Grammar Guide

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ใ€œใงใ™ (desu)

To be (is/am/are)

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ใ€œใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ (dewa arimasen)

To not be (is not/am not/are not)

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Partikel ใฏ (wa)

Topic marker

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ใ€œใพใ™ (masu)

Polite verb form

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ใ€œใพใ›ใ‚“ (masen)

Polite negative verb form

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ใ€œใพใ—ใŸ (mashita)

Past polite verb form (Completed)

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ใ€œใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸ (masen deshita)

Past negative polite verb form

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Partikel ใซ (Waktu)

At (specific time)

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Partikel ใซ (Tujuan)

To / For (Destination / Recipient)

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Partikel ใธ (e)

To (Direction of movement)

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Partikel ใ‚’ (o)

Direct object marker

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Partikel ใง (Tempat)

At / In (Location of action)

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Partikel ใง (Alat / Metode)

By means of / Using

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Partikel ใจ (to)

And / With

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Partikel ใ‚‚ (mo)

Also / Too

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Partikel ใŒ (ga)

Subject marker

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ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ / ใ„ใพใ™

There is / To exist

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ใ€œใ‹ใ‚‰ ใ€œใพใง (kara - made)

From ... To ...

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ใ€œใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ (te kudasai)

Please do...

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ใ€œใฆใ‚‚ใ„ใ„ใงใ™ (te mo ii desu)

May do... (Permission)

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ใ€œใฆใฏใ„ใ‘ใพใ›ใ‚“ (te wa ikemasen)

Must not do (Prohibition)

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ใ€œใชใ„ใงใใ ใ•ใ„ (nai de kudasai)

Please don't do...

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ใ€œใŸใ„ใงใ™ (tai desu)

Want to do...

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ใ€œใŒใปใ—ใ„ใงใ™ (ga hoshii desu)

Want (something)

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ใ€œใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™ (koto ga dekimasu)

Can / Able to do

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ใ€œใŸใ‚Šใ€ใ€œใŸใ‚Šใ—ใพใ™ (tari, tari shimasu)

Doing things like... and...

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ใ€œๅ‰ใซ (mae ni)

Before...

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ใ€œๅพŒใง (ato de)

After...

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ใ€œใ‹ใ‚‰ (kara - Reason)

Because...

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ใ€œใฎใง (node)

Because (Formal)

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ใ€œใคใ‚‚ใ‚Šใงใ™ (tsumori desu)

Intend / Plan to

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