These two adjectives express similar meanings and are read the same way, but use different kanji. Let’s capture an image of what each kanji means so we can use them properly! 早い (はやい) Translation: early; soon It expresses that something is happening or done earlier than some standard or expected times. 早く春にならないかなぁ。“I hope it will be …
All three represent the continuation of an action or state and can be connected to sentences that describe other actions performed at the same time. They have slightly different meanings, so let’s take a look at what they mean! V(し)たまま (For conjugation, see the Ta-form [た形].) It expresses a continuous state of the result of …
「聞く」 and 「聴く」.These two verbs express almost the same meaning and are read the same way, but use different kanji. The meaning differs slightly depending on the kanji used.Let’s capture an image of what each kanji means so we can use them properly! For conjugation of 「聞く」, see the article below:Japanese Verb 「聞く(きく)」and Conjugations*「聴く」 is …
聞く(きく) Verb Verb Group: One (Ⅰ)JLPT:N5 Pronunciation:kikuDefinition: to listenSynonym:聴く (きく/kiku) “to listen carefully” Conjugation Formal (-ます Form) Casual 辞書形Dictionary Form 聞くkiku 聞くkiku 現在形[肯定]Present [affirmative] 聞きますkiki-masu 聞くkiku 現在形[否定]Present [negative] 聞きませんkiki-masen 聞かないkika-nai 過去形[肯定]Past [affirmative] 聞きましたkiki-mashita 聞いたkī-ta 過去形[否定]Past [negative] 聞きませんでしたkiki-masendeshita 聞かなかったkika-nakatta 意向形[肯定]Volitional [affirmative] 聞きましょうkiki-mashou 聞こうkik-ou (意向形[否定](Volitional [negative] 聞かないでおきましょうkika-naideokimashou 聞かないでおこう)kika-naideokou) 可能形[肯定]Potential [affirmative] 聞けますkik-emasu 聞けるkik-eru 可能形[否定]Potential [negative] 聞けませんkik-emasen 聞けないkik-enai 受け身[肯定]Passive [affirmative] 聞かれますkika-remasu …
There are many verbs in Japanese for wearing clothes, even though in English, they can be expressed simply as “to wear” or “to put on”.Let’s take a look at each word and its related outfit vocabulary! 「着る」(きる) This is the most common word for “to wear”. The word 「着る」 is mainly used for clothing to …
[VS-series] Japanese Verbs for “to wear” and “to put on” Read More »
All four are used when you judge, evaluate or guess things from a certain position, viewpoint, or basis, to connect ” the position, viewpoint, or basis” with “judgment, evaluation, or guess”.They have similar meanings, but in some cases, they are not interchangeable. Let’s take a look at the meanings and concepts one by one. ～(N) …
[VS-series] 「～にとって」vs「～から見ると」vs「～からすると」vs「～から言うと」 Read More »