Grammar Flashcards

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~でいらっしゃる

A

Honorific form of です

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Verb たばかり

A

Have just done~

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2
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~が上手です

A

Good at ~

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3
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~に座る

A

To sit on/in

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4
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~に勤め

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To work for/be employed at ~

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5
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Verb (plain) ~ことになっている

~ことになった

A

I am supposed to~

It has been decided/arranged that

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6
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~が気に入る

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To like/to be fond of ~

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7
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~に着く

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To arrive at ~

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8
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~にくい

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Hard to/difficult to ~

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9
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~なあ

A

*add to end of sentence to state one’s wishes/feelings

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10
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Verb (plain) + ところ
Verb (た)
Verb (ている)

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About to do something

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11
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Noun (or Sentence + の) は初めてです

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The first time ~

Can only use if in the relevant situation

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12
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Verb stem + にくい

+ やすい

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Difficult to ~

Easy to ~

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13
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~を 無駄にしています

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~むだにしています

To be wasting ~

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14
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V+ ないで

A

Without doing ~
(Not doing something that was expected)
宿題をしないで学校へ来るのはよくない。

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15
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V + いいのに

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You should ~

もっと早く寝ればいいのに

16
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~それに~
それで
そして
それから

A

Moreover, besides ~
Therefore, so~
And then~
After that ~

17
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~なかなか ~ ない

A

Not easily done, or takes a long time to do

コーヒーを飲んだので、なかなか眠れないです。

18
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Question + か 分からない

A

I don’t know if ~
Add ~かどうか + 分からない to indicate whether or not you know ~

Ex: いつ日本へ行くか分からない
日本人かどうか知りません。

19
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~しか~ない

A

~only/no more than

Ex: 5ドルしかないから、映画へ行けません

20
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つまり~

A

In other words/that is ~

21
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Sentence + わけです
な adjective (な)+
い adjective +
Verb (plain) + (行く/ 行かない)

A

States a logical conclusion which can be drawn from previous statements.

Ex: 彼は日本に十年も住んでいたんです。
だから日本語がペラペラなわけですね。

22
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Noun/sentence + によって

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Depending on ~

Ex: 人によって考えが違います

23
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Noun/sentence +に当たる (あたる)

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Corresponds to ~

Ex: 日本語の「こんにちは」は、英語の “hello” に当たる。

24
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~の ような + noun

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Like ~ / similar to ~

Ex: “どうも” のような便利なフレズは、英語にはないだろう。