Dictionary Form

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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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【Japanese grammar】verb dictionary form + ことができません (kotogadekimasen) = cannot + verb

On this page, you can learn Japanese grammar for expressing what you can't do.
Form

Basic Japanese verbs

On this page, you can learn basic Japanese verbs and what they look like.
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can:【dict. form + こともあります】

On this page, you can learn Japanese grammar for expressing the possibility.
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It is adjective to verb:【verb dict. form + のは adjective】

On this page, you can learn Japanese grammar for 'It is adjective to verb'.
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【Japanese grammar】verb dictionary form + ことができます (kotogadekimasu) = can + verb

Let's learn how to say those sentences in Japanese: I can play tennis. My older sister can play the guitar. My father can speak English. My mother can drive a car.
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【Japanese Grammar】verb dictionary form + ために(tameni)= in order to

Let's learn how to say the following sentences in Japanese: I study Japanese in order to go to Japan. My older brother saves money in order to buy a car. My father goes to a supermarket in order to buy bread. I study hard in order to enter a university.
Form

【Japanese Grammar: Form】Verb Dictionary Form

Verb Dictionary Form is what you can find in a dictionary. It is also called Plain Present Positive Form which is one of the four basic forms in Verb Plain Form. Remember, Verb Dictionary Form finishes with 'u sound'. For example, たべる(ta be ru)which is 'to eat', きく(ki ku)which is 'to listen' and so on.
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【Japanese grammar】verb dictionary form + ことがすきです (ことが好きです/kotogasukidesu) = like to + verb

On this page, you can learn Japanese grammar to express what you like to do.
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help person to + verb:【person が verb dict. form のをてつだいます】

On this page, you can learn how to say 'help person to do' in Japanese.