JLPT N4 Grammar

JLPT N4 Grammar 文法 -hajimeru 〜はじめる ‘to start/begin -ing’

The meaning of -hajimeru ~はじめる – 意味 ‘to start -ing’, ‘to begin -ing’ Isn’t it super easy? How to form with -hajimeru ~はじめる – 接続 verb ます-form ます ~はじめる Some examples – 例文 彼女が日本語を学校で習い始めたのはおととしの冬です。📚Kanojyo ga nihongo wo gakkou de naraihajimeta no wa ototoshi no fuyu desu.It was two winters ago when she started learning Japanese. …

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JLPT N4 Grammar

JLPT N4 Grammar 文法 -you ni naru 〜ようになる ‘to come to point that’ ‘to start to’ ‘to become able to’

The meaning of -you ni naru ~ようになる – 意味 ‘-you ni naru’ shows a change in the status. So it means, ‘to come to the point that..’ ‘to start to.. (as a habit)’ (with dictionary form) ‘to become able to’ (with potential form)  It also means ‘to turn out..’ (with ない-form with +くなる sentence ), be …

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JLPT N4 Grammar

JLPT N4 Grammar 文法 -ka dou ka 〜かどうか ‘whether or not’ ‘if..or not’

The meaning of -ka dou ka 〜かどうか – 意味  ‘whether or not’, ‘if.. or not’.Sounds easy, yes?   How to form with -ka dou ka 〜かどうか – 接続 verb short form ~かどうか、 い-adjective short form な-adjective short form だ noun short form だ Some examples – 例文 近頃の研究によると、その歴史人物は実在したかどうか不明だそうだ。Chikagoro no kenkyuu ni yoru to, sono rekishi …

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JLPT N4 Grammar

JLPT N4 Grammar 文法 interrogative -ka 〜か (used to show an indirect interrogative question)

The meaning of -ka 〜か – 意味  It shows an interrogative question inside the sentence.(You will know what I mean if you read the examples below👇🏻😁) How to form with -ka 〜か – 接続 interrogative verb short form 〜か、〜 い-adjective short form な-adjective short form noun short form Some examples – 例文 新幹線が何時に出発するか駅員さんに聞いてみました。Shinkansen ga nanji …

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Japanese Proverbs

Japanese Proverb 2 ‘Chiri mo tsumoreba yama to naru’ ‘Even dust, when piled up, can become a mountain’ 塵も積もれば山となる

How are you today? Thank you for checking out the Japanese Proverb series. I hope you are learning something new from this post. This is the 2nd Japanese proverb I chose for you. The 1st proverb I chose is here. Let’s start! 始めましょう!(hajimemashou!) What does ’Chiri mo tsumoreba yama to naru’ 「塵も積もれば山となる」 mean in English? …

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JLPT N3 Vocabulary N4 Vocabulary The difference

What’s the difference between tekitou(適当) and tekisetsu(適切) ?

One of my students asked me what is the difference between tekitou(適当) and tekisetsu(適切), so here is my answer to him! (I think it’s a brilliant question!) What is tekisetsu(適切)? Tekisetsu(適切) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning ‘the most appropriate’ or ‘the most suitable’ It also means suitable, good for, appropriate, proper for, timely, relevant, and …

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Japanese Proverbs

Japanese Proverb 1 ‘Senri no michi mo ippo kara’ ‘A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step’ 千里の道も一歩から

Thank you for checking out the Japanese Proverb series! Japanese proverbs are my favorite topic to talk about. They are so wise to live by and you can also learn some Japanese vocabulary and grammar. What does ’Senri no michi mo ippo kara’ (千里の道も一歩から) mean in English? The literal translation is ‘A journey of a …

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