Category: N4 Nouns

November 23, 2022

はず

はずはず is usually translated as should. It is a noun that communicates expectation. The closest English translation is “supposed to“. It is not should in the “Better to do” sense. It may be...

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November 23, 2022

しかた

かた Way of doing XVerb ます stem + かた方 (かた) is a special noun that attaches to ます stems and means “way of” or “how to X”. It turns the verb into a...

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November 23, 2022

しか～ない

しか～ない Except X, nothing elseXしか + verb ない form しか is a particle that means “except X” it is used with the negative form to mean “Only X”. It’s similar to だけ, but is...

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November 23, 2022

だけで

だけでだけで is a combination of だけ (Only/Just) and で (“how”).There’s more emphasis on the word before だけで than just using で alone. With Nouns With justNoun + だけで With nouns, だけで means “with...

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November 23, 2022

予定（よてい)

よてい Plans 予定 (よてい） is a noun that means “planned (state)“. It can be used to express what your future plans are. 明日は予定がある。 – I have plans tomorrow. 予定を変更する – Change the plans. See...

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November 21, 2022

さ and み

さ and み This page discusses two adjective nominalizers, さ and みさ “-ness” (Measurable)い Adjectives: drop final い + さな Adjectives: No な + さいい is once again よい→よささ is a suffix...

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November 20, 2022

ひつよう

必要 (ひつよう) Necessary～必要だ必要(ひつよう) Is a な Adjective that means necessary. 水は必要だ – Water is necessary. 必要なお金をかします – I’ll lend you the necessary money. いるいる is a verb that means necessary, just like...

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November 18, 2022

こと

こと Thing (Intangible) こと is a noun that means “thing (intangible)”. This thing can refer to ideas, experiences, things to do, etc; but not physical objects. There is a strong tendency for こと to...

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November 18, 2022

ような and ように

よう To be likePlain form verb + よう(な/に）Noun + の + よう(な/に）よう is a な adjective used to convert nouns or verb clauses into な adjectives. Its kind of like “~like” in English....