particles for perfection
Japanese Particles Master is a blog written by Masaki Mori, which focuses on Japanese particles, vocabulary, grammar rules, and widely used expressions.
On this blog, you can learn the Japanese language with in-depth explanations and example sentences. Especially, the explanations on kanji expressions will help you to learn them easily as well as to understand their concepts which native speakers have in their minds.
Like the English prepositions, the Japanese particles and conjugative parts are very important to make natural phrases and sentences which make perfect sense.
Learning them as individual words is very possible. In most cases, however, leaning them through example sentences is much more effective. On this blog, therefore, they are explained in as much detail as possible through example sentences which native speakers would use in daily conversations.
What is "ka" in Japanese? Japanese native speakers use "ka" mainly in the five different ways: connecting nouns, making questions, expressing uncertainty, showing understanding, and making suggestions. In this blog post, I will explain how to use …
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Is there any plural in Japanese? It's very hard to answer this question. Normally, Japanese native speakers do not differentiate the plural nouns from the singular. In other words, the border is very, very ambiguous. This fact would be surprising …
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What does "ojamashimasu" mean in Japanese? When Japanese people enter someone's room or house, they would say "ojamashimasu" to mean 'thank you for inviting me' or 'thank you for having me'. They would also use this expression to say 'sorry to …
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What does "imouto" mean in Japanese? Native speakers say "imouto" to mean 'little sister' or, of course, 'younger sister' in Japanese. Perhaps, some Japanese learners know this word as it is sometimes used in Japanese textbooks. In this blog post, however, I will explain this word in detail based on its kanji …
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What does "furui" mean in Japanese? Native speakers say "furui" to mean 'old' in Japanese. Probably, some Japanese learners know this word as it is sometimes used in Japanese conversations. In this blog post, however, I will explain it together with its major conjugations. And also, I will explain how to use them …
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What does "sabishii" mean in Japanese? Native speakers say "sabishii" normally to mean 'lonely' in Japanese. Perhaps, some Japanese learners know this word as it is sometimes used in Japanese movies, songs, novels, manga, anime, and the like. In this blog post, however, I will explain this word together with its …
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What does "ninja" mean in Japanese? Native speakers say "ninja" to refer to a person or people using special skills called Ninjutsu. Probably, this word is very famous as it is often used in Japanese movies, video games, novels, manga, anime, and the like. In this blog post, however, I will explain this word in …
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What does "wasureru" mean in Japanese? Native speakers say "wasureru" to mean 'to forget' or 'to leave something carelessly' in Japanese. Perhaps, some Japanese learners know this verb as it is sometimes used in Japanese conversations. In this blog post, however, I will explain it together with its major …
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