Grammar

Grammar Grammar
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【Japanese grammar】Conjunctions used at the start of a sentence

EnglishJapanese (Hiragana)+ KanjiRomaji (with space)RomajiDetailFirst of allまずma zumazuFirst of allだいいちに第一にda i i chi ni...
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【Japanese grammar】How to join sentences, using で.

You can add extra information if you change です to で.
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【Japanese grammar: と言います (to iimasu) = Somebody says that】how to report speech

Can you change the following sentences to Japanese? You can do that once you learn the content on this page: My older brother says that music is fun. My younger brother says that tennis is boring. My father says that Korean is hard. My mother says that birds are cute. My mother said that I broke the clock.
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【Japanese grammar】verb dictionary form + かもしれません (kamoshiremasen) = may + verb

On this page, you can learn Japanese grammar for expressing what somebody or something may do.
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【Japanese grammar】verb dictionary form + べきです (bekidesu) = should + verb

On this page, you can learn Japanese grammar for expressing what somebody should do.
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Japanese grammar index

Sentence patterns that you have on this page are for beginners to intermediate learners of Japanese.
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【Japanese grammar】How to tell people to do something (casual way)

On this page, you can learn a casual way to tell people to do something in Japanese.
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【Japanese grammar】verb dictionary form + な (na) = Do not + verb

On this page, you can learn a casual way to tell people not to do something in Japanese.
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【Vocabulary: Verb】to read・よむ

Let's learn how to say and write 'to read' in Japanese. You can also learn its verb group, basic forms and conjugation endings.
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【Japanese Grammar: Verb Group】What is Godan Verb?

Godan verbs are よむ、きく、しめる、およぐ、つかう etc. Why are they called Godan Verb?