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じょし (Particles) 活用 (Conjugation): Brief and detailed descriptions of verb conjugation & usage 文法リスト (Grammar Lists) English Alphabetical Listing Jump to letter: A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P R S T U V W X A about to do something (〜するところ) Accompanying (連れて + いく/くる, 持って + いく/くる) Adjective conjugations Admonishment and Prohibition (〜てはいけない) Adverbial Use of Adjectives (〜く、〜に) Advice (~ほうがいい) Analogy and Exemplification (〜よう、〜みたい) Appearances (〜よう、～そう、〜らしい、〜みたい) Attempt (〜ようとする) Attributes (〜は〜が) B be doing (〜ている) Because (〜から、〜ので、〜ために) Before and After (前 and 後) by/before vs until (までに vs まで) C Causative (させる) Causative Passive (させられる) causing something to become [adjective] (〜く／に する) Change in State (〜く／になる) Change in State (〜ようになる) Clarification or Specific Information (〜というのは...) come by means of an action (〜てくる） coming・going in order to do... (〜に来る／行く) Commands: polite and plain (〜なさい、〜ろ) Comparatives and Superlatives (〜より〜ほうが；いちばん） completion of an action(〜てしまう) Conditional (Comparing 〜ば、〜と、〜たら) Conditional たら (〜たら、〜) Conditional と (〜と、〜) Conditional ば continue doing/changing/growing (〜ていく) D Deciding on something (N + にする) Deciding to do something (～ことにする) Desire (ほしい、ほしがる、〜たい、〜たがる) Different states of Actions (〜ところ) difficult to (〜にくい) Direct Quotation (〜という) Disliking/Liking （〜は〜が きらい／すき） do something (in a direction away away from the speaker) (〜ていく) do something (jn the direction toward the speaker) (〜てくる) do something and come (〜てくる) do something and go (〜ていく) do something that should not have been done (〜てしまう) do something to see what it's like (〜てみる） do things like such and such (〜たり、〜たり) do this and do that (〜て、〜て、etc) Duty or Obligation (〜なくてはいけない、〜なければいけない) E each (〜ずつ) easy to (〜やすい) Effort (〜ようにする) Embedded Question (Q〜か〜) Exemplification and Analogy (〜よう、〜みたい) Expectation (はず) Explain a Reason (〜の・だ、〜ん・だ) expression of regret (〜てしまう) F finish doing (〜てしまう) finished do something (〜したところ) Frequency of Actions and Events (〜おきに) G Giving & Receiving: actions--favor (〜てあげる、〜てもらう、〜てくれる) Giving & Receiving: objects (あげる、もらう、くれる) Giving reasons (particle し) going/ coming in order to do... (〜に行く／来る) H Honorifics (敬語：けいご) Honorifics - using passive forms (Showing respect: 〜れる、〜られる) How to do...(〜しかた) Humble form (謙譲語：けんじょうご) I I hear that （〜らしい） If-Then conditional (〜たら) Indirect command (〜ように言う・伝える) Indirect Quotation (〜という) Intention (〜つもり and volitional form of verb +と思う) Intransitive and Transitive verbs -- sentence structures is doing (〜ている) It appears (〜そう） It seems that (〜みたい） It seems that (〜よう) J just finished doing something (〜したところ) just finished doing something (〜したばかり) L Let's do ... (polite volitional: 〜ましょう) Liking/Disliking （〜は〜が すき／きらい） Listing reasons (particle し) M midst of doing something (〜ているところ) N Negative command (〜な) Negative request (〜ないでください) not only ..., but also... (〜だけではなく、〜) O Obligation or Duty (〜なくてはいけない、〜なければいけない) Occasionally doing (~することがある) only (〜だけ、〜ばかり、〜しか〜ない) Opinion (〜と思う) P Passive (〜れる、〜られる) Passive Honorifics (Showing respect: 〜れる、〜られる) Permission (〜てもいい) Plain Commands (〜ろ) Please do... (〜てください) Polite Commands (〜なさい) Polite Request (〜てください) Polite volitional (Let's do...／〜ましょう） Potential form (〜eる、〜られる、〜ことができる) Preparatory action (〜ておく) Probability (だろう／でしょう・かもしれない) Probably (だろう／でしょう) Progressive (〜ている) Prohibition and Admonishment (〜てはいけない) Purpose (〜ために、〜ための、〜ように) Purpose に (〜に行く／来る) Reason, Explaining (〜の・だ、〜ん・だ) Receiving & Giving (あげる、もらう、くれる) regret about doing (〜てしまう) Relative Clauses Results and States of Being (transitive-てある、intransitive-ている) S Sentence modifier Simultaneous Action (〜ながら) something / somewhere / someone like that (～でも) speaking of (〜と言えば) Specific Information or Clarification (〜というのは...) Succession of actions or events (〜て、〜て、etc) Suggestions (Asking for one) (どうしたらいい) Suggestions (Making one) (V + たらいい) Superlatives and Comparatives (いちばん；〜より〜ほうが） T think... (〜と思う） Transitive and Intransitive verbs -- sentence structures try doing something to see what it's like (〜てみる） U until vs by/before (まで vs までに) V verb conjugations --table Volitional - polite (Let's do...／〜ましょう)) W Want/wants something (〜ほしい、ほしがる) Want/wants to do (〜たい、〜たがる) Wanting someone to do something (〜てほしい) Whether or Not (〜か、どうか) without doing...(〜ないで) X (X) called (Y) (〜という) Japanese Listing Textbook Listing 練習 (Practice Quizzes) 文法(ぶんぽう)ビデオ (Grammar videos created by 412L/317C and 320K students) some of the clip arts: by Clipart Factory (Copyright (C) 2005 RICOH Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved)
じょし (Particles)
活用 (Conjugation): Brief and detailed descriptions of verb conjugation & usage
文法リスト (Grammar Lists)
English Alphabetical Listing Jump to letter: A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P R S T U V W X A about to do something (〜するところ) Accompanying (連れて + いく/くる, 持って + いく/くる) Adjective conjugations Admonishment and Prohibition (〜てはいけない) Adverbial Use of Adjectives (〜く、〜に) Advice (~ほうがいい) Analogy and Exemplification (〜よう、〜みたい) Appearances (〜よう、～そう、〜らしい、〜みたい) Attempt (〜ようとする) Attributes (〜は〜が) B be doing (〜ている) Because (〜から、〜ので、〜ために) Before and After (前 and 後) by/before vs until (までに vs まで) C Causative (させる) Causative Passive (させられる) causing something to become [adjective] (〜く／に する) Change in State (〜く／になる) Change in State (〜ようになる) Clarification or Specific Information (〜というのは...) come by means of an action (〜てくる） coming・going in order to do... (〜に来る／行く) Commands: polite and plain (〜なさい、〜ろ) Comparatives and Superlatives (〜より〜ほうが；いちばん） completion of an action(〜てしまう) Conditional (Comparing 〜ば、〜と、〜たら) Conditional たら (〜たら、〜) Conditional と (〜と、〜) Conditional ば continue doing/changing/growing (〜ていく) D Deciding on something (N + にする) Deciding to do something (～ことにする) Desire (ほしい、ほしがる、〜たい、〜たがる) Different states of Actions (〜ところ) difficult to (〜にくい) Direct Quotation (〜という) Disliking/Liking （〜は〜が きらい／すき） do something (in a direction away away from the speaker) (〜ていく) do something (jn the direction toward the speaker) (〜てくる) do something and come (〜てくる) do something and go (〜ていく) do something that should not have been done (〜てしまう) do something to see what it's like (〜てみる） do things like such and such (〜たり、〜たり) do this and do that (〜て、〜て、etc) Duty or Obligation (〜なくてはいけない、〜なければいけない) E each (〜ずつ) easy to (〜やすい) Effort (〜ようにする) Embedded Question (Q〜か〜) Exemplification and Analogy (〜よう、〜みたい) Expectation (はず) Explain a Reason (〜の・だ、〜ん・だ) expression of regret (〜てしまう) F finish doing (〜てしまう) finished do something (〜したところ) Frequency of Actions and Events (〜おきに) G Giving & Receiving: actions--favor (〜てあげる、〜てもらう、〜てくれる) Giving & Receiving: objects (あげる、もらう、くれる) Giving reasons (particle し) going/ coming in order to do... (〜に行く／来る) H Honorifics (敬語：けいご) Honorifics - using passive forms (Showing respect: 〜れる、〜られる) How to do...(〜しかた) Humble form (謙譲語：けんじょうご) I I hear that （〜らしい） If-Then conditional (〜たら) Indirect command (〜ように言う・伝える) Indirect Quotation (〜という) Intention (〜つもり and volitional form of verb +と思う) Intransitive and Transitive verbs -- sentence structures is doing (〜ている) It appears (〜そう） It seems that (〜みたい） It seems that (〜よう) J just finished doing something (〜したところ) just finished doing something (〜したばかり) L Let's do ... (polite volitional: 〜ましょう) Liking/Disliking （〜は〜が すき／きらい） Listing reasons (particle し) M midst of doing something (〜ているところ) N Negative command (〜な) Negative request (〜ないでください) not only ..., but also... (〜だけではなく、〜) O Obligation or Duty (〜なくてはいけない、〜なければいけない) Occasionally doing (~することがある) only (〜だけ、〜ばかり、〜しか〜ない) Opinion (〜と思う) P Passive (〜れる、〜られる) Passive Honorifics (Showing respect: 〜れる、〜られる) Permission (〜てもいい) Plain Commands (〜ろ) Please do... (〜てください) Polite Commands (〜なさい) Polite Request (〜てください) Polite volitional (Let's do...／〜ましょう） Potential form (〜eる、〜られる、〜ことができる) Preparatory action (〜ておく) Probability (だろう／でしょう・かもしれない) Probably (だろう／でしょう) Progressive (〜ている) Prohibition and Admonishment (〜てはいけない) Purpose (〜ために、〜ための、〜ように) Purpose に (〜に行く／来る) Reason, Explaining (〜の・だ、〜ん・だ) Receiving & Giving (あげる、もらう、くれる) regret about doing (〜てしまう) Relative Clauses Results and States of Being (transitive-てある、intransitive-ている) S Sentence modifier Simultaneous Action (〜ながら) something / somewhere / someone like that (～でも) speaking of (〜と言えば) Specific Information or Clarification (〜というのは...) Succession of actions or events (〜て、〜て、etc) Suggestions (Asking for one) (どうしたらいい) Suggestions (Making one) (V + たらいい) Superlatives and Comparatives (いちばん；〜より〜ほうが） T think... (〜と思う） Transitive and Intransitive verbs -- sentence structures try doing something to see what it's like (〜てみる） U until vs by/before (まで vs までに) V verb conjugations --table Volitional - polite (Let's do...／〜ましょう)) W Want/wants something (〜ほしい、ほしがる) Want/wants to do (〜たい、〜たがる) Wanting someone to do something (〜てほしい) Whether or Not (〜か、どうか) without doing...(〜ないで) X (X) called (Y) (〜という) Japanese Listing Textbook Listing
English Alphabetical Listing
Jump to letter: A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P R S T U V W X A about to do something (〜するところ) Accompanying (連れて + いく/くる, 持って + いく/くる) Adjective conjugations Admonishment and Prohibition (〜てはいけない) Adverbial Use of Adjectives (〜く、〜に) Advice (~ほうがいい) Analogy and Exemplification (〜よう、〜みたい) Appearances (〜よう、～そう、〜らしい、〜みたい) Attempt (〜ようとする) Attributes (〜は〜が) B be doing (〜ている) Because (〜から、〜ので、〜ために) Before and After (前 and 後) by/before vs until (までに vs まで) C Causative (させる) Causative Passive (させられる) causing something to become [adjective] (〜く／に する) Change in State (〜く／になる) Change in State (〜ようになる) Clarification or Specific Information (〜というのは...) come by means of an action (〜てくる） coming・going in order to do... (〜に来る／行く) Commands: polite and plain (〜なさい、〜ろ) Comparatives and Superlatives (〜より〜ほうが；いちばん） completion of an action(〜てしまう) Conditional (Comparing 〜ば、〜と、〜たら) Conditional たら (〜たら、〜) Conditional と (〜と、〜) Conditional ば continue doing/changing/growing (〜ていく) D Deciding on something (N + にする) Deciding to do something (～ことにする) Desire (ほしい、ほしがる、〜たい、〜たがる) Different states of Actions (〜ところ) difficult to (〜にくい) Direct Quotation (〜という) Disliking/Liking （〜は〜が きらい／すき） do something (in a direction away away from the speaker) (〜ていく) do something (jn the direction toward the speaker) (〜てくる) do something and come (〜てくる) do something and go (〜ていく) do something that should not have been done (〜てしまう) do something to see what it's like (〜てみる） do things like such and such (〜たり、〜たり) do this and do that (〜て、〜て、etc) Duty or Obligation (〜なくてはいけない、〜なければいけない) E each (〜ずつ) easy to (〜やすい) Effort (〜ようにする) Embedded Question (Q〜か〜) Exemplification and Analogy (〜よう、〜みたい) Expectation (はず) Explain a Reason (〜の・だ、〜ん・だ) expression of regret (〜てしまう) F finish doing (〜てしまう) finished do something (〜したところ) Frequency of Actions and Events (〜おきに) G Giving & Receiving: actions--favor (〜てあげる、〜てもらう、〜てくれる) Giving & Receiving: objects (あげる、もらう、くれる) Giving reasons (particle し) going/ coming in order to do... (〜に行く／来る) H Honorifics (敬語：けいご) Honorifics - using passive forms (Showing respect: 〜れる、〜られる) How to do...(〜しかた) Humble form (謙譲語：けんじょうご) I I hear that （〜らしい） If-Then conditional (〜たら) Indirect command (〜ように言う・伝える) Indirect Quotation (〜という) Intention (〜つもり and volitional form of verb +と思う) Intransitive and Transitive verbs -- sentence structures is doing (〜ている) It appears (〜そう） It seems that (〜みたい） It seems that (〜よう) J just finished doing something (〜したところ) just finished doing something (〜したばかり) L Let's do ... (polite volitional: 〜ましょう) Liking/Disliking （〜は〜が すき／きらい） Listing reasons (particle し) M midst of doing something (〜ているところ) N Negative command (〜な) Negative request (〜ないでください) not only ..., but also... (〜だけではなく、〜) O Obligation or Duty (〜なくてはいけない、〜なければいけない) Occasionally doing (~することがある) only (〜だけ、〜ばかり、〜しか〜ない) Opinion (〜と思う) P Passive (〜れる、〜られる) Passive Honorifics (Showing respect: 〜れる、〜られる) Permission (〜てもいい) Plain Commands (〜ろ) Please do... (〜てください) Polite Commands (〜なさい) Polite Request (〜てください) Polite volitional (Let's do...／〜ましょう） Potential form (〜eる、〜られる、〜ことができる) Preparatory action (〜ておく) Probability (だろう／でしょう・かもしれない) Probably (だろう／でしょう) Progressive (〜ている) Prohibition and Admonishment (〜てはいけない) Purpose (〜ために、〜ための、〜ように) Purpose に (〜に行く／来る) Reason, Explaining (〜の・だ、〜ん・だ) Receiving & Giving (あげる、もらう、くれる) regret about doing (〜てしまう) Relative Clauses Results and States of Being (transitive-てある、intransitive-ている) S Sentence modifier Simultaneous Action (〜ながら) something / somewhere / someone like that (～でも) speaking of (〜と言えば) Specific Information or Clarification (〜というのは...) Succession of actions or events (〜て、〜て、etc) Suggestions (Asking for one) (どうしたらいい) Suggestions (Making one) (V + たらいい) Superlatives and Comparatives (いちばん；〜より〜ほうが） T think... (〜と思う） Transitive and Intransitive verbs -- sentence structures try doing something to see what it's like (〜てみる） U until vs by/before (まで vs までに) V verb conjugations --table Volitional - polite (Let's do...／〜ましょう)) W Want/wants something (〜ほしい、ほしがる) Want/wants to do (〜たい、〜たがる) Wanting someone to do something (〜てほしい) Whether or Not (〜か、どうか) without doing...(〜ないで) X (X) called (Y) (〜という)
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