Grammar/Expressions
Japanese verbs, adjectives, particles, pronouns, useful expressions and more.
Useful Japanese Verbs
You will learn basic verbs used in informal situations. You can also listen to audio files to help your pronunciation.
Japanese Verb Conjugations
Learn Basic Japanese verbs and their conjugation.
Counters
Each language has different ways of counting objects. Japanese uses counters.
Loan Words - Gairaigo
The Japanese language has borrowed many words from foreign countries, firstly from China.
Specificity of Japanese Verbs
Some Japanese verbs are more specific when describing actions than English verbs. While there is only one verb used for a certain action in English, there might be several different verbs in Japanese.
Verbs of Change - Naru
There are many verbs that express change in Japanese. The most basic one is, "naru (to become)". The verb "naru" is used in [Noun + ni naru] and [basic Verb + you ni naru].
Expressions of Desire
There are two ways to express desire or wish.