Category: N3 Grammar

ほど As X as YPlain form verb + ほどNoun + ほど ほど is a noun and adverb meaning “extent” or “degree”. As you’d expect, it is used to express the degree of something. It...

くらい This page explains 2 common usages of くらい: To give an example of how X something is Bare Minimum or least amount Degree It’s so X that..(Example)Dictionary form/ない form verb + くらい/ぐらいNoun +...

がち A lot of/Tendency to happen (Negative)ます stem + がちNoun + がち (Rare) がち is a な adjective that attaches to the ます stem of a verb.It indicates that something often happens, or there...

ぎみ and っぽい ぎみ Feels a little like (Negative thing)ます Stem + ぎみNoun + 気味 (気味) ぎみ means “kinda feels like”. It is used to describe a slight feeling of something.The feeling may be...

Purpose This page will explain two ways to explain the purpose of an action, ために and ように ために Reason ForDictionary form Verb + ためにNoun + のために ために indicates the reason for an action or...

あまり As mentioned earlier, あまり means “excess”. It can be used with nouns to describe an excess of something. Since あまり is an adverb, there must be something after the あまり for it to...

まま and っぱなし まま Unchanged StatePlain Past Tense Verb + ままPlain Negative verb + ままな Adjectives + な + ままい Adjectives + ままNouns + の + まま まま is noun/adverb (may directly modify verbs)...