Category: Grammar

ては 0

ては

ては ては is the て form of a verb or adjective, + は. It is a pretty hard piece of grammar to define. It has a variety of usages and is somewhat common.Generally speaking...

Colloquializations 0

Colloquializations

Colloquializations This page explains some common colloquializations and abbreviations.As these are colloquializations, they are for the most part, spoken only. って They saidと言っている → って As discussed on the という page, と is very...

からには and からこそ 0

からには and からこそ

からには and からこそ This page explains some emphasis から expressions:からには – Now that.. (Emphasis on causation/too late)からこそ – Precisely because (Emphasis on unexpected) reason) からには Now that… からには expresses the sentiment of “Now that..”...

やら 0

やら

やら やら is a particle that indicates uncertainty. It functions like the list particles か or や. やら や (Lists)Plain form verb/noun/adjective + やら This やら functions basically like や. It’s probably where や...

とも、のみ, and にて 0

とも、のみ, and にて

とも、のみ, and にて This page contains particles that are essentially just a different way to say some existing piece of grammar; とも、のみ、のみならず、and にて. There’s very few differences, and any minor differences are noted. とも...

だけ Expressions 0

だけ Expressions

だけ Expressions だけあって As expected of (Positive)Fact + だけあって + Positive result だけあって is used to express an expected result.This is almost always a positive nuance. It basically means さすが. You can only use this...

につけ and につき

につけ and につき

につけ and につき につけ Every time/Both につけ comes from につけて, loosely meaning “attached to”.It is used to describe: Doing every time (More limited than たびに) True for both things Every time Sensory Verb/Emotion/Thought +...

にしろ 0

にしろ

にしろ にしろ Regardless of if…Dictionary form verb/noun/adjective + にしろ にしろ is used to describe something not mattering. Its similar to “Regardless” or “Even if” in English.This pattern is a more Formal/literary version of にしても...