Japanese grammar

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.

〜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.

…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.

XというのはYのことだ / Yということだ Meaning & Usage: “X is Y / X means Y” in Japanese

Learn Japanese grammar XというのはYのことだ / Yということだ (“X is Y / X means Y”). Clear meaning, formation, natural examples, and related grammar like N1をN2と言う and …というN.

N1をN2と言う (N1 o N2 to iu) Meaning & Usage: “N1 is called N2” in Japanese

Learn Japanese grammar N1をN2と言う (“N1 is called N2”). Clear meaning, natural examples, formation, and related grammar using という, such as …というN, ～というのは～のことだ, and …ということだ.

Nに対して (N ni taishite) Meaning & Usage: “Toward / to / against” in Japanese

Learn JLPT N3 grammar Nに対して (“toward / to / against”). Clear meaning, natural examples, formal patterns like Nに対し and Nに対するN, common mistakes with Nにとって, and the contrast use “Xに対して, Y.”

Nについて (N ni tsuite) Meaning & Usage: “About / regarding” in Japanese

Learn JLPT N3 grammar Nについて (“about / regarding”). Clear meaning, natural examples, formation, the noun pattern NについてのN, and related grammar like Nに関して.

Nによって (N ni yotte) Meaning & Usage: “Depending on N / it depends on N” in Japanese

Learn JLPT N3 grammar Nによって (“depending on N / it depends on N”). Clear meaning, natural examples, common patterns like Nによって違う and embedded-question forms such as 何をするかによって, plus related grammar like Nによる and Nしだい.

Nからみると / からすると / からいうと Meaning & Usage: “Judging from N’s standpoint” in Japanese

Learn JLPT N3 grammar Nからみると / からすると / からいうと (“judging from N’s standpoint / from N’s point of view”). Clear meaning, natural examples, nuance differences, and related grammar like Nにとって and Nにしてみれば.

Nとして (N to shite) Meaning & Usage: “As N / in the role of N” in Japanese

Learn JLPT N3 grammar Nとして (“as N / in the role of N”). Clear meaning, natural examples, common patterns like NとしてのN and Nとしては, and related grammar such as Nで and Nにとって.

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