The meaning of – ～ – 意味 ‘to continue to..’ ‘to continue -ing’ It is written sometimes in Kanji ‘続ける’  How to form with – ～ – 接続   verb ます-form ます 〜つづける Some examples – 例文 今日は仕事で1日中立ちつづけていたので疲れてしまった。👟Kyou wa shigoto de ichinichijyuu tachitsuzukete ita node tsukarete shimatta. I was standing all day at work today so …

The meaning of -you ni suru ～ようにする – 意味 ‘to try to..’ ‘to make sure to..’ with -ています, it shows behavior the speaker wants to sustain habitually! 💪🏻 How to form with – ～ – 接続   verb dictionary form ～ようにする verb ない-form   Some examples – 例文 来週の授業では、漢字の宿題を忘れないようにしてください。📝 Raishuu no jyugyou dewa, kanji no …

The meaning of -owaru ～おわる – 意味 ‘to finish -ing’ Sometimes -owaru is written in kanji 終わる!😃 How to form with -owaru ～おわる – 接続 verb ます-form ます 〜おわる   Some examples – 例文 その料理を作りおわったら、みんなで食べましょう。🥘Sono ryouri wo tsukuri owattara, minna de tabemashou.When you finish cooking that dish, let’s eat it together. （親が子供に）「学校では先生が話しおわるまで注意して話を聞きなさい。」🧒🏻(Oya ga kodomo ni) …

The meaning of – ～ – 意味 ‘to start -ing suddenly’, ‘to begin suddenly to..’ How to form with – ～ – 接続 verb ます-form ます ～だす Some examples – 例文 雷が鳴り出したので洗濯物を取り込んだ。⛈Kaminari ga naridashita node sentakumono wo torikonda.As the thunder’s started to rumble, I took in the laundry. 電車での旅の途中、急に景色が変わりだしたと思ったら目的地に着いた。🚞Densha de no tabi no tochuu, kyuu …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The meaning of -koto ni naru 〜ことになる – 意味 It has been decided that…It will be decided that… Please have in mind that the decision is made by the others(schools, companies, other friends, a natural course of the event, etc) in this grammar! When you talk about your own decision,  you will use -koto ni …