Category: Grammar

あまり N3 0

あまり N3

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...

まるで

まるで

まるで まるで is and adverb and means “Completely“. It has 2 somewhat contradictory usages: To express something is almost completely the same To express completely doing or not doing something. *Note まる (〇) in...

きり 0

きり

きり OnlyNoun/Counter + きり きり is the ます stem of きる, to end. It is a suffixing noun that is used to express “Just/Only some small number”. Its basically identical to だけ in this meaning,...

のは

のは

のは The Who, What, When, Where, and WhyPlain form verb + のは の in のは is a stand-in for some other, known, obvious word. It’s sort of like “it” in English, but it must...

だらけ 0

だらけ

だらけ だらけA lot of XCovered in X だらけ is a suffixing noun that means “a lot of”. It is typically used to describe there being a lot of one thing.It may also describe something...

つまり 0

つまり

つまり In other words つまり is an expression that is used to reword existing information. This is usually used to sum up a conversation, but may be used to rephrase a statement.It is typically used for...

とおり 0

とおり

とおり “Exactly as”Plain form Verb + とおりて form verb + のとおりNoun + とおり・どおり 通り(とおり) literally means “path” but is used as an expression to express “to be or do a certain way.” Its similar to...