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〜まいとする
〜まいとする — Try not to do something; attempt to refrain from doing something (expresses conscious effort to avoid an action)
Read →〜ずにはいられない
〜ずにはいられない — Cannot help but be (a certain state); unable to refrain from being (expresses an uncontrollable state of being)
Read →〜ようか〜まいか
〜ようか〜まいか — Whether to do something or not; debating whether to do something (expresses hesitation or indecision)
Read →〜まい
〜まい — Will not do something; intend not to do something (expresses strong negative intention or negative conjecture)
Read →〜ずにはいられない
〜ずにはいられない — Cannot help but do something; unable to refrain from doing something (expresses an uncontrollable urge or emotion)
Read →〜がちの + Noun
〜がちの + Noun — A noun that is prone to...; a noun that tends to... (used to modify a noun with a tendency)
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〜よていだ
〜よていだ — Expresses a scheduled plan or arrangement (more objective, like a timetable)
Read →〜つもりだ
〜つもりだ — Expresses a firm intention or plan to do something (strong personal determination)
Read →Verb volitional form (by itself)
Verb volitional form (by itself) — Let's... / I will... (direct suggestion or declaration of intent)
Read →Verb volitional form + と しています
Verb volitional form + と しています — I'm trying to... / I'm about to... (expressing an attempt or imminent action)
Read →Verb volitional form + と 思っています
Verb volitional form + と 思っています — I'm thinking of... / I'm planning to... (expressing an ongoing intention)
Read →Verb volitional form + か
Verb volitional form + か — Shall we...? / Should I...? (making a suggestion or invitation)
Read →Verb volitional form + と思います
Verb volitional form + と思います — I think I will... (expressing a personal intention or plan)
Read →[Place] に なに/だれ が ありますか/いますか。
[Place] に なに/だれ が ありますか/いますか。 — What/Who is at the place? (Use 'arimasu ka' for things, 'imasu ka' for people/animals).
Read →[Person/Animal] は [Place] に います。
[Person/Animal] は [Place] に います。 — The person/animal (living) is at a place.
Read →[Thing] は [Place] に あります。
[Thing] は [Place] に あります。 — The thing (non-living) is at a place.
Read →[Place] に [Person/Animal] が います。
[Place] に [Person/Animal] が います。 — There is a person/animal (living) at a place.
Read →[Place] に [Thing] が あります。
[Place] に [Thing] が あります。 — There is a thing (non-living) at a place.
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