Grammar

ば~ほど (ba~hodo) Meaning: the more… the more How to use the: Verb-ばconditional + (same) Verb + ほど いadj-ばconditional + (same) いadj + ほど なadj + なら + (same)なadj + なほど Explain: ~ Usable as ～たら／なら～ほど with the noun （～たら／～たら） and the verb （～ら） Example sentences: 1, 食べれば食べるほど太る。 Tabereba taberu hodo …

のように/のような (no you ni/no you na) Meaning: like; similar to How to use the: Noun + のような + Noun Noun + のように + Verb/Adjective Example sentences: 1, 彼は何も知らなかったのような振る舞っていた。 Kare wa nani mo shiranakatta no you na furumatte ita. He behaves like he knows nothing 2, あの人のような英語がペラペラ話せたらいいのに。 Ano hito no you …

によって (ni yotte) Meaning: by means of, due to, owing to, because of How to use the: Noun + によって Explain: Used to indicate the cause and reason. Used to indicate the subject of the action. Used to indicate methods and methods Example sentences: 1, 日本は津波によって大きな彼我を受けました Nihon wa tsunami ni …

ないで (naide) Meaning: without doing~ ; don’t How to use the: Verb (ない form) + で Explain: Most only use commands and requests Example sentences: 1, 止まないでください。 Yamanaide kudasai. Do not park (car) 2, 話さないでください Hanasanaide kudasai Please do not talk 3, 「ﾀﾊﾞｺを吸わないでください」という標識があった。 `Tabako o suwanaide kudasai’ to iu hyōshiki …

てはじめて (te hajimete) Meaning: not until; only after… did I How to use the: Verb-てform + はじめて Explain: Used to express in the case that: After actually doing something (which has not been done before), it becomes a different state. Example sentences: 1, 働くに入ってはじめて彼と知り合いになった。 Hataraku ni haitte hajimete kare to …

らしい (rashii) Meaning: seem like; look like; I heard that; it appears that; it seems like How to use the: Verb-casual + らしい Noun + らしい いadj + らしい なadj + らしい Explain: Used to express what the speaker sees, heard, feels Example sentences: 1, 天気予報によると明日は雨らしい。 Tenkeyohō ni yoru to …

とても～ない (totemo~nai) Meaning: cannot possibly; there is no way Explain: Used to express strongly that something is impossible to do Example sentences: 1, こんな難しい問題はとても私には解けません。 Kon’na muzukashī mondai wa totemo watashiniha tokemasen. A difficult math problem like this, I can’t solve 2, あの美しさはとても言葉では表現できない。 Ano utsukushi-sa wa totemo kotobade wa hyōgen dekinai. …

ことになる (koto ni naru) Meaning: it has been decided that…, it has been arranged so that…, it turns out that… How to use the: Verb-casual, non-past + ことになる Explain: Use when showing that the event has been sorted and decided. Use when you want to say: from a certain situation, …

ようになる (you ni naru) Meaning: to reach the point that, to come to be that, to turn into How to use the: Verb-dictionary form + ようになる Verb-ないform + ようになる Explain: Used to express a transform or change Example sentences: 1, 日本語が上手に話すようになりたいな。 Nihongo ga jōzu ni hanasu yō ni naritai na. …

たばかり (ta bakari) Meaning: just finished; something just ended/occurred How to use the: Verb (た form) + ばかり Explain: Used to describe an action, which has just ended recently compared to the present form, this sentence represents something that happened not too long ago (according to the perception of the …