Describing things
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How to use ～かった / でした (~katta / deshita): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
how to say “was not hot” etc. Read More
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How to use くない / じゃない (~ku nai / ja nai): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
how to say “not big” etc. Read More
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Understanding ～になる (~ninaru): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
This ain’t nothin’ new, it just means “to become” or “to turn into” somethin’ else. Read More
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Understanding だれか (dareka): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
Something, someone, somewhere etc. Read More
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Understanding て-けい けいようし (te-kei keiyoushi): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
It takes two adjectives, a positive one and a negative one, and connects them to describe a single person, thing,… Read More
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Understanding じゃない (janai): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
This right here, 「じゃない」(janai), is how you tell somebody “it ain’t that” or “that’s not what’s up. Read More
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Understanding ～くなかった (~ku nakatta): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
～くなかった is the negative past tense for i-adjectives. Read More
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Understanding ～じゃなかった (~ja nakatta): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
You’re basically sayin’ “it was not” or “that wasn’t the case.” Read More
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Understanding な (na) adjectives: A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
They’re the hype man. They need a “na” after them to get the crowd hyped and introduce the main star. Read More
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Understanding adjectives: A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
They’re adjectives that already got that “い” at the end, like they were born with it. Read More
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Understanding ここ (koko): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
These words are all about identifying the spot, the place, the turf. Read More
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Understanding この (kono): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
These ain’t just words; they’re pointers, telling you where stuff is at, aight? Read More
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Understanding これ (kore): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
Think of these three words like you’re on the block, pointin’ out who you talkin’ to or what you talkin’… Read More
