Category: N2 Grammar

やら 0

やら

やら やら is a particle that indicates uncertainty. It functions like the list particles か or や. やら や (Lists)Plain form verb/noun/adjective + やら This やら functions basically like や. It’s probably where や...

とも、のみ, and にて 0

とも、のみ, and にて

とも、のみ, and にて This page contains particles that are essentially just a different way to say some existing piece of grammar; とも、のみ、のみならず、and にて. There’s very few differences, and any minor differences are noted. とも...

だけ Expressions 0

だけ Expressions

だけ Expressions だけあって As expected of (Positive)Fact + だけあって + Positive result だけあって is used to express an expected result.This is almost always a positive nuance. It basically means さすが. You can only use this...

につけ and につき

につけ and につき

につけ and につき につけ Every time/Both につけ comes from につけて, loosely meaning “attached to”.It is used to describe: Doing every time (More limited than たびに) True for both things Every time Sensory Verb/Emotion/Thought +...

にしろ 0

にしろ

にしろ にしろ Regardless of if…Dictionary form verb/noun/adjective + にしろ にしろ is used to describe something not mattering. Its similar to “Regardless” or “Even if” in English.This pattern is a more Formal/literary version of にしても...

にかかわる and をめぐる 0

にかかわる and をめぐる

にかかわる and をめぐる にかかわる Related to/Relevant toNoun + にかかわる にかかわる simply means “To be related to”. Sometimes considered a different usage, it may be used with extremely important things to show relevance. May be...

に応じて, に応えて, and に反して 0

に応じて, に応えて, and に反して

に応じて, に応えて, and に反して This page explains some phrases related to responding to something. に応じて Adjust to/Respond to に応じて means “To adjust to”, and in some cases “respond to/comply with”. Examples 需要に応じて発注する – Order...

に基づいて and を基にする

に基づいて and を基にする

に基づいて and を基にする Please check the もと page first. に基づいて Basis for に基づいて indicates the thing used as the basis for something else. Typically this is truth, reality, or experience. Examples 事実に基づいている – Based...

に限る 0

に限る

に限る 限る is a verb meaning “To limit”. It has quite a few に expressions: に限る – X is best (The options are limited to only one) に限らず – Not limited to に限って –...