Today’s #kanji is #末, which is a logogram consisting of 木 (a tree) and a line in the upper part,…
いadjectives and なadjectives (2)
In the post, いadjectives and なadjectives, I explained that there are 2 different kind of adjectives and that they behave…
いadjectives and なadjectives
This post talks about the difference between いadjectives and なadjectives as well as この vs これ.
あまり～と
Today’s Grammar Point: あまり（に/にも）～と / あんまり（にも）～と Connection あまり（に/にも） [いadj] と: if too ～あまり（に/にも） [なadj] だと: if too ～あまり（に/にも） [verb] と: if ～ excessively…
あまり～ない
Today’s Grammar Point: あまり～ない / あんまり～ない Connection あまり [いadj] ない: not very ～あまり [なadj] ない: not very ～あまり [verb] ない: not very…
あまりの～に…
Today’s post is about the expression あまりの～に…, which means because of excessive ～, …. Read example sentences and get the feel of its usage.
あまりに～
Today’s Grammar Point: あまりに（も）～ Connection あまりに（も） [いadj]あまりに（も） [なadj]あまりに（も） [verb] Possible English Translation so ～ that ･･･too ～ to ･･･ (when…
～あまり、･･･
Today’s Question What would you put in the blank to make both sentences mean the same?とても感激かんげきして、泣ないてしまった。感激かんげきの＿＿＿、泣ないてしまった。 Today’s Grammar Point: ～あまり、･･･…
違
Today’s #kanji is #違, which is made of its semantic element of #しんにょう (辶) and phonetic element of 韋. 韋…
How to specify a date and a precise time in Japanese
This post explains how we say an exact date and time in Japanese. Watch a YouTube video and memorise…
親知らず
Yesterday I talked about ～ず（に）which means “without doing ～。” 親おや= a parent, 知しら= to know, ず = NOT, so the…
～ず（に）
Today’s Question 漢字かんじを____に書かいてください。a. つかあない b. つかえず c. つかわず d. つかわない Today’s Grammar Point: ～ず（に） Connection [～ない form stem] + ずにIn…
若
Today’s #kanji is #若, which is a compound ideograph between #くさかんむり（艹） and 右. That suggests this kanji describes the action…
～というのは…（のこと）だ
Today’s Question You saw a menu item きょうのおばんざい. You’ve never seen/heard the word おばんざい, so you want to know what…
～あまり
Today’s Question 昨日20センチあまりの雪が降った。How much snow did we get?a. a bit more than 20 cm deepb. exactly 20 cm deepc. a…
Converting Polite form into Plain form
How to Convert Polite form into Plain form 1-dan verb 5-dan verb いadjective なadjective/ noun non past affirmative (dictionary form)Click…
～く/～に (changing an adjective into an adverb)
Connection いadjective: change the last い into くなadjective: add に Explanation An adjective describes a noun whether it’s placed before…
～の (nominalisation)
This post explains how how to use ～の with Japanese adjectives in the same way as the English “one” (as in a “white one” or “large ones”) in Japanese.
～てform … (～and…)
How to make てform Connection ～ [てform] … Meaning ～ and ・・・In case of 2 verbs connected, the actions happened in…
識
Today’s #kanji is 識, which is made of its semantic element of #ごんべん（言） and phonetic element of 戠. 戠 is not listed in the 常用漢字（ジョウヨウカンジ） list
