grammar points Flashcards
what particle for describing want
を。。ーたい
particle for what is happening, while expressing want
が。。。-たい
what particle do you use for describing a scene
が
what particle do you use when you want to shift focus onto a specific thing
は
what particle emphasises the actor in a sentence
が
what particle do you use when you want to talk directly about a subject
は
when something is being done by a verb (usually subject is omitted)
を
テレビを見ます
(more/better) than
except / but / other than
より
eg : 俺は君より背が高い
i’m taller than you
eg : 田中さんではトムは俺より上手だ
tanaka-san is better at chess than i am
you like something but implies you don’t like another thing
は好きです
someone is skilled at something but not something else
は上手
when one is saying oneself is bad at something
が下手です
がへたです
when one is saying one is bad at something but implies they are better at another
は下手です
はへたです
when you’re utilising a location to do something
で
図書館で勉強します
toshokan de benkyoshimasu
when you’re talking about a mode of transportation
で
ブスで行きます
because of something —> something else
で
仕事で遅れます
shigoto de okuremasu
something lasts up until x
このイベントは21日で終わります
kono ebento wa ni ichi nichi de owarimasu
when you are going to somewhere or entering somewhere
ヘ／に
e / ni
日本ヘ行きます
when you get ON something or something is ON something
に / ヘ
紙に書く
specific times or dates (not usable for 今、昨日、明日)
に
when someone receives something
に
友達に手紙を書きます
tomodachi no tegami o kakimasu
things done for you / to you
に
お母さんにケーキを買ってもらった
okaasan ni kēki o katte moratta
marking where a location exists or a location used to do an action
に
友達は公園にいる
subject is moving away from place / thing
を
subject is moving towards place / thing
に
