Japanese C1 Grammar Flashcards

1
Q

What is the Causative Form?

A

Expresses that someone makes or let’s a person perform an action.
The maker is marked by は and the forced is marked by に
(Causative passive switched these particles)

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2
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きれい + し

A

きれいだし

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2
Q

Whether or not

A

~かどうか

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3
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Negative ば Form of 名詞:

A

~じゃなければ

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3
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Soon, Shortly, After that

A

~てまもなく

まもなく。。。

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3
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Causative Passive form of する:

A

させられる

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4
Q

Contract

~なければならない
~なけれべなりません

A

~なきゃならない

~なきゃなりません

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5
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Causative form of: 話す

A

話させる

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5
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Conditional form of: 話す

A

話せば

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6
Q

How…!

A

なんて + 形容詞 + んだろう!

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7
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名詞 + し

A

名詞だし

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7
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Conditional form of: くる

A

くれば

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7
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Conditional form of: きれい

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きれいなら

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7
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Conditional form of: ない

A

なければ

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7
Q

Making comparisons
Ex: Unlike my sister, I am tall.

A

A は B とちがって
Ex: 私は妹とちがって、背が高い。

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8
Q

Conditional form of: 買う

A

買えば

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9
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Causative form of: 買う

A

買わせる

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10
Q

Causative Passive form of 食べる:

A

食べさせられる

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11
Q

Negative ば form of 話す:

A

話さなければ

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12
Q

Volitional form of: 食べる

A

食べよう

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12
Q

It is considered…

A

~と思われている

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13
Q

Conditional form of: いい

A

よければ

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14
Q

Speaking of what you have just mentioned, …

A

そう言えば、。。。

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15
Q

Going to…

A

~ていく

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17
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Continue to…

A

Stem form + つづける

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18
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Conditional form of: いる

A

いれば

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20
Q

Conditional form of: 食べる

A

食べれば

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22
Q

Listing reasons

A

~し

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24
Q

Causative form of: 泳ぐ

A

泳がせる

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24
Q

Negative ば form of する:

A

しなければ

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25
Q

高い + かもしれません

A

高いかもしれません

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27
Q

Causative form of: 食べる

A

食べさせる

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27
Q

Negative ば form of くる:

A

こなければ

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28
Q

?+ つもりです(Intention)

A
  1. V. Plain form + つもりです
  2. V. ない form + つもりです
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29
Q

Contract

~ておく

~ておきます

A

きます

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29
Q

Begin to…

A

Stem form + はじめる

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30
Q

Causative form of: くる

A

こさせる

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30
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Conditional form of: 高い

A

高ければ

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32
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Causative form of: する

A

させる

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33
Q

Negative ば Form of 食べる:

A

食べなければ

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34
Q

Something is now possible.
Something is no longer possible.

A

Potential V + ようになる

Potential V + ~なくなる

36
Q

A certain situation has been continued up until now, and it may or may not continue.

”I have been…”

A

~てきた

Ex: 今まで働いてきた。
Ex: 大学に入ってから、日本語を勉強してきた

37
Q

Leave…as it is

A

Vた + まま

高い + まま

簡単な + まま

名詞の + まま
この、その、あの + まま

38
Q

Volitional form of: くる

A

こよう

39
Q

Since…

A

Vてから

41
Q

Conditional form of: ある

A

あれば

43
Q

Purpose, Cause, Reason

A

(の)ために

44
Q

Volitional form of: 買う

A

買おう

44
Q

Conditional form of: 書く

A

書けば

45
Q

動詞 + し

A

V. Plain form +し

47
Q

Do again (Correct, repair)

A

Stem form + なおす

48
Q

What is the Conditional Form?

A
  1. Describes the requirements needed for an event or occurrence to manifest itself.
  2. Used when describing the speaker’s judgment on what the other person has said or on the situation.
49
Q

Negative ば form of 簡単:

A

簡単じゃなければ

50
Q

Conditional form of: いない

A

いなければ

51
Q

Contract
~てしまう

~てしまいます

A

ちゃ
ちゃいます

52
Q

I feel like/that…

A

~ような気がする

54
Q

Contract
~なくてはならない
~なくてはなりません

A

~なくちゃならない
~なくちゃなりません

56
Q

きれい + かもしれません

A

きれいかもしれません

57
Q

Finish…

A

Stem form + おわった

58
Q

Causative form of: 遊ぶ

A

遊ばせる

59
Q

高い + し

A

高いし

60
Q

It is…that…

A

な形容詞 + のは + な形容詞 + ことだ

名詞な + のは + 名詞な + ことだ

動詞 + のは + 動詞 + ことだ

Ex: 日本語の勉強で難しいのは漢字を覚えることだ。
It is remembering kanji that is difficult with studying Japanese.

61
Q

Causative Passive form of 行く:

A

行かせられる

62
Q

Consequently, Then…

A

文1。すると文2+Vた。

64
Q

名詞 + かもしれません

A

名詞かもしれません

65
Q

Volitional form of: する

A

しよう

66
Q

Wouldn’t it be better if…

A

~ば、いいのに。

67
Q

Conditional form of: 名詞

A

名詞なら

68
Q

While I can, ….. as much as possible.

A

今のうちに、できるだけ。。。。。Volitional Form V + と思っている。

69
Q

Negative ば Form of 高い:

A

高くなければ

71
Q

動詞 + かもしれません

A

V. Plain form  + かもしれません

72
Q

Conditional form of: する

A

すれば

73
Q

Contract

~ている

~ています

A

~てる

~てます

74
Q

Causative Passive form of くる:

A

こさせられる

75
Q

At least

A

~は

(Placed after a number or indefinite amount)

76
Q

Already

A

もう~も

Ex: 私は金沢にもう2年住んでいる“I have been living in Kanazawa for 2 years already”

77
Q

From the standpoint of; So far as N is concerned; Regarding; For, To

A

Nにとって

Ex: 外人にとって納豆は食べにくい
“For foreigners, natto is hard to eat.”
Cannot be used for an experiencer or doer of the verb

78
Q

Instead of, In place of

A

~代わりに

~かわりに

Ex: 今朝はコーヒーの代わりにココアを飲んだ
“This morning, instead of coffee, I drank coco.”

Add の when placed after a noun

79
Q

In contrast; On the other hand

A

一方、~

いっぽう、~

80
Q

With trouble, At great pains

A

せっかく

Usually placed at the start of sentences

81
Q

That is because…

A

~という訳だ

~といわけだ

Usually placed at the end of sentences

82
Q

Not only … but also N

A

~ばかりでなく、N も

Ex: 英語ばかりでなく、スペイン語話せる。

“I can not only speak English, but also Spanish.”

83
Q

As N

In the capacity of N

Particle that indicates the role or capacity of something or someone.

A

N として

Ex: 先生として働いています。
“I work as a teacher.”

84
Q
  1. Starting with…
  2. Not only N…
  3. Used to preface a list of items, and also to emphasize the first one.
A

~をはじめ

85
Q

It has been (time) since

Has been Vて for (time)

A

Vて~になる

金沢へ来て6月になる。

“It has been 6 months since I came to Japan”

86
Q

In addition

A

そのうえ

87
Q
  1. Gives a downgrading or derogatory implication to N
  2. Like, Something like
A

N なんか

88
Q

Anyway, In any case

A

とにかく

Often comes at the beginning of sentences

89
Q
  1. On the contrary
  2. All the better
A

かえって

90
Q
  1. Used with a noun to make a downgrading comment.
  2. Used with a verb to express surprise of regret.

Follows either a noun or a verb

A

なんて

91
Q

To make a face, To show

A

顔をする

92
Q

?

A

~というのは。。。ようなものだ

93
Q

Hearsay

A

~って

~て

~そうです

94
Q

If the previous is true, then…

A

~なら。。。

95
Q

な形容詞 + そうです

(Hearsay)

A

形容詞だそうです

96
Q

い形容詞 + そうです

(Hearsay)

A

形容詞い + そうです

97
Q

Seems, Looks like

(Based on appearance)

A

Stem V + そう
形容詞(- い)+ そう

98
Q

Easy to do

A

V Stem + やすい

99
Q

Hard to do

A

V Stem + にくい

100
Q

It seems that…

(Conjecture based on information obtained through sensory organs.)

A

V + ようです

形容詞い + ようです

形容詞な + ようです

名詞の + ようです