By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The grammar pattern ~ほうがいい is used to give advice or make a suggestion. It means “You should...” or “It’s…
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The grammar pattern ~がほしい is used to express that you want something. It is used with nouns and is…
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The expression ~があります is used to indicate the existence of non-living things such as objects, plants, and events. Translation:…
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The expression ~がいます is used to indicate the existence of living things such as people and animals. Translation: There…
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage ~どうやって asks “how” or “by what method/means.” Use when inquiring procedures or ways to do something. 💡 Examples どうやって作るの?Dōyatte…
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage ~どうして asks “why” or “for what reason.” Use to inquire about cause or motive. 💡 Examples どうして遅れたの?Dōshite okureta no?Why…
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage ~でしょう is the polite counterpart to だろう, expressing probability or seeking agreement: “probably,” “I think,” or “right?” 💡 Examples…
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The phrase ~あっての is used to express that something exists or is possible only because of something else. It…
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The structure ~んがために is a formal and literary expression meaning "in order to..." or "for the purpose of...". It…
By ProDev Teach | Updated: May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The expression ~を皮切りに is used to indicate the start of an action or event, often followed by a series…
By ProDev Teach | Updated: May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The expression ~を余儀なくされる means "to be forced to do something" or "compelled to do something" due to unavoidable circumstances.…
By ProDev Teach | Updated: May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The grammar pattern ~に至って or ~に至り is used to indicate that something has reached a critical point or turning…
By ProDev Teach | Updated: May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The grammar pattern ~に値する means "to be worthy of" or "deserving of," and its negative form ~に値しない means "not…
By ProDev Teach | Last Updated: May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The expression ~に欠かせない is used to say that something is absolutely essential or indispensable to a certain activity,…
By ProDev Teach | Updated: May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The grammar pattern ~に限らない means "not limited to" or "not only." It is used to indicate that a certain…
By ProDev Teach | Updated: May 2025 🔍 Meaning & Usage The grammar pattern ~にかたくない is used to express that something is not difficult to do (especially emotionally or mentally),…
By ProDev Teach | Updated: May 2025 🔍 Meaning & Usage The grammar pattern ~にかまけて is used to express that someone is so preoccupied or absorbed with something (often trivial…
By ProDev Teach | Updated: May 2025 🔍 Meaning & Usage The expression ~に越したことはない is used to say that something is the best or safest option, even if not absolutely…
By ProDev Teach | Last Updated: May 2025 🔍 Meaning & Usage The phrase ~にもほどがある is used to criticize something that has gone beyond a reasonable or acceptable limit. It…