Lesson 2 (Level 3)

〜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.