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GrammarPosted onApril 28, 2022August 27, 2023

と、も、か、や、とか – How to use Listing Particles in Japanese

と – And, With も – Both, Also か – Or や – And So On とか – For Example Resources と も か…

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GrammarPosted onApril 22, 2022August 27, 2023

What does ほど Mean?

ほど means less than or not as much . This Japanese participle follows nouns and verbs to compare or measure things.  So, ほど is…

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GrammarPosted onApril 20, 2022August 27, 2023

より – What does Yori mean? Comparing with より

より is a Japanese particle which compares things. You can translate it a handful of ways. more than instead of rather than So, what…

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GrammarPosted onFebruary 20, 2022November 25, 2022

What does とする mean?

 とする is said when assuming or taking about something as if it were to be the case. As all difficult concepts in Japanese grammar,…

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GrammarPosted onDecember 11, 2021February 6, 2023

Verb Templates, A shortcut to Learning Japanese Grammar

Japanese has a mix of simple grammatical rules and complex contextual rules of when you can say certain things. Why is Japanese so Hard:…

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GrammarPosted onDecember 5, 2021November 25, 2022

ある vs 持つ – How to say Have in Japanese

In English, you can say you have to mean a few different things. In Japanese, you have two verbs, ある, and 持もつ. Both of…

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GrammarPosted onDecember 3, 2021November 25, 2022

いる vs ある – What is the difference between these Verbs for being?

There are two Japanese verbs that mean to exist or be somewhere. They are いるand ある. They mean basically the same thing, but let’s…

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GrammarPosted onDecember 1, 2021November 25, 2022

When can I say ある for Animate Objects?

There are two highly common Japanese verbs that mean to exist or be somewhere. They are いる and ある. These are two verbs that…

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GrammarPosted onNovember 29, 2021November 25, 2022

When can I say いる for Inanimate Objects?

There are two highly common Japanese verbs that mean to exist or be somewhere. They are いる and ある. These are two verbs that…

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GrammarPosted onAugust 3, 2021November 25, 2022

動物 – How to Count Animals in Japanese

In Japanese, there are special Kanji characters that are used to count things. These are called 助数詞じょすうし in Japanese and depending on what you…

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