Learn JLPT N4 Grammar: てもらう (te morau) Meaning: to get somebody to do something Explain: Describe when someone did something for you. How to use: Verb (て form) + もらう Verb (て form) + もらいます Verb (て form) + もらいたい Verb (て form) + もらわない Verb (て form) + もらいません …
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Learn JLPT N4 Grammar: すぎる (sugiru) Meaning: too much Explain: Expression of exceeding the allowable limit of a behavior or a state. Therefore, usually the sentence pattern often talks about bad things How to use: Verb-ます stem + すぎる いadjective (remove い) + すぎる なadjective + すぎる Example sentences: 1. …
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Learn JLPT N4 Grammar: ことにする (koto ni suru) Meaning: decide to Explain: Expresses decisions and intentions about future behavior and is used in the first person. How to use: Verb-casual, non-past + ことにする Example sentences: 1. これから甘いものは食べないことにする。 kore kara amaimono wa tabenai koto ni suru. I won’t eat sweet stuff …
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Learn JLPT N4 Grammar: たところ (ta tokoro) Meaning: just finished doing; was just doing Explain: Describe how after doing something, the result is like Describe results that are contrary to expectations or forecasts. How to use: Verb-casual, past + ところ Example sentences: 1. 教室に行ってみたところが、学生は一人も来ていなかった。 kyōshitsu ni itte mita tokoro ga, …
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Learn JLPT N4 Grammar: てほしい (te hoshii) Meaning: I need you to…; Want (someone) to do… Explain: Expressing expectations and requirements of the speaker towards others How to use: Verb-ないform + でほしい Verb-てform + ほしい Example sentences: 1. 両親には、いつまでも元気で長生きしてほしい。 ryōshin ni wa, itsu made mo genkide nagaiki shite hoshī. I …
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Learn JLPT N4 Grammar: にくい (nikui) Meaning: difficult to…; hard to… Explain: Used to indicate that doing something is difficult Used to denote a property of a subject (person or thing) that is difficult to change, or to denote something that is unlikely to happen. How to use: Verb-ますstem + …
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Learn JLPT N4 Grammar: てある (te aru) Meaning: something is done; something has been done How to use: Verb-てform + ある Example sentences: 1. 机の上に本が置いてあるです。 Tsukue no ue ni hon ga oitearudesu. There is a book on the table 2. ここに目標と評価基準がリスト・アップしてある。 koko ni mokuhyou to hyouka kijun ga risuto appu shite …
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Learn JLPT N4 Grammar: じゃないか (janai ka) Meaning: right?; isn’t it? How to use: Sentence + じゃん/ じゃない/ じゃないか/ ではないか Example sentences: 1. だから言ったじゃないか！ dakara itta janai ka. I told you so! 2. あれは全財産だったじゃないか！ are wa zenzaisan datta janai ka. That was all your savings! 3. おまえ、父親と言ってもいいぐらい歳がはなれてるじゃないか！ omae, chichioya to …
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Learn JLPT N4 Grammar: いたす (itasu) Meaning: to do (the polite form of する) How to use: お/ ご + Verb-ますstem + いたします Explain: You use いたす to say that you yourself will do something. Example sentences: 1. お席にご案内いたします。 oseki ni goannai itashimasu. I’ll take you to your seat. 2. …
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Learn JLPT N4 Grammar: だけで (dake de) Meaning: just by; just by doing How to use: Verb-casual + だけで Noun + だけで Example sentences: 1. 彼は片足だけで立っている。 kare wa kataashi dake de tatte iru. He’s standing on one leg. 2. 彼のことを思うだけで、胸の鼓動が速まる。 kare no koto o omou dake de, mune no kodou …
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