Requests, Commands, and Offers
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Understanding なくてはいけない (nakute wa ikenai): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
nakute wa ikenai is like the code of the streets, the unspoken law you gotta follow. Read More
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Understanding てはいけない (te wa ikenai): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
This pattern is all about telling folks what they can’t do. It’s a straight-up prohibition, a command to not do… Read More
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Understanding 〜めいれい-けい (~meirei-kei): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
Today, we’re gonna break down how to give orders and how to tell a dude to chill out and not… Read More
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Understanding 〜ください (~kudasai): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
It’s a direct, no-nonsense request that’s polite, but also gets straight to the point. Read More
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Understanding 〜ましょうか (~mashouka): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
It’s the offer to take action, to get things poppin’. Read More
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Understanding 〜ませんか (masenka): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
It’s like you’re hittin’ ’em with a proposition, somethin’ like “How ’bout we go handle this business? Read More
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Understanding 〜ましょう (mashou): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
It’s how you say, “Let’s make this happen” or “Come on, let’s do this thing.” Read More
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Understanding ~てもいいですか (~temo ii desu ka): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
This phrase ain’t just some polite talk; it’s how you get permission to do your thing Read More
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Understanding ~ないでください (~nai de kudasai): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
You’re tellin’ ’em straight up, “Stop that mess!” or “Don’t even think about it.” Read More
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Understanding ~てください (te kudasai): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
It’s how you tell someone to do somethin’ for you, but without being a total menace. It’s polite, you feel… Read More
