Starter 18
Japanese Grammar – Desires, Direction & Conjunctions ■ V-たいです Meaning: “I want to do V.” Formation: Vます ＋ たいです Key Point: Used to express desire to do something. The object marker を often changes to…
Starter 17
Japanese Grammar – Past Tense ■ V-ました Meaning: “[Someone] did V.” (past tense, affirmative) Formation: Vます + ました Key Point: Used to express completed actions in the past. Polite past tense of verbs. ■ V-ませんでした…
Starter 16
Japanese Grammar – Demonstratives & Shopping ■ これ／それ／あれ（は）いくらですか？ Meaning: “How much is this/that?” Formation: Demonstrative ＋ （は）＋ いくらですか？ Key Point: Used to ask the price of an item. これ – near the speaker それ –…
Starter 15
Japanese Grammar – Wanting Things & Expressing Reactions ■ Nが ほしいんですが Meaning: “I want N, and…” / “I need N…” Formation: Noun ＋ が ＋ ほしいんですが… Key Point: Used to express that you want something and…
Starter 14
Japanese Grammar – Location, Position & Impressions ■ 【Place】に N（は）ありますか？ Meaning: “Is there N at [place]?” Formation: Place ＋ に ＋ Noun（＋ は）＋ ありますか？ Key Point: Used to ask whether something exists in a specific place.…
Starter 13
Japanese Grammar – Transport & Getting Around ■ この【vehicle】は【place】に 行[い]きますか？ Meaning: “Does this [vehicle] go to [place]?” Formation: この ＋ Vehicle ＋ は ＋ Place ＋ に ＋ 行[い]きますか？ Key Point: この is a demonstrative used…
Starter 12
Japanese Grammar – Events, Invitations & Purpose ■ 【Date and time】に 【Event】が あります Meaning: “There is an event on [date/time].” Formation: Date/Time ＋ に ＋ Event ＋ が ＋ あります Key Point: に indicates the time something…
Starter 11
Japanese Grammar – Questions, Adjectives & Frequency ■ Nは 何[なん]ですか？ Meaning: “What is N?” Formation: Noun ＋ は ＋ 何[なん]ですか？ Key Point: Used to ask about various topics by making them the subject. 何 is read…
Starter 10
Japanese Grammar – Requests, Confirmation & Borrowing ■ V-て ください Meaning: “Please do V.” (polite request) Formation: Verb (テ-form) ＋ ください Key Point: Polite and formal request. ■ V-て Meaning: “[Do] V.” (casual instruction/request) Formation: Verb…
Starter 9
Japanese Grammar – Time & Scheduling ■ 【Time】に V-ます Meaning: “[Someone] does V at [exact time].” Formation: Time ＋ に ＋ Vます Key Point: に is a time particle used to indicate a specific point in…