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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)
Read →Grammar lessons
～ようび
～ようび — Day of the week (e.g., にちようび - Sunday)
Read →～時に～ますか
～時に～ますか — Do you [verb] at [time]?
Read →～は～時です
～は～時です — As for [topic], it is at [time].
Read →～から～まで
～から～まで — From [time/event] until [time/event].
Read →～時に～ます
～時に～ます — To do [verb] at [time].
Read →～時～分です
～時～分です — It is [hour] o'clock and [minute] minutes.
Read →Special case: いい → よい
Special case: いい → よい — To conjugate the adjective 'good/いい' into past and negative forms, you must use its base form 'よい'.
Read →い-adjective (past, negative)
い-adjective (past, negative) — To state that something was not [adjective].
Read →い-adjective (present, negative)
い-adjective (present, negative) — To state that something is not [adjective].
Read →い-adjective (past, affirmative)
い-adjective (past, affirmative) — To state that something was [adjective].
Read →い-adjective (present, affirmative)
い-adjective (present, affirmative) — To state that something is [adjective].
Read →Negating い-adjective vs な-adjective
Negating い-adjective vs な-adjective — To say something is not [adjective]. For い-adjectives, replace い with くないです (e.g., たかくないです). For な-adjectives, add じゃないです (e.g., きれいじゃないです).
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