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Understanding いっしょに (issho ni): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
This is how you say you’re doin’ somethin’ together, with somebody else. Read More
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Understanding とても (totemo): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
It’s that emphasis you put on somethin’ that’s way more than just “a little bit.” Read More
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Understanding どんな (donna): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
It ain’t just askin’ “what.” It’s askin’ “what kind of?” or “what sort of?” Read More
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Understanding ~どうして (doushite): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
Think of 「どうして」 like a wiretap. You ain’t just asking a simple question. Read More
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Understanding ~いつも (itsumo): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
These are the words you use to tell me how often somethin’ goes down. Read More
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Understanding ~のがすき (nogasuki): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
This ain’t some complicated hustle; it’s just how you tell people what you like to do. Read More
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Understanding ～のがじょうず (no ga jouzu): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
You use this grammar pattern to say, “This cat is good at doin’ somethin’,” or “This homie is trash at… Read More
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Understanding ～あとで (ato de): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
It’s like a promise, a guarantee that the job will get done, but not right this second. Read More
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Understanding ～まえに (maeni): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
It’s used to say that you do the first action before you do the second action. Read More
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Understanding ～とき (toki): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
You use it to say, “when this happens, that’s what’s up.” 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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How to use ～ない (nai): Beginner Japanese – JLPT N5
It’s the streetwise way of saying “I don’t” or “I won’t.” Read More
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Understanding 〜たい (tai): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
The 〜たい form is how we express what we want to do. It’s like tellin’ your crew, “Yo, I’m tryna…”… Read More
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Understanding ～ている (teiru): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
This grammar point is straight-up about what’s going on right now or a state that’s still poppin’ off. 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
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Understanding ～に行く (teiku): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
It ain’t just saying you’re rolling out; it’s saying you’re rolling out with a purpose. Read More
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Understanding ～好き (suki): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
It’s a simple, direct way to express your love for an object, person, or activity. 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 ~にあたり (~ni atari): A Streetwise JLPT N2 Grammar Guide
They all mean “at the time of” or “when a major event is happening. Read More
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Understanding から (kara): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
It’s got three main jobs, but they all got that same core energy. It’s all about where somethin’ starts from. Read More
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Understanding 〜と (to): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
You’re telling everyone that two things are a package deal Read More
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Understanding 〜も (mo): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
It links things together, showing that something is true for more than one person, thing, or idea. Read More
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Understanding 〜の (no): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
It’s like the homie who knows everybody and links everyone together. Read More
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Understanding 〜で (de): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
It’s the tool, the method, or the place where the action goes down. Read More
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Understanding 〜に (ni): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
you’re tellin’ folks the precise destination or the exact location where an action is goin’ down. Read More
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Understanding ～はずがない (hazu ga nai): A Streetwise JLPT N4 Grammar Guide
It means there’s no way, no how, it could be true. You’re callin’ out some straight-up BS. Read More
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Understanding ～を (wo): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
Think of を like the ultimate G, the head honcho of the verb’s crew. Read More
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Understanding ～が (ga): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
Think of が (ga) as the spotlight. It shines a light on who or what is doin’ the action. Read More
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Understanding 〜は (ha): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
It puts a spotlight on the subject, the topic, the main character of your sentence. Read More
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Understanding 〜がほしいです (ga hoshii desu): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
This phrase is like tellin’ your homie, “Yo, I’m fiendin’ for that. Read More
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Understanding ~あります(arimasu): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
They might sound similar, but they got different roles, kinda like how you got different homies for different situations. Read More
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How to use 〜じゃ ありません / (~ja arimasen): Beginner Japanese – JLPT N5
It’s the polite way to drop a negative on somethin’. Read More
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How to use ～ですか (desuka): Beginner Japanese – JLPT N5
This is how you turn a regular-ass sentence into a question. 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
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Understanding そして (soshite): A Streetwise JLPT N5 Grammar Guide
Think of ’em as “and then” or “after that.” Read More
