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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
な-adjective present affirmative
な-adjective present affirmative — To state that something is [な-adjective]. Use です in polite speech (e.g., きれいです - it is beautiful).
Read →い-adjective present affirmative
い-adjective present affirmative — To state that something is [adjective] (e.g., たかいです - it is expensive).
Read →な-adjective + noun
な-adjective + noun — Describes a noun by adding な after a な-adjective (e.g., しずかなひと - quiet person).
Read →い-adjective + noun
い-adjective + noun — Describes a noun directly with an い-adjective (e.g., あついコーヒー - hot coffee).
Read →Noun の となり
Noun の となり — Next to/beside the location
Read →Noun の なか
Noun の なか — Inside the location
Read →Noun の した
Noun の した — Under/below the location
Read →Noun の うえ
Noun の うえ — On top of/above the location
Read →Noun1 の Noun2
Noun1 の Noun2 — Object located at/in/on the location (e.g., つくえのうえ - on the desk)
Read →だれですか？
だれですか？ — Who is it? (Question word for 'who')
Read →これは何ですか？
これは何ですか？ — What is this/that/that over there? (Ko-So-A-Do + question word)
Read →どこですか？
どこですか？ — Where is it? (Question word for 'where')
Read →Want the complete JLPT system (N5 → N1)?
Want the complete JLPT system (N5 → N1)?