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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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AはBが好きです
AはBが好きです — A likes B. (Used to express likes.)
Read →AはB歳です
AはB歳です — A is B years old. (Used to state age.)
Read →Aからきました
Aからきました — I came from A. (Used to state one's origin.)
Read →AはBじゃありません
AはBじゃありません — A is not B. (Negative form of 'AはBです'.)
Read →AはBです
AはBです — A is B. (Used for stating identity or characteristics.)
Read →～か
～か — Question marker. Turns a statement into a yes/no question.
Read →～も
～も — Also, too. Replaces は to indicate 'also'.
Read →～さん
～さん — Mr./Mrs./Ms. A polite name suffix added to someone else's name.
Read →AはBじゃありません
AはBじゃありません — A is not B. The negative form of 'AはBです'.
Read →AはBです
AはBです — A is B. Used for identification and stating what something is.
Read →かきました
かきました — wrote (polite past)
Read →ききません
ききません — do not listen (polite negative)
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