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【JLPT N4★〜かい / 〜なのかい (casual question form)】
Meaning:A casual, often masculine way to ask a question. Used in friendly or in…
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【JLPT N4★〜かどうか (ka dōka) “whether or notR…
Meaning: used to express uncertainty about a fact, or to check/confirm whether s…
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【JLPT N4★〜んじゃないか (n ja nai ka) “Isn’t …
Meaning: Isn't it that...? / Don't you think...?Grammar Point: 「〜んじゃないか」is use…
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【JLPT N4★お〜いたします / ご〜いたします (kenjougo: humble expre…
MeaningHumble form of verbs (used when the speaker performs an action for someo…
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【JLPT N4★いらっしゃる (irassharu) “to be, to come,…
Meaning(to be; to come; to go) - honorific formGrammar PointHonorific expres…
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【JLPT N4★欲しい (hoshii)”to want something, to …
JLPT N4★〜が欲しい (ga hoshii) "want..."Meaningwant somethingGrammar PointExpre…
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【JLPT N4★必要がある (hitsuyou ga aru)”it is neces…
Meaningneed to do something; have to do something; must do somethingGrammar P…
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【JLPT N4★〜が必要だ (ga hitsuyou da) “need, neces…
Meaningneed something; require somethingGrammar PointExpresses that somethin…
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【JLPT N4★はずがない (hazu ga nai)”cannot be”…
MeaningIt is impossible that...; There is no way that...; Cannot possibly...G…
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【JLPT N4★はじめる (hajimeru)”to start, to begin …
Meaningstart to do something; begin to do somethingGrammar PointIndicates th…
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【JLPT N4★はずだ (hazu da) “should be / supposed…
Meaning: should be / supposed to beGrammar Point: 「はずだ」is used to express the …
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【JLPT N4★〜がする (ga suru) “to smell…, to sound…
Meaning: used to describe smells, sounds, and tastes that one perceives.Gramma…
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【JLPT N4★ごろ (goro)”around, about”】
Meaning: indicates an approximate time (clock time, part of day, date).Grammar…
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【JLPT N4★がる (garu)-suffix “to show signs of;…
Meaning: to show signs of feeling something; to behave as if one feels a certain…
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【JLPT N4★でございます (de gozaimasu)” to be (honor…
Meaning: a very polite, formal version of です used in customer service, business,…
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【JLPT N4★でも (demo): “or something”】
Meaning: even…, or something…, at least…Grammar Point: 「〜でも」is used to:1) giv…
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【JLPT N4★だす (dasu) “to suddenly begin, to su…
Meaning: to suddenly start doing something; to begin doing something spontaneous…
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【JLPT N4★だけで (dake de): just by】
Meaning: just by…, only by…, simply by…Grammar Point: 「〜だけで」is used to express…
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【JLPT N4★場合は (baai wa)”in the event of”…
Meaning: in case…, if…, when…Grammar Point: 「場合（ばあい）」is used to describe what …
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【JLPT N4★ば (ba) “if… then”】
Meaning: if…, when…Grammar Point: 「〜ば」is a conditional form used to express th…
