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1. Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2017.02.1

   【JLPT N2★えない (enai): unable to, cannot】　

   Meaning: unable to; cannotFormation:Verb-ますstem + 得ない日本語 / に…

2. Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2017.02.1

   【JLPT N2★える / うる (eru/uru): can, is possible】　

   Meaning: can; is possibleFormation:Verb-ますstem + 得る (える/うる)日本語 / にほ…

3. Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2017.02.1

   【JLPT N2★どうやら (dou yara): it seems like, it appear…

   Meaning: it seems like; it appears that; seeminglyFormation:どうやら + phrase…

4. Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2017.02.1

   【JLPT N2★どうせ (douse): anyway, anyhow】　

   Meaning: anyway; anyhow; in any case; after allFormation:どうせ + phrase&…

5. Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2017.02.1

   【JLPT N2★どころではない (dokoro dewa nai): this is not th…

   Meaning: this is not the time/occasion for; …is out of the questionFormation…

6. Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2017.02.1

   【JLPT N2★でしかない (de shika nai): merely, nothing but…

   Meaning: merely; nothing but; no more thanFormation:Noun + でしかない…

7. Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2017.02.1

   【JLPT N2★ではないか (dewa nai ka): let’s do something, …

   Meaning: let’s do (something); why don’t weFormation:Verb-volitional + ではな…

8. Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2017.02.1

   【JLPT N2★だって (datte): because, but】　

   Meaning: because; but; after all; even; tooFormation:だって + phrase: because, b…

9. Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2017.02.1

   【JLPT N2★だけは (dake wa): to do all that one can】　

   Meaning: to do all that one canFormation:Verb-dictionary form + だけは + (sam…

10. Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2017.02.1

    【JLPT N2★だけのことはある (dake no koto wa aru): no wonder…

    Meaning: no wonder; it’s not surprising thatFormation:Verb-casual + だけのことは…

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    Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2017.02.1

    【JLPT N2★だけに (dake ni)”…being the case, prec…

    Meaning: being the case; precisely becauseFormation:Verb-casual + だけにNou…

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    Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2017.02.1

    【JLPT N2★だけましだ (dake mashi da): “one should …

    Meaning: it’s better than…; one should feel grateful forFormation:Verb-cas…

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    Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2017.02.1

    【JLPT N2★だけでなく (dake de naku) “not only… but…

    Meaning: not only… but alsoFormation:Verb-dictionary form + だけでなくNoun + …

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    Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2017.02.1

    【JLPT N2★だけあって (dake atte) “being the case, …

    Meaning: …being the case; (precisely) because; as might be expected fromForm…

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    Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2017.02.1

    【JLPT N2★ちっとも～ない (chitto mo～nai)”(not) at al…

    Meaning: (not) at all; (not) in the leastFormation:ちっとも + Verb-ないform&…

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    Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2017.02.1

    【JLPT N2★ぶりに (buri ni)”for the first time in…

    Meaning: for the first time in (period of time)Formation:Noun (measurement…

17. Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2017.02.1

    【JLPT N2★ばかり (bakari) : about, approximately】　

    Meaning: about, approximatelyFormation:Noun (indicates time or distance) +…

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    Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2017.02.1

    【JLPT N2★あるいは (aruiwa) “or; possibly”】…

    Meaning: or; possiblyFormation:あるいは + Nounあるいは + phrase日本語…

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    Noboru's English sentences Patterns

    2017.01.10

    May + S + V ～! ～しますように　(Mayの倒置：祈願文)

    「～しますように」という話し手の祈りの気持ち、願望を表現するときは祈願文を使います。作り方は「May＋主語＋動詞＋その他の品詞！」となります。助動詞を前に出して…

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    Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.12.26

    【日本語上級(advanced)】接続詞 つまり、要するに

    Aすなわち（つまり）Bは、A＝Bの意味です。「言い換えれば」ということですね。「すなわち」の方がイコールの意味が若干強いです。ただ「つまり」に関しては、「要約す…