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GrammarBook N4 : Prohibitive (Don’t do!) / 禁止
N4-G-030 Prohibitive (Don’t do!) / 禁止 Supporting / Negative Commands & Signs 👀 Layer A: Visual Guide 📝 Quick Summary The Prohibitive form (禁止 – Kinshi) is the strongest way to tell...
GrammarBook N4 : Imperative (Commands) / 命令形
N4-G-029 Imperative (Commands) / 命令形 Peripheral / Extreme Orders & Signs 👀 Layer A: Visual Guide 📝 Quick Summary The Imperative form (命令形 – Meireikei) is the strongest and most direct way...
GrammarBook N4 : Noun(no だ)＋かもしりません (Might be)
N4-G-028 Noun(no だ)＋かもしりません (Might be) Core / Probability with Nouns 👀 Layer A: Visual Guide 📝 Quick Summary This grammar expresses a guess or possibility about what something is, or what the...
GrammarBook N4 : Na adjective plain form＋かもしりません (Might be)
N4-G-027 Na adjective plain form＋かもしりません (Might be) Core / Probability with Na-Adjectives 👀 Layer A: Visual Guide 📝 Quick Summary Use this to express that someone or something might have a certain...
GrammarBook N4 : I adjective plain form＋かもしりません (Might be)
N4-G-026 I adjective plain form＋かもしりません (Might be) Core / Probability with Adjectives 👀 Layer A: Visual Guide 📝 Quick Summary Use this to express a possibility that something has a certain quality....
GrammarBook N4 : Verb Plain Form＋かもしりません (Might)
N4-G-025 Verb Plain Form＋かもしりません (Might) Core / Probability & Guessing 👀 Layer A: Visual Guide 📝 Quick Summary This grammar point expresses a possibility that something might happen or might be true....
GrammarBook N4 : まだ＋Affirmative Form (Still / More)
N4-G-024 まだ＋Affirmative Form (Still / More) Supporting / Continuity & Quantity 👀 Layer A: Visual Guide 📝 Quick Summary When “Mada” is used with a positive (affirmative) verb, it means “still.” It...
GrammarBook N4 : まだ＋Negative Form (Not yet)
N4-G-023 まだ＋Negative Form (Not yet) Core / Progress & Status 👀 Layer A: Visual Guide 📝 Quick Summary This grammar point expresses that an expected action has not yet occurred. While “Mada”...
GrammarBook N4 : Verb ておきます (To do in advance)
N4-G-022 Verb ておきます (To do in advance) Core / Preparation & Maintenance 👀 Layer A: Visual Guide 📝 Quick Summary This grammar point expresses doing an action in advance to prepare for...
GrammarBook N4 : Verbて＋みません (Won’t you try…?)
N4-G-021 Verbて＋みません (Won’t you try…?) Supporting / Invitations & Suggestions 👀 Layer A: Visual Guide 📝 Quick Summary This grammar point is most commonly used in its question form: “~te mimasen ka?”....
GrammarBook N4 : Verbて＋みました (I tried doing…)
N4-G-020 Verbて＋みました (I tried doing…) Supporting / Experience & Results 👀 Layer A: Visual Guide 📝 Quick Summary This is the past tense of “te-mimasu”. It means you actually performed an action...
GrammarBook N4 : Verbて＋みます (To try doing something)
N4-G-019 Verbて＋みます (To try doing something) Core / Experience & Experiment 👀 Layer A: Visual Guide 📝 Quick Summary This grammar point means “to try doing something to see what it is...
GrammarBook N4 : Noun＋の＋よていです (Scheduled for…)
N4-G-018 Noun＋の＋よていです (Scheduled for…) Supporting / Business & Appointments 👀 Layer A: Visual Guide 📝 Quick Summary This grammar point allows you to state official schedules using a noun instead of a...
GrammarBook N4 : Verb dictionary form＋よていです (Scheduled to)
N4-G-017 Verb dictionary form＋よていです (Scheduled to) Core / Schedules & Official Plans 👀 Layer A: Visual Guide 📝 Quick Summary This grammar point is used to express an official schedule or a...
GrammarBook N4 : Verb ない＋つもりです (I intend NOT to)
N4-G-016 Verb ない＋つもりです (I intend NOT to) Supporting / Negative Intentions 👀 Layer A: Visual Guide 📝 Quick Summary This grammar point is used to express a firm decision not to do...
GrammarBook N4 : Verb(dict)+つもりです (I intend to / plan to)
N4-G-015 Verb(dict)+つもりです (I intend to / plan to) Core / Intentions & Plans 👀 Layer A: Visual Guide 📝 Quick Summary This grammar point expresses a solid intention or plan. It is...
GrammarBook N4 : Verbて＋しまいました (Completion / Regret – Past)
N4-G-014 Verbて＋しまいました (Completion / Regret – Past) Core / Past Emotions & Apologies 👀 Layer A: Visual Guide 📝 Quick Summary This is the past tense form of “te-shimaimasu”. It is...
GrammarBook N4 : Verbて＋しまいます (Completion / Regret)
N4-G-013 Verbて＋しまいます (Completion / Regret) Core / Result & Emotion 👀 Layer A: Visual Guide 📝 Quick Summary This grammar point has two main meanings: 1) To finish an action completely,...
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GrammarBook N4 : A それで B (Because of that / Therefore)
N4-G-012 A それで B (Because of that / Therefore) Core / Cause and Effect 👀 Layer A: Visual Guide (直感理解) 📝 Quick Summary (まとめ) 「Aが理由(りゆう)で、Bという結果(けっか)になった」という、原因(げんいん)から結果への「つながり」を表す接続詞(せつぞくし)です。ドミノ倒しのように、前のことが理由で自然に次のことが起きた時に使います。 “Sorede” means “because of that”, “therefore”, or...