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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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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