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Hiragana & Katakana Chart

X は Y です Sentence Structure (SOV)Question Sentences (か)Negative Forms (じゃないです)これ/それ/あれ/どれこの/その/あの/どの + Noun ここ/そこ/あそこ/どこ ~ね/~よ (confirmation/emphasis)は and が Particles の Particle (possession, whose)も Particle (also/too)を and に Particles で Particle (means, location)へ Particle (direction)と Particle (with, and)や Particle (listing examples)から/まで (from/to)です/ます Form Verb Groups (う, る, irregular)Basic Verb Conjugation ある/いる (Existence)Describing Where Things Are Time References Days/Weeks/Months/Years Basic Counters Counting People い-Adjectives な-Adjectives Adjective + Noun すき(な)/きらい(な)Adjective Past Tense Past Tense (でした/ました)~ませんか (invitations)~ましょう/~ましょうか (suggestions)て-form ~てください (requests)~てもいい (permission)~てはいけません (prohibition)~ている (action in progress)~ている (result of change)て-form for Joining Sentences ~ないでください (negative requests)Asking/Giving Directions Short Forms (Plain Form)Past Tense Short Forms Short Forms in Informal Speech ~と思います (I think)~と言っていました (said that)~たい (want to do)~から (reason)~んです (explanatory)Comparison (two items)Comparison (three+ items)~方がいい (better to)Adjective + なる (becoming)ほしい (want something)~たり~たりする (listing actions)~ことがある (experience)~すぎる (too much)Qualifying Nouns with Verbs/Adj ~ので (reason, polite)~つもり (intention)Verb stem + に行く (purpose)何か/何も (something/nothing)どこかに/どこにも (somewhere/nowhere)もう/まだ (already/not yet)Potential Form (~れる/~られる)~し (listing reasons)そうだ (looks like)Frequency Adverbs 一週間に三回 (per time period)Duration (一時間)Quantity Expressions (たくさん)Number + も / Number + しかてみる (try doing)~てほしい (want someone to do)あげる/もらう/くれる Volitional Form (~よう)~ようと思っています (planning to)てしまう (completion/regret)ておく (do in advance)てある (something has been done)てあげる/てもらう/てくれる ~という (called/named)~ないで (without doing)Verb のが好き/上手てから/前に/後で (sequence)~とき (when)そうだ (hearsay/I heard)~って (casual quotation)ようだ/みたいだ (appears to be)Conditionals (~たら)~たらどうですか (suggestions)~ても (even if)ながら (while doing)Verb stem + なさい (commands)Transitive/Intransitive Pairs Intransitive Verbs + ている (states)Honorific Verbs (いらっしゃる, etc.)Humble Expressions (おる, いたす, etc.)Extra-Modest Expressions Giving Respectful Advice ~ていただけませんか (polite requests)~てくれてありがとう (thanking)~てすみませんでした (apologizing)~てよかったです (glad that)~やすい/~にくい (easy/hard to do)~方 (how to do)Passive Voice (~れる/~られる)~なければいけない (must)~なくてもいい (don't have to)Adjective/Noun + の (substitution)Conditionals (~ば)と Conditional なら Conditional ~ばよかった (should have)間/間に (during/while)~まで (until)Adjective + する (make something ~)はずだ (supposed to/expectation)かもしれない (might)~でしょうか (wondering)Causative Form (~せる/~させる)Causative-Passive Causative + てあげる/てくれる/てもらう ~のように/~のような (like, as if)のに (despite/although)~といい (hope/wish)~ことにする (decide to)~ことにしている (make it a rule to)

Greetings & Farewells Self Introduction Numbers & Counting Time Expressions Days & Months Basic Verbs Basic Adjectives Family Members Body Parts Colors Animals Food & Drinks Clothing School & Classroom Home & Rooms Places Around Town Transportation Weather Seasons Common Phrases

grammar

Extra-Modest Expressions

特別な謙譲語

Additional humble patterns for very formal situations.

お/ご + Verb stem + する/いたす

humbly do

お待まちしております。

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