～かた means “how to ～” and it is used with a verb stem. You also need to remember the particle used before ～かた is always の,
～はじめる
Today’s grammar point is ～はじめる, to start to ～, which is similar to ～だす. This post explains the differences between the two with examples.
～合（あ）う
Today’s Question What’s the difference between the following two?a. 進路（しんろ）について話（はな）しました。b. 進路（しんろ）について話（はな）し合（あ）いました。 Today’s Grammar Point: ～合（あ）う Connection [selected verb stem] +…
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[verb stem]+続（つづ）ける
a. 父（ちち）は50年間（ねんかん）このラジオを聞（き）き__。a. ついた b. つけた c. つづいた d. つづけた The intended meaning is “My father kept listening to this radio…
～おえる/～おわる
やっとレポートを書き（ ）。a. おえた b. とまった c. とめた d. やんだ Yesterday, I talked about ～出（だ）す and ～始（はじ）める both of which mean…
～だす/～はじめる
Which two are almost the same? a. あめが ふりおえた。b. あめが ふりだした。c. あめが ふりはじめた。d. あめが ふりやんだ。 [verb stem] + 出（だ）す and…
～なさい
Your son has a big exam tomorrow but he is playing a game. Which of the following are you likely…
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[stem] + すぎ ます/です
This post explains how we describe an excessive action/condition in Japanese, using すぎます.
This post also explain the difference between すぎます and すぎです for advanced learners of Japanese.
～そうです
～そうです is often used to make a prediction statement but depending on who is making the prediction, what comes before そうです differs.
