Category: Grammar

Useful て form Pairs 0

Useful て form Pairs

Useful て Form Pairs This page covers some common words paired with the て form. While its just a simple application of the て form, they are extremely useful and common, and can help...

なくてはいけない 0

なくてはいけない

なくてはいけない Can’t Not DoVerb/い Adjective なくて form + はいけないNoun/な Adjective + じゃなくてはいけない なくてはいけない is the negative verb form of てはいけない. It means “Can’t not do”→ “Must do”.It is interchangeable with なければいけない, but it comes...

なければ + いけない/ならない 0

なければ + いけない/ならない

Have to and Must This page covers two common ways to express that something has to be done or must be done:なければ+いけない なければ+ならない なければいけない Have to do/beい Adjectives/Verbs: ない form →ない→ければいけないな Adjectives/Nouns: +じゃなければいけない なければいけない...

ばあい 0

ばあい

ばあい “In the case of”Noun +の場合はAdjective/plain form verb +場合はな adjective +な場合は 場合 (ばあい)  is just a noun that means “case” as in “in the case of”. It’s meaning is very similar to なら and...

ば 0

ば “It’s good if…”Verb dictionary -う + えばAdjective く form -う + えればNoun/な Adjective + であれば ば means “If x, then good”. It is most commonly used to describe conditions needed for a good...

よ 0

Sentence Ending Particle よ “I’m telling you”Sentence + よ Sentence ending particle よ is used to strengthen a statement, typically by emphasizing that it’s true. よ throws your opinion at the listener. It insists that...

ね and な 0

ね and な

ね and な ね and な are sentence ending particles that both seek some kind of agreement. ね Right?Sentence + ね ね is a sentence ending particle that asks for (light) agreement from the...