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Learn grammar rules on Japanese Particles Master. The detailed breakdowns and in-depth explanations of the example sentences will help you to improve your Japanese skills.
How to make nouns from adjectives in Japanese Japanese people make nouns from adjectives by using the suffixes, "sa" and "mi". These can work in very similar ways that English suffixes like "-ness", "-tion", and the like do. In this blog post, I will explain how to use them to make nouns from adjectives in Japanese. …
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What is the Japanese te form? When we say "te form", it normally refers to the combination of a word and the conjunctive particle, "te". The word can be either a verb, i-adjective, or auxiliary verb. This form has four important roles in the Japanese language. In this blog post, therefore, I will explain them in …
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Confusing verbs: "suru" and "yaru" I know that Japanese learners quite often confuse the two widely-used verbs: "suru" and "yaru". Both are very similar and, in fact, can be used interchangeably in many cases. Yet, they are not the same. So, in this blog post, I will explain their differences with examples. Honestly …
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What does "da" mean in Japanese? Honestly speaking, the Japanese auxiliary verb, "da", doesn't have any big impact on a meaning of a sentence. Certainly, we can use it to make a declarative sentence. Often, however, a sentence with this auxiliary verb has the same meaning as a sentence without it. So, Japanese …
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What does "kono" mean in Japanese? Native speakers often use "kono" as a determiner to add the meaning of 'this' in Japanese. Perhaps, some Japanese learners know this word as it is sometimes used in Japanese conversations. In this blog post, however, I will explain this word in detail together with its kanji …
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What does "ano" mean in Japanese? Native speakers often use "ano" as a determiner to add the meaning of 'that' in Japanese. Perhaps, some Japanese learners know this word as it is sometimes used in Japanese conversations. In this blog post, however, I will explain this word in detail together with its kanji …
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What is "o" in Japanese? Japanese native speakers often use "o" as a prefix to make its following word polite. This prefix can precede a noun, verb, adjective, or even phrase. In this blog post, I will explain this prefix in detail together with example sentences. Let's get started! For the case particle, …
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What does "kudasai" mean in Japanese? Japanese native speakers use "kudasai" mainly in the two different ways: as a verb to mean "please give [someone] [something]"; as an auxiliary verb to add the meaning of 'please' to its preceding verb. In this blog post, I will explain "kudasai" meaning and its usages with …
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