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...
Category: Particles
こそ
こそ It is X that…X is precisely…Noun + こそ こそ is a particle that adds emphasis to the thing preceding it. Unlike も (Even, too), こそ emphasizes the specificness of a word. It’s kind...
Conditional Overview
Conditionals I am going to use A and B to refer to the parts of a sentence before and after a conditional in this pattern:A Conditional B たら When A, then B Emphasizes statement...
と (Conditional)
と (Conditional) If X, of course YNoun/な Adjective だと YPlain form verb/い Adjective + と Y と as a conditional means “If Y, of course X”. It is used to express a natural result or...
Quotation と
Quotation Particle と Quotationplain form sentence + と + Verb* と can be used as a quotation marking particle. Essentially, this adds quotes around the sentence it attaches to, and makes it into an...