Grammar Points Flashcards
~たい
I want to do (Describe you hopes or aspiration)
~たり ~たりする
Suggest/ Mention activities or events just as examples.
Verb (past short) + ことがある
Describe that you did something or that something happened
Noun や Noun
Connects two nouns - suggests that things referred to are proposed examples
Short form + んです
1) Excuse/ Explaining why something happened
2) To get further knowledge on a subject
3) Provide additional comment on what has just been said
Verb + すぎる
Too Much/ To Exceed
Past short + ほうがいいです
Present negative short + ほうがいいです
You should do
You shouldn’t do
~ので
A slightly more formal version of ~から
~なければいけません
~なきゃいけません
You must do something/ It is necessary for you to do
~でしょう
Making a guess or a prediction / “Probably”
Short form + ことができる
Can/ be able to - Doing something is possible
Potential form
Can
~が得意
(がとくい)
Ones strong point
~が苦手
(がにがて)
Poor (at); Not very good at
~見える
Can see (Visibility or the ability to see something)
~聞こえる
Something is audible or can be heard
という
The expression used to introduce the name of something
Short form + 時
た form + 時
When (present / future)
If part A happens before part B
のが
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)
のに
indicates a purpose
のを
Used to connect verbs
のは
Used to connect a verb to an adjective
そうです/ だ
Expresses the speakers observation
It looks like/ it seems
Passive Form
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