by Martin | Aug 11, 2021 | Particles
What is the difference between the particle “ga/が” and “wa/は”? This is definitely one of the most difficult part of Japanese language not only for Japanese language learner but also for Japanese language teacher. But I’m sure that you...
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...
by Martin | Jul 4, 2021 | Particles
What are Japanese participles? Let’s learn particle de/で for now. How to use particle de/で The particle de/で is used to indicate where, how/with what, how long, or why. In English, prepositions are always followed by a noun group and make a prepositional phrase. A...
by Martin | Jun 30, 2021 | Particles
What are Japanese participles? Let’s learn particle e/へ for now. How to use particle e/へ e/へ(pronounced e, but spelled he) is used to indicate direction of movement. e/へ is equivalent to English “to.” In English, prepositions are always followed by a noun...
by Martin | Jun 29, 2021 | Particles
What are Japanese participles? Let’s learn indirect object particle ni/に for now. Indirect object particle ni/に Indirect object particle ni/に is an indirect object marker. The particle ni/に marks the indirect object of the verb. That is, it tells us who benefits from...
by Martin | Jun 25, 2021 | Particles
What are Japanese participles? Let’s learn particle no/の for now. How to use particle no/の The particle no/の can be used like the English preposition “of” to show ownership, material, type, location or origin. In English, prepositions are always followed...
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