Explaining a Situation Asking for an Explanation Providing a Reason Making a Request or Proposal Expressing Thoughts or Opinions Resources だ – (weblio) のだ…
Unfinished or Continuing Actions Repeated Actions Continuation of a State Resources Aspect vs Tense 相 (Wikipedia – Japanese)
There are several words related to speaking in Japanese. Out of those, two common words, 言葉ことば and 単語たんごboth mean word. If you want to…
The Meaning of あぶない The Meaning of やばい What is the Difference between あぶない and やばい Resources あぶない – (Weblio) やばい – (Weblio)
Ageru and kureru both mean to give. The only difference is which word you choose depends on who is the giver and who is…
English verbs use what is called tense (時制、じせい) to tell you if an action happened in the past, present, or future. Japanese verbs use…
“らしい”, “みたい”, and “っぽい” are three words that are often used in similar situations but are all slightly different. They all mean “like” or…
In Japanese whenever you see something tasty and you have not eaten it yet instead of saying 美味しい (おいしい、）you would say 美味しそう(). This is…
What is the difference between は and が is one of the most if not the most common questions from Japanese learners. It can…
What do きっと and 必ず（かならず）mean? I can remember when I first was introduced to the difference between きっと and 必ず. Someone offered to drop…