Category: N3 Verb Forms and Expressions

Verb + だけ だけ can be used to stress amounts with verbs as well. Although だけ usually means “only” here it has a meaning closer to “as much as”. There’s a few different patterns...

べき Appropriate to/Best toVerb Dictionary form + べきな Adjectives/Nouns: + であるべきい Adjectives: く form ＋ あるべきする→すべき べき describes the appropriate or best course of action.Weblio defines べき as describing “Obvious“, “Appropriate“, or “Obligated” courses...

きる and ぬく This page explains expressions involving きる (to finish) and ぬく (to do through to the end). ～きる To Finish doing, To do completelyVerb ます stem + きる 切る (きる) may attach...

ず ずVerb ない stem + ずする→せずくる→こず The ず form of a verb has the exact same meaning as the ないで form, which means without doing.The ず form of a verb will always be paired...