■ Nで／ナAで／イAくて、～
Meaning: “And ~ (joining two qualities or conditions)”
Formation:
Noun ＋ で、～
ナ-adjectiveな ＋ で、～
イ-adjectiveい くて、～
Key Point:
Used to connect two related sentences or descriptions.
Commonly used to describe multiple qualities, states, or features in a single sentence.
Example
明日[あした]は 晴[は]れでしょう。
It will be sunny tomorrow.
明日[あした]も 寒[さむ]いでしょう。
It will be cold again tomorrow.
雨[あめ]は、今日[きょう]の 夕方[ゆうがた]には やむでしょう。
The rain will stop in the early evening today.
■ Nだ／ナAだ／イAい ＋ けど、～
Meaning: “But ~ / Although ~”
Formation:
Noun ＋ だ ＋ けど、～
ナ-adjectiveな ＋ だ ＋ けど、～
イ-adjectiveい ＋ けど、～
Key Point:
けど is used to connect contrasting ideas or statements.
One clause is typically positive, and the other is negative, or they show opposite qualities.
Connects two clauses in spoken and casual Japanese.
Example
都会[とかい]だけど、緑[みどり]が 多[おお]いですね。
It is an urban area, but there is a lot of greenery.
この辺[あたり]は 静[しず]かだけど、ちょっと 不便[ふべん]です。
It is quiet around here, but it is a bit inconvenient.
ここから ちょっと 遠[とお]いけど、バスが あります。
You can catch a bus from here even though it is slightly far.
■ V-ることが できます
Meaning: “Can do V / It is possible to do V”
Formation:
Verb (dictionary form) ＋ こと ＋ が ＋ できます
Key Point:
Expresses possibility or availability of an action, often due to the situation or location.
こと turns the verb into a noun-like phrase so it can follow できます.
Example
この店[みせ]では、地元[じもと]の 料理[りょうり]を 食[た]べることができます。
This restaurant offers local dishes.
丘[おか]の 上[うえ]から 海[うみ]と 町[まち]を 見[み]渡[わた]すことが できます。
The top of the hill overlooks the ocean and the town.