Category: Grammar
について, において, and に関して
について, おいて, and に関して This page explains and compares some very similar words used to express “about (a topic)”. The phrases here function like many other phrases, directly modifying verbs, and using の to...
こそ
こそ It is X that…X is precisely…Noun + こそ こそ is a particle that adds emphasis to the thing preceding it. Unlike も (Even, too), こそ emphasizes the specificness of a word. It’s kind...
ぎみ and っぽい
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...
ために and ように
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...