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【JLPT N4★にくい (nikui) / difficult to, hard to】
Meaning: difficult to…; hard to…; not readilyFormation:Verb-stem + にくい日本語 /…
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【JLPT N4★に気がつく (ni ki ga tsuku) / to notice, to re…
Meaning: to notice; to realizeFormation:Verb-casual + ことに気がつくNoun + に気がつ…
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【JLPT N4★なさる (nasaru)/to do (honorific)】
Meaning: to do (the polite form of する)You use なさる to say that someone else d…
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【JLPT N4★なさい (nasai) / (command/order somebody to…
Meaning: do… (command)Formation:Verb-stem + なさい日本語 / にほんご / Japanese(1)よく聞…
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【JLPT N4★なら (nara) / if, in case, as for】
Meaning: if; in case; if it is the case that; as forFormation:Verb-casual + な…
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【JLPT N4★なくてもいい (nakute mo ii): don’t have to】
Meaning: don’t have toFormation:Verb-ないform (remove い) + くて（も）いいNoun + じ…
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【JLPT N4★なくてはいけない/なくてはならない (nakutewa ikenai/nakute…
Meaning: must do, have to doFormation:Verb-ないform （－い） + くてはいけない/くてはならない…
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【JLPT N4★なければいけない/なければならない (nakereba ikenai/nakere…
Meaning: must do something; have to do somethingFormation:Verb-ないform (remove…
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【JLPT N4★ないで (naide): without doing, don’t】
Meaning: without doing…; don’tThe difference between ないで and なくて: なくて is usual…
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【JLPT N4★ながら (nagara): while, during, as】
Meaning: while; during; asFormation:Verb-stem + ながら日本語 / にほん…
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【JLPT N4★など (nado): such as, things like】
Meaning: such as, things like, the likes ofFormation:Noun + など…
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【JLPT N4★みたいに/みたいな (mitai ni/mitai na): like, simi…
Meaning: like, similar toFormation:Noun + みたいに + Verb/AdjectiveNoun + みた…
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【JLPT N4★みたい (mitai): like, similar to, resembling…
Meaning: -like; sort of; similar to; resemblingFormation:Noun + （だった）みたい（だ…
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【JLPT N4★までに (made ni)” by, by the time̶…
Meaning: by; by the timeFormation:Noun + までに日本語 / にほんご / Japanese(…
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【JLPT N4★ことができる (koto ga dekiru) “can, be ab…
Meaning: can; to be able toFormation:Verb-dictionary form + ことができるNoun + ができ…
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【JLPT N4★V-れる (Potential Form)”】
Meaning: can, able toVerbs in the potential form show ability or possibility, s…
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【JLPT N4★こと (koto): Verb nominalizer】
Meaning: Verb nominalizerFormation:Verb-casual + ことこと is a nominalizer that t…
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【JLPT N4★かしら (kashira): I wonder】
Meaning: I wonderFormation:Phrase + かしら日本語 / にほんご / Japanese…
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【JLPT N4★かた (kata) “how to”】
Meaning: how to (the way to do something)Formation:Verb-ますstem + かた (方)…
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【JLPT N4★かな (kana) “I wonder”】
Meaning: I wonder, should I?, is it?, I wish that (with a negative), I hope that…
