level3 (N3)

level3 (N3)

ような気がする Meaning & Usage: “Have a feeling that…” in Japanese

Learn Japanese grammar ような気がする (“have a feeling that...” / “feel like...” ). Clear meaning, formation, natural examples, and comparisons with ようだ, みたいだ, and と思う.
level3 (N3)

~そうもない / ~そうにない Meaning & Usage: “It doesn’t look like…” in Japanese

Learn Japanese grammar ~そうもない / ~そうにない, a derived form of N4 ~そうだ. Clear meaning, formation, natural examples, and differences from ~そうだ and ~なさそう.
level3 (N3)

~そうな / ~そうに Meaning & Usage: Derived Forms of そうだ in Japanese

Learn Japanese grammar ~そうな and ~そうに, derived from the N4 pattern ~そうだ. Clear meaning, formation with verbs and adjectives, natural examples, and differences from sentence-final ~そうだ.
level3 (N3)

~らしい Meaning & Usage: “It seems that…” and “typical of N” in Japanese

Learn Japanese grammar ~らしい with two key meanings: hearsay/inference (“it seems that...”) and typical nature (“characteristic of N / the epitome of N”). Clear formation, natural examples, and comparisons with ~そうだ, ~ようだ, and ~っぽい.
level3 (N3)

Nによると (N ni yoru to) Meaning & Usage: “According to N” in Japanese

Learn Japanese grammar Nによると (“according to N”). Clear meaning, natural examples, formation, and how it works with hearsay expressions like ~そうだ, ~らしい, and ~ということだ.
level3 (N3)

~(という)わけだ Meaning & Usage: “That’s why / no wonder” and “So you mean” in Japanese

Learn Japanese grammar ~(という)わけだ with two key meanings: “that’s why / no wonder” and “so you mean.” Clear formation, natural examples, and differences from direct reason expressions like から and confirmation expressions like ということですね.
level3 (N3)

…こと / …ということ Meaning & Usage: “the fact that [Sentence]” in Japanese

Learn Japanese grammar …こと / …ということ (“the fact that [Sentence]”). Clear meaning, formation with verbs, adjectives, and nouns, natural examples, and the difference between short こと and longer ということ.
level3 (N3)

Verb + ことは / ことが / ことを Meaning & Usage: “V-ing / to V” in Japanese

Learn how to use Verb + ことは / ことが / ことを to say “V-ing / to V” in Japanese. Clear meaning, natural examples, casual ~の forms, and important fixed expressions like ことができる, ことがある, and ことにする.
level3 (N3)

〜というより Meaning & Usage: “Rather than A, (it’s) more like B” in Japanese

Learn Japanese grammar 〜というより (“rather than A, it’s more like B”). Clear meaning, formation with verbs/adjectives/nouns, natural examples, and related grammar like AではなくB.
level3 (N3)

…ということだ Meaning & Usage: “I heard that…” / “So that means…” in Japanese

Learn Japanese grammar …ということだ with two key meanings: reported speech (“I heard that… / according to…”) and confirmation (“So you mean…”). Clear formation, natural examples, and related grammar like ~そうだ.