Category: Nouns

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November 27, 2022

かもしれない

かもしれない Maybe/possiblyPlain Form Verb/Noun/い Adjective + かもしれないな Adjectives: drop な + かもしれないかもしれない is かも (which means question mark) + しれない (negative potential form of 知る) . It means “maybe” “might” or “possibly”. かも...

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November 23, 2022

はず

はずはず is usually translated as should. It is a noun that communicates expectation. The closest English translation is “supposed to“. It is not should in the “Better to do” sense. It may be...

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November 23, 2022

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...

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November 23, 2022

しか～ない

しか～ない Except X, nothing elseXしか + verb ない form しか is a particle that means “except X” it is used with the negative form to mean “Only X”. It’s similar to だけ, but is...

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November 23, 2022

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...

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November 23, 2022

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...

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November 21, 2022

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...

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November 20, 2022

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...

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November 19, 2022

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)...

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November 18, 2022

こと

こと Thing (Intangible) こと is a noun that means “thing (intangible)”. This thing can refer to ideas, experiences, things to do, etc; but not physical objects. There is a strong tendency for こと to...