Category: N4 Grammar

~ようと思う 0

~ようと思う

~ようと思う I think I will…(Decided now)Verb plain volitional form + と思う Remember when I said that the volitional form indicated an “intent” or “inclination” to do something? Well, here it is. ~ようと思う means “I think...

さ and み 0

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...

のに (Even though) 0

のに (Even though)

のに Even thoughPlain form verb/い Adjective + のにな Adjective/Noun +なのに のに is a particle that means “even though”. It is usually used for complaints or criticism. It usually comes across as judgmental when used about...

ひつよう 0

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...

~がする 0

~がする

~がする To have a sensory experienceSense + がする がする is a phrase used with sensory words to describe hearing/feeling/sensing them. It may help to think of がする as がある instead, which would have essentially...

そう 0

そう

そう そう (な adjective) Looks likeな Adjectives/Verb ます stem + そう(に/な)い Adjectives: drop final い + そう(に/な) そう is な adjective that attaches to the ます stem of a verb. It is very similar...

ようだ, みたいだ, and らしいだ 0

ようだ, みたいだ, and らしいだ

Appearances This page explains ようだ、らしいだ、and みたいだ ; all of which modify sentences to mean “seems like” “looks like” or “appears that”. They are often confused by learners of Japanese. ようだ I think it looks...

ばかり 0

ばかり

ばかり ばかり is a particle (mostly functions like a noun); it means something like “just about”. Its kind of similar to だけ, but stresses “a lot of only x” instead of “just x”. ばかり...