Category: Grammar
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...
ところ and とき
ところ and とき This page explains how to express time relative to an action. Please read verbs as adjectives first. とき “When I ~(Non question)”Plain form verb/い Adjective + ときな Adjective +なときNoun +のとき 時(とき)...
Causative Passive Form
Causative Passive Form Passive Causative FormCausative Form Verb させる→させられる Meaning The causative passive form is a combination of the passive and causative forms. It is formed by conjugating the causative form into the passive....
Causative Form
Causative Form Causative FormIchidan Verbs: Verb Stem + させるGodan Verbs: ない Stem + せるIrregular Verbs: する→させる ・ くる→来させる The causative form expresses causation. It will mean either: “Allowed something to do x” or “Made...
Special Potential Verbs
Special Potential Verbs This page explains a few special potential verbs: 見える、聞こえる, わかる, and ある 見る and 聞く 見る and 聞く have two different potential forms: 見る: 見える and 見られる 聞く: 聞こえる and 聞ける...
Potential Form
Potential Form Can do verbIchidan Verbs: Verb Stem + られるGodan Verbs: Verb Stem + えるIrregular: する→できる ・くる→来られる The potential form of a verb simply means “is able”, “is possible”, or “can”The potential form of...