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1. Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2016.11.2

   【JLPT N4★ているところ (teiru tokoro): in the process of …

   Meaning:「〜ているところだ」 expresses that an action is **in the middle of happening rig…

2. Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2016.11.2

   【JLPT N4★ていく (te iku): to go on】　

   Meaning:「〜ていく」 expresses that an action or state continues from now into the fu…

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   Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2016.11.2

   【JLPT N4★てほしい (te hoshii) want another person to d…

   Meaning:「〜てほしい」 expresses that the speaker (or someone) **wants another person …

4. JLPT N4

   2016.11.2

   【JLPT N4★てある (te aru): something is/has been done】…

   Meaning:「〜てある」 expresses that **someone has intentionally done something in adv…

5. Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2016.11.2

   【JLPT N4★てあげる (te ageru): to do something for some…

   Meaning:「〜てあげる」 expresses that the speaker (or someone close to the speaker)do…

6. Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2016.11.2

   【JLPT N4★たところ (ta tokoro): just finished doing, be…

   Meaning:「〜たところだ」 expresses that an action has just now finished.It emphasizes …

7. Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2016.11.2

   【JLPT N4★たり～たり (tari~tari): do such things like】

   Meaning:Used to list multiple actions or states in a non-exhaustive way.Often …

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   Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2016.11.2

   【JLPT N4★たらどう (tara dou): why don’t you】

   Meaning:Used to give **advice**, **suggestions**, or **gentle recommendations**…

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   Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2016.11.2

   【JLPT N4★たら (tara): if, after, when】　

   Meaning:「〜たら」 expresses a **conditional** meaning:- **when** (temporal conditi…

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    JLPT N4

    2016.11.2

    【JLPT N4★たまに (tamani) “sometimes/occasionall…

    Meaning:Expresses that something happens occasionally or from time to time, but…

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    Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

    【JLPT N4★たがる (tagaru): to want to】　

    Meaning:「〜たがる」 expresses **what a third person wants to do**.It describes **ob…

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    Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

    【JLPT N4★たばかり (ta bakari): just did, something jus…

    Meaning:「〜たばかり」 expresses that **an action has just been completed**.It emphas…

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    Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

    【JLPT N4★そうだ (sou da) – 2: look like, appear, seem…

    Meaning:Used to express **appearance** or **impression** based on what you see.…

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    Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

    【JLPT N4★そうだ (sou da) – 1: I heard that, it is sai…

    Meaning:Used to report **information you heard from someone else**.It expresse…

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    Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

    【JLPT N4★それでも (sore demo): but still, and yet】　

    Meaning:「それでも」 expresses **contrast**.It means **“even so”, “nevertheless”, “d…

16. Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

    【JLPT N4★そんなに (sonna ni): not that…, not so…, not …

    Meaning:「そんなに〜ない」 expresses **“not that…”, “not so…”, “not very…”**.It softens…

17. Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

    【JLPT N4★しか～ない (shika~nai): only; nothing but】

    Meaning:「しか〜ない」 expresses **“only”**, **“nothing but”**, and emphasizes **small…

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    Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

    【JLPT N4★し (shi)　”and “】

    Meaning:Used to list **multiple reasons**, **qualities**, or **characteristics*…

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    Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

    【JLPT N4★さすが (sasuga): as one would expect】　

    Meaning:Used to express admiration, expectation, or inevitability based on some…

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    Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

    【JLPT N4★させられる (saserareru): to be made to do some…

    Meaning: X is made/will be made to (by someone) (passive causative)passive cau…