Grammatical Words Flashcards
Ya. (particle)
Used to create lists that are not specific in length.
Toka. (particle)
Used to create lists that are not specific in length.
Noni. (particle)
Despite/Although. (Used like kara)
Ga. (particle)
But. (da/desu is required for nouns and adjectives)
Kedo. (particle)
But. (da/desu is required for nouns and adjectives)
Shi. (particle)
Used to create lists of verbs that aren’t specific in length.
Nara. (particle)
Given . . .
Dame.
Bad. (outcome, result)
Ikenai.
Bad. (outcome, result)
Naranai.
Bad. (outcome, result)
Ageru. (ru-verb)
To give. (from speaker’s point of view)
Kureru. (ru-verb)
To give. (from receiver’s or 3rd person view)
Morau.
To receive.
Shimau.
To do something by accident/To finish completely.
Tokoro.
Place. (abstract)
Kamoshirenai. (technically a ru-verb)
Maybe. Perhaps.
Tabun.
Perhaps, probably.
Dake.
Just. (Only)
Nomi.
Just. (only)
Shika.
Anything else but . . .
Tsukiya.
Anything else but . . .
Bakkari.
Nothing but . . .
Sugiru. (ru-verb)
To exceed/To pass.
Houdo.
A degree/Extent.
You.
An appearance or manner.
You. (na-adjective)
appearance/Similar to . . .
Mitai.
Looks like . . . (conjugate noun before using mitai)
Sou. (verb suffix)
To seem like . . . (event or outcome)
. . . sou da.
. . . is what I hear.
. . . rashii.
. . . it seems like from what I’ve heard.
Yori.
Rather than . . .
Hou.
Direction/Way of doing something.
Niyotte.
Depends on . . .
Niyoruto.
According to . . .
Wake.
It means . . ./I can be deduced . . ./Reason.
Makuru. (u-verb)
To do with reckless abandon.
Hazu.
State of expecting . . .
Beki.
(action) . . . Should be done.
Beku.
In order to do . . . (action)/ In attempting to do . . . (action)
Bekarazu.
(action) . . . shouldn’t be done.
Sae/Desae.
Even . . .
Oroka.
It’s not even worth considering.
Garu. (u-verb)
To express signs of (emotion type).
Meku.
To give off a (adjective) atmosphere.
(negative verb with nai removed) zaru o enai.
I can’t help but do (action).
Yamuoenai.
Can’t help but do (action). (forced due to circumstance)
Kaneru. (ru-verb)
To be impossible to perform.
Gachi. (na-adjective or verb suffix)
Prone to . . .
(verb stem) tsutsu aru.
Tending to (action).
