by Martin | Jul 23, 2021 | Auxiliary verbs, Verb Phrases
What is tai/たい tai/たい is an auxiliary verb, which is used to express the concept of wishing or wanting to do something. tai/たい is put after a verb and make a verb phrase “verb + tai/たい.” This phrase can be translated as “want to + verb.” Keep...
by Martin | Jul 20, 2021 | Verbs
What is the “suru/する verbs” There are some verbs that are so-called “suru/する verbs.” suru/する means “to do” in English. Some verbs in Japanese will use a noun plus suru/する to express that action. For example,...
by Martin | Jul 16, 2021 | Verb Phrases
What is the tyatta/ちゃった in Japanese tyatta/ちゃった is a past form of tyau/ちゃう and tyau/ちゃう is a slang for te-shimau/てしまう. The past form of te-shimau/てしまう is te-shimatta/てしまった. So, tyatta/ちゃった is a past form of te-shimatta/てしまった. te-shimau/てしまう consists of the particle...
by Martin | Jul 14, 2021 | Conjunctions, Particles
Four words that can be used like the English word “or” In Japanese there are four words that can be used to list alternatives, like the English word “or.” They are “ka/か”, “matawa/または”, “aruiwa/あるいは” and...
by Martin | Jul 9, 2021 | Particles
How to make comparisons in Japanese In English, the comparative form of adjectives and adverbs or “more” and “than” is used to make comparisons. In Japanese, ajectives do not have special forms for comparative and superlative ideas, and making...
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