) Peripheral / Purpose ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใฏใฃใใใใ็ฎ็(ใใใฆใ)ใใใฃใฆใใใใใใใใใใซใไฝใใใใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใใๆๅฟ๏ผWill๏ผใใฎใใๅผทใ่กจ็พใงใใ Use “Tame ni” to express a clear purpose or goal...
GrammarBook N5: ๏ฝใใใซ (So that / In order to)
N5-G-068 ๏ฝใใใซ (So that / In order to) Peripheral / Purpose & State ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใ๏ฝใงใใ๏ผ็ถๆ ๏ผใซใชใใใใซใใใ๏ฝใใชใ๏ผ็ถๆ ๏ผใใใซใใจใใ็ฎๆจใ่กจใใพใใใๅฏ่ฝๅฝข๏ผCan๏ผใใใใชใๅฝข๏ผNot๏ผใใจไธ็ทใซใใไฝฟใใพใใ Use “Youni” to express a target state, such...
GrammarBook N5:๏ฝใชใใ (While doing)
N5-G-067 ๏ฝใชใใ (While doing) Peripheral / Simultaneous Action ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) 2ใคใฎๅไฝใๅๆใซ่กใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใใ้ณๆฅฝใ่ใใชใใๅๅผทใใใใใๆญฉใใชใใ่ฉฑใใใชใฉใงใใใกใคใณใฎๅไฝใฏใใชใใใใฎๅพใใซๆฅใพใใ Use “Nagara” to express doing two things at the same time (“multi-tasking”). The...
GrammarBook N5:๏ฝใฆใใพใ (Go and come back)
N5-G-066 ๏ฝใฆใใพใ (Go and come back) Peripheral / Movement & Change ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใใฉใใใธ่กใฃใฆใไฝใใใใฆใๆปใฃใฆใใใใจใใๆๅณใงใใๅใซใๆฅใใใ ใใงใชใใใๅพๅพฉ๏ผRound trip๏ผใใฎใใฅใขใณในใใใใพใใ Use “Te-kimasu” when you go somewhere to do something...
GrammarBook N5: ๏ฝใฆใใใพใ (Go and… / Take)
N5-G-065 ๏ฝใฆใใใพใ (Go and… / Take) Peripheral / Movement & Change ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใไฝใใใใฆใใใๅบใใใใใพใใฏใใใ็ถๆ ใฎใพใพใ้ ใใธ่กใใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใใพใใใๆใฃใฆ่กใ๏ผTake๏ผใใใ้ฃใใฆ่กใ๏ผTake someone๏ผใใฎๅฝขใงใใใไฝฟใใใพใใ Use “Te-ikimasu” when you perform an action and then...
GrammarBook N5: ๏ฝใใใงใ (Looks like)
N5-G-064 ๏ฝใใใงใ (Looks like) Peripheral / Visual Impression ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ็ฎใง่ฆใๅฐ่ฑก(ใใใใใ)ใ่จใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใใ็พๅณใใใ๏ผ้ฃในใฆใชใใใฉใ่ฆใ็ฎใ็พๅณใใ๏ผใใใๅฟใใใ๏ผ่ฆใ็ฎใๅฟใใ๏ผใใชใฉใงใใ Use “Sou desu” to describe your visual impression (“It looks…”). It implies you...
GrammarBook N5: ๏ฝใฆใ (Even if)
N5-G-063 ๏ฝใฆใ (Even if) Peripheral / Concession ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใใใจใ๏ฝใจใใ็ถๆณใงใใ็ตๆใฏๅคใใใชใใใจ่จใใใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใใ้จใงใ่กใใพใใใใๅฎใใฆใ่ฒทใใพใใใใฎใใใชๅผทใๆๅฟใ้่ชฌใ่กจใใพใใ Use “Temo” (or “Demo”) to express “Even if”. It implies that the result will...
GrammarBook N5: ๏ฝใ (Listing reasons)
N5-G-062 ๏ฝใ (Listing reasons) Supporting / Reasoning ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ็็ฑใ็นๅพดใใใใคใไธฆ(ใชใ)ในใฆ่จใใใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใใAใ ใใBใ ใใใ ใใCใงใใใจใใใใใซใ็ต่ซใซๅใใฃใฆ็็ฑใ็ฉใฟไธใใใคใกใผใธใงใใ Use “Shi” to list multiple reasons or features. It emphasizes that there is more...
GrammarBook N5: ใใใใพใ (To receive)
N5-G-061 ใใใใพใ (To receive) Peripheral / Giving & Receiving ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใ่ชฐใใใ็ฉใใใใ๏ผๅใๅใ๏ผใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใไธป่ชใฏใๅใๅใไบบ๏ผ็ง๏ผใใงใใ Use “Moraimasu” when you (or someone else) receive something from another person....
GrammarBook N5: ใใใพใ (To give to me)
N5-G-060 ใใใพใ (To give to me) Peripheral / Giving & Receiving ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใ่ชฐใใ **็งใซ** ใใใใใจใใ ใไฝฟใ็นๅฅใชๅ่ฉใงใใๅใๅใไบบ๏ผReceiver๏ผใฏๅฟ ใใ็ง๏ผใพใใฏ็งใฎๅฎถๆ๏ผใใซใชใใพใใ Use “Kuremasu” ONLY when someone gives something **to...
GrammarBook N5: ใใใพใ (To give)
N5-G-059 ใใใพใ (To give) Peripheral / Giving & Receiving ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใ็งใใ่ชฐใใธใใใพใใฏใ่ชฐใใใๅฅใฎไบบใธใ็ฉใๆธกใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใใใฌใผใณใใ่ชๅใฎๆๅ ใใ้ขใใฆใใใคใกใผใธใงใใ Use “Agemasu” when YOU give something to others, or when someone gives...
GrammarBook N5: ๏ฝใใงใ (Explanatory Tone)
N5-G-058 ๏ฝใใงใ (Explanatory Tone) Supporting / Reasoning ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ๅใชใไบๅฎใงใฏใชใใใๅฎใฏ๏ฝใชใใงใใใจไบๆ (ใใใใ)ใ่ชฌๆใใใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใ็็ฑใ่จใฃใใใ่จใ่จณใใใใใใใจใใซไพฟๅฉใงใใ Use “N desu” to add an explanatory tone (“The thing is…”, “Actually…”). It conveys...
GrammarBook N5: ๏ฝใฎใง (Because – Polite)
N5-G-057 ๏ฝใฎใง (Because – Polite) Supporting / Reasoning ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใใใ (Kara)ใใใใไธๅฏงใงๆใใใ็็ฑใฎ่จใๆนใงใใ่จใ่จณใใใใจใใใ็ฎไธใฎไบบใซ่ชฌๆใใใจใใซใใไฝฟใใพใใ Use “Node” to state a reason politely. It is softer than “Kara”...
GrammarBook N5: ๏ฝใใใงใ (Because / Reason)
N5-G-056 ๏ฝใใใงใ (Because / Reason) Supporting / Reasoning ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใใชใ๏ผใใจ่ใใใใจใใซใ็็ฑ(ใใใ)ใ็ญใใ่กจ็พใงใใใ๏ฝใ ใใใงใใใจใใๆๅณใงใใ Use “Kara” to state the reason (“Because…”). It usually comes at the end...
GrammarBook N5: ใงใใใ
N5-G-055 ใงใใใ (Probably / Right?) Supporting / Uncertainty ๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ) ๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ) ใใใถใ๏ฝใ ใจๆใใพใ๏ผๆจ้๏ผใใใ๏ฝใงใใใญ๏ผ๏ผๅๆใป็ขบ่ช๏ผใใจใใๆๅณใงไฝฟใใพใใใใงใใใใใๆใใใใๆญๅฎใ้ฟใใ่กจ็พใงใใ Use “Deshou” to express probability (“Probably…”) or to seek confirmation (“Right?”). It softens...