Category: Grammar

しかた 0

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...

だけで 0

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...

予定(よてい) 0

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...

~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...