Grammar

てもらう (te morau) Meaning: to get somebody to do something How to use the: Receiver + は + Giver + に + Verb-てform + もらう/いただく Explain: Describing what someone is doing to something. Example sentences: 1, 私は日本人の友達に日本料理を教えてもらった。 Watashi wa nihonjin no tomodachi ni nihonryōri o oshiete moratta. I have a …

てくれる (te kureru) Meaning: to do something for me, to do something for someone How to use the: Giver + は/が + Receiver + に + Verb-てform + くれる/くださる Explain: Describe someone doing something for you, yourself. Example sentences: 1, 鈴木さんが自転車を修理してくれました。 Suzuki-san ga jitensha o shūri shite kuremashita. Suzuki-san fixed …

てあげる (te ageru) Meaning: to do for; to do (something) for (someone) How to use the: Verb-てform + やる/あげる/さしあげる Explain: Use a description of what you do for someone. Example sentences: 1, キムさんを手伝ってあげました。 Kimu-san o tetsudatte agemashita. I helped Kim. 2, 友達の荷物を持ってあげました。 Tomodachi no nimotsu o motte agemashita. I bring …

しか～ない (shika~nai) Meaning: only; nothing but How to use the: しか + Verb-ないform Explain: 「し か」 is used after nouns, word count, etc., and its predicate is always negative. It emphasizes the front part, limits that part and negates the remaining content. It replaces the auxiliary characters 「が」, 「を」 and …

かもしれない (kamo shirenai) Meaning: might; maybe; probably How to use the: Verb + かもしれない Noun + かもしれない いadj + かもしれない なadj + かもしれない Explain: Used to express the judgment and judgment of the speaker. It means that something is likely or has happened. Compared to 「～ で し ょ う」, …

たがる (ta garu) Meaning: want to Explain: Describe the status of a third person, like something. Example sentences: 1, 子供というものはなんでも知りたがる。 Kodomo to iu mono wa nan demo shirita garu. Children want to know everything 2, 両親は海外旅行に行きたがっている。 Ryōshin wa gaigairyokō ni ikita gatte iru. My parents want to travel abroad 3, …

ば (ba): if … conditional Meaning: if… then Explain: We use the conditional form to indicate the necessary condition for a certain event to occur. This clause is placed at the beginning of the sentence. If the beginning and the end of the sentence share the same subject, it is …

なら (nara) Meaning: if, if it is the case that, as for, in case How to use the: Verb-casual + (の)なら Noun + (の)なら いadj + (の)なら なadj + (の)なら Explain: Used to convey a certain information about the topic that conversation partner raised earlier. Example sentences: 1, 視界だけに頼るなら、ほかの感覚は弱まる。 shikai …

たら (tara) Meaning: if… then; after; when How to use the: Verb-casual, past + ら Noun + だったら いadj-たform + ら なadj + だったら Explain: This sentence is used to indicate that a certain action or behavior will be performed, or a situation will occur, an event, a movement or …

てみる (te miru) Meaning: try to (do something) How to use the: Verb-てform + みる Explain: This sentence pattern indicates the desire to try something Example sentences: 1, 事態がうまくない時には、一かばちかやってみるもんですよ。 jitai ga umakunai toki ni wa, ichika bachika yatte miru mon desu yo When things go badly, one is willing to …