Grammar Points Flashcards

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~たい

A

I want to do (Describe you hopes or aspiration)

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2
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~たり ~たりする

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Suggest/ Mention activities or events just as examples.

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3
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Verb (past short) + ことがある

A

Describe that you did something or that something happened

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4
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Noun や Noun

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Connects two nouns - suggests that things referred to are proposed examples

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5
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Short form + んです

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1) Excuse/ Explaining why something happened
2) To get further knowledge on a subject
3) Provide additional comment on what has just been said

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6
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Verb + すぎる

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Too Much/ To Exceed

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7
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Past short + ほうがいいです

Present negative short + ほうがいいです

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You should do

You shouldn’t do

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8
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~ので

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A slightly more formal version of ~から

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9
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~なければいけません

~なきゃいけません

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You must do something/ It is necessary for you to do

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10
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~でしょう

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Making a guess or a prediction / “Probably”

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11
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Short form + ことができる

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Can/ be able to - Doing something is possible

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12
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Potential form

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Can

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13
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  ~が得意

(がとくい)

A

Ones strong point

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14
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 ~が苦手

(がにがて)

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Poor (at); Not very good at

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15
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~見える

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Can see (Visibility or the ability to see something)

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16
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~聞こえる

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Something is audible or can be heard

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17
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という

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The expression used to introduce the name of something

18
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Short form +  時

た form + 時

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When (present / future)

If part A happens before part B

19
Q

のが

A
used with: 
好き                             (Like)
嫌い                             (Dislike)
わかります                 (Understand)
見えます                     (Seen)
聞こえます                 (Hear)
20
Q

のに

A

indicates a purpose

21
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のを

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Used to connect verbs

22
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のは

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Used to connect a verb to an adjective

23
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そうです/ だ

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Expresses the speakers observation

It looks like/ it seems

24
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Passive Form

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1) To describe an action from the POV of the recover (To describe the actions of someone else)
2) To describe an unwelcome action
3) To describe an action where no specific person is preforming the action

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みたい
To describe that one thing is similar to another
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ばかり
Just (Did something)
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ところ
To express at what point an action should occur
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のよう
Describe that one thing is similar to another
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Action 1 てから Action 2
To do Action 1 then Action 2
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Action 1 た後で Action 2
To do Action 2 after doing Action 1
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Action 1 前に Action 2
To do Action 2 before doing Action 1 | (う/る Verbs)
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Negative Form of そう
Doesn't seem | Doesn't look
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Potential form + ようになる
Something that was impossible before is now possible
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Dictionary form + ようになる
Something that was not done before is done now
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Conditional form | ば、なら、と、たら
If
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のが
like.... ``` 好き - Like きらい - Dislike わかります - Understand 見えます - Seen 聞こえます - Hear ```
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場合
In case of
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ため(に)
Express a purpose
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やすい
Easy to...
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にくい
Difficult
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だろうと思う
I think that... will probably
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か、わからない
Express that the is uncertain about something - "I don't know"