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～のほうが～より = comparing two things: A のほうが B より + adjective.
車のほうが自転車より速いです. = Cars are faster than bicycles.
のほうが marks the winner, より marks the baseline. Works for preferences too: 肉のほうが魚より好きです.

Short visual:
https://youtu.be/2yV-oZ3pRNE

Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0114/no-hou-ga-yori

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#Japanese は wa marks an implied contrast. {私は}魚は食べます。 (Watashi wa) sakana wa tabemasu. I eat FISH. (As opposed to something else.) #JapaneseGrammar #JapaneseParticles #Languages. Click to #learn more. https://thelanguagegarage.com/wa-and-ga-in-japanese/

～ことができる = "can do ~" (dictionary-form verb + ことができます).
日本語を少し話すことができます. = I can speak a little Japanese.
It works for skills and for what a place allows: ここでチケットを買うことができます.

Short visual:
https://youtu.be/syu8z3THGUk

Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0113/koto-ga-dekiru

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～のがじょうずです = "(someone) is good at doing ~" (dictionary-form verb + のがじょうずです).
田中さんは教えるのがじょうずです.
It's praise, so use it for others, not to describe yourself.

Short visual:
https://youtu.be/uaQu-I3RXLg

Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0111/no-ga-jouzu

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～のが好きです = "I like doing ~" (dictionary-form verb + のが好きです).
映画を見るのが好きです.
For a plain noun, skip の: 音楽が好きです.

Short visual:
https://youtu.be/8TEo8nxc2GU

Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0109/no-ga-suki-desu

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～つもりです = "I plan to / I intend to" (dictionary-form verb + つもりです).
来年、日本で働くつもりです.
For "plan not to", use the nai-form: 新しい車は買わないつもりです.

Short visual:
https://youtu.be/ixHPvH99YA0

Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0108/tsumori

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～がほしくない = "I don't want (a thing)", the negative of ほしい.
In negatives, は often replaces が: 新しい車はほしくないです.
For actions, use ～たくない instead.

Short visual:
https://youtu.be/sRKDsdry8Hg

Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0107/hoshikunai

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～がほしい = "I want (a thing)" — Noun + が + ほしいです. Mark the thing with が, not を.
新しい靴がほしいです / 今は時間がほしいです.

Short visual:
https://youtu.be/ceHnLK5lT0M

Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0106/ga-hoshii

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～たくなかったです = polite "I didn't want to…" — ます-stem + たくなかったです.
昨日はどこへも行きたくなかったです / 疲れていたので、何もしたくなかったです.

Short visual:
https://youtu.be/hlaSnFZ1NpQ

Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0105/takunakatta-desu

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～たかったです = polite "I wanted to…" — ます-stem + たかったです.
日本へ行きたかったです / 新しいカメラが買いたかったです / 昨日は何をしたかったですか.

Short visual:
https://youtu.be/s_EODE8VT-w

Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0104/takatta-desu

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#Japanese な-adjectives are linked to nouns with な na and need です desu (be). 静かな町 shizuka na machi (a quiet town). 町は静かです。 Machi wa shizuka desu. The town is quiet. #JapaneseGrammar #JapaneseAdjectives #LearnJapanese #Languages. Click to learn more. https://thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-adjectives/

～たくないです = polite "I don't want to…" — ます-stem + たくないです.
今日は行きたくないです / 肉は食べたくないです / 何をしたくないですか.

Short visual:
https://youtu.be/JZSV_Bsm-2Y

Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0103/takunai-desu

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～たいです = polite "I want to…" — ます-stem + たいです.
日本へ行きたいです / 寿司が食べたいです / 何を食べたいですか.

Short visual:
https://youtu.be/1Rp8dP9jIWY

Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0102/tai-desu

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～ませんか = polite "Would you like to…?" — invite gently without pressure.
飲みませんか / いっしょに帰りませんか / 会いませんか.

Short visual:
https://youtu.be/DuB-XtjN3Ac

Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0101/masenka

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～ましょうか = polite "Shall I…? / Shall we…?" — offer help or propose together.
手伝いましょうか / 行きましょうか / 始めましょうか.

Short visual:
https://youtu.be/EyqF5hfJHhE

Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0100/mashouka

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～ましょう = polite "let's …" — propose a shared action, or accept an invitation.
行きましょう / 食べましょう / 始めましょう.

Short visual:
https://youtu.be/OBkBWplDBzw

Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0099/verb-mashou

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～にかえる = return home/base to do something.
食べに帰ります / 昼ごはんに帰る / 国に帰ります.

Short visual:
https://youtu.be/jiTU5JThRFo

Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0098/ni-kaeru

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～にくる = come (here) to do something.
遊びにきました / 勉強にくる / ここへ何をしにきましたか.

Short visual:
https://youtu.be/BTK_nKr5sLc

Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0097/ni-kuru

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～にいく = go somewhere to do something.
食べに行きます / 買い物にいく / 公園へ散歩に行きました.

Short visual:
https://youtu.be/KkDqilvZH5U

Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0096/ni-iku

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に = specific time + where things/people exist.
７時に起きます / 机の上にペンがあります / 部屋に猫がいます.
(明日・毎日 — no に)

Short visual:
https://youtu.be/mXWXy1kqZH0

Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0095/ni-time-location

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へ = direction and destination (pronounced "e").
学校へ行きます / 東京へのバス / 母への手紙.

Short visual:
https://youtu.be/VOMe_tauKL8

Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0094/he

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に = destination, target, and specific time.
会社に行きます / 友達に会います / 七時に起きます.

Short visual:
https://youtu.be/y0okmjlrQpM

Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0093/ni

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～は～にいます = X is at / in Y (known person or animal).
は marks the topic; に marks the location.

Short visual:
https://youtu.be/bOh8yUeCcus

Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0092/wa-ni-iru

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～に～がいます = there is / there are (people, animals) at a place.
に marks the location; が introduces the living being.

Short visual:
https://youtu.be/PQN6KfwcK30

Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0090/ni-ga-iru

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～に～があります = there is / there are (things, plants) at a place.
に marks the location; が introduces the thing.

Short visual:
https://youtu.be/UOAnkkJj2ys

Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0089/ni-ga-aru

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あります = things, plants, vehicles.
います = people and animals.
Same "there is" — different subjects.

Short visual:
https://youtu.be/gexo_IrwpjY

Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0088/arimasu-vs-imasu

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～がいます = there is / there are (people, animals, insects).
Not for things or plants — that is があります.

Short visual:
https://youtu.be/tzwDMFS0lco

Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0087/ga-imasu

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～があります = there is / I have (things, plants, events).
Not for people or animals — that is がいます.

Short visual:
https://youtu.be/oANnOIKtoVI

Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0086/ga-arimasu

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～ないで = without doing / instead of doing.

Connects two actions — you do the second while skipping the first. Not the same as ～ないでください.

Short visual:
https://youtu.be/-arQtfrY69E

Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0085/verb-naide

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～たことがある = have done / past life experience.

Not plain past た — it marks something as part of your experience history.

Short visual:
https://youtu.be/mMKhKT96oyI

Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0084/ta-koto-ga-aru

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The #Japanese 〜ている -te iru form can express a resulting state. ドアが開いています。 Doa ga aite imasu. The door is open. #JapaneseGrammar #JapaneseVerbs #LearnJapanese. Click to learn more. https://thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-te-iru-form/

Saying AND in #Japanese. Connect verbs with te form: ばんごはん を たべて しょっき を あらいました。 Bangohan o tabete shokki o araimashita. I ate dinner and did the dishes. #JapaneseGrammar #LearnJapanese #Languages. https://thelanguagegarage.com/how-to-say-and-in-japanese/

#Japanese topics as direct objects are marked with は wa. りんごは食べます。 ringo wa tabemasu. I eat apples. As for apples, I eat them. #JapaneseGrammar #LearnJapanese #Languages. Click to learn more. https://thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-direct-objects/

To conjugate a #Japanese ichidan verb, remove the final る -ru, and you’ll be left with the root, ending in a vowel, –e or -i. Then simply add –ます –masu. #JapaneseGrammar #LearnJapanese #Languages. Learn more: https://thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-non-past-tense/

After 3 weeks waiting for AppStore review Setsumei is finally out.

I built it because I wanted to understand the grammar in Japanese sentences without jumping between a translator, dictionary, and ten browser tabs.

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#Japanese は wa marks a contrast. 犬は好きだけど、猫はちょっと苦手。 Inu wa suki dakedo, neko wa chotto nigate. I like dogs, but I’m not very good with cats. #JapaneseGrammar #JapaneseParticles #Languages. Click to #learn more: https://thelanguagegarage.com/wa-and-ga-in-japanese/

To form the polite past of Godan Verbs, change the final –ます –masu of the non-past polite to –ました –mashita. #JapaneseGrammar #JapaneseVerbs #LearnJapanese #Languages. https://thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-past-tense/

Most #Japanese な-adjectives don’t end in い i. 静か (な) shizuka (na) (quiet), きれい (な) kirei (na) (clean, beautiful) is an exception. #JapaneseGrammar #JapaneseAdjectives #LearnJapanese #Languages. Click to learn more. https://thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-adjectives/

Saying AND in #Japanese. Connect adjectives with te form: ラーメンは やすくて おいしくてかんたん です。 Ramen wa yasukute oishikute kantan desu. Ramen is cheap, delicious, and easy. #JapaneseGrammar #LearnJapanese #Languages. https://thelanguagegarage.com/how-to-say-and-in-japanese/

The #Japanese 〜ている -te iru form expresses habitual actions. 兄は会社で働いています。 Ani wa kaisha de hataraite imasu. My older brother works at a company. #JapaneseGrammar #JapaneseVerbs #LearnJapanese. Click to learn more. https://thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-te-iru-form/

To emphasize a quantity or number in #Japanese, use the order Number + Counter + の no + Noun. 三個のりんごを食べました。 sanko no ringo o tabemashita. I ate three apples. #JapaneseGrammar #JapaneseCounters #LearnJapanese. Click to learn more. https://thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-counters/

In the #Japanese plain past, くku becomes いた ita, ぐ gu becomes いだ ida, and す su becomes した shita. #JapaneseGrammar #JapaneseVerbs #LearnJapanese #Languages. https://thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-past-tense/

#Japanese direct objects are marked with the particle をo. 私は肉を食べません。 Watashi wa niku o tabemasen. I don’t eat meat. #JapaneseGrammar #LearnJapanese #Languages. Click to learn more. https://thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-direct-objects/

#Japanese group two (Ichidan) verbs all end in る -ru. #JapaneseGrammar #LearnJapanese #Languages. Learn more: https://thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-non-past-tense/

#Japanese い-adjectives directly modify nouns, andです desu (be) is optional and polite. 高いビル takai biru (a tall building). ビルは 高い(です)。 Biru wa takai (desu). The building is tall. #JapaneseGrammar #JapaneseAdjectives #LearnJapanese #Languages. Click to learn more. https://thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-adjectives/

#Japanese は wa marks a contrast. この店のパンはおいしいけど、コーヒーはあまり好きじゃない。 Kono mise no pan wa oishii kedo, kōhī wa amari suki janai. The bread at this shop is delicious,
but I don’t really like the coffee. #JapaneseGrammar #JapaneseParticles #Languages. Click to #learn more: https://thelanguagegarage.com/wa-and-ga-in-japanese/

The neutral word order for #Japanese counters is: Noun + Particle + Number + Counter. 毎日コーヒーを二杯飲みます。 mainichi kōhī o nihai nomimasu. I drink two cups of coffee every day. #JapaneseGrammar #JapaneseCounters #LearnJapanese. Click to learn more. https://thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-counters/

Saying AND in #Japanese. Connect adjectives with te form: とうきょう は おおきくて にぎやか です。 Tōkyō wa ōkikute nigiyaka desu. Tokyo is big and busy. #JapaneseGrammar #LearnJapanese #Languages. https://thelanguagegarage.com/how-to-say-and-in-japanese/

The #Japanese particle で de marks the location where an action takes place. 公園で走ります。 Kōen de hashirimasu. I run in the park. #LearnJapanese #JapaneseGrammar. https://thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-particles-ni-and-de/

Sometimes, #Japanese は wa is parallel to “the” (old information) and が ga is parallel to “a/an” (new information). #JapaneseGrammar #JapaneseParticles #Languages. Click to #learn more: https://thelanguagegarage.com/wa-and-ga-in-japanese/

The #Japanese 〜ている -te iru form expresses habitual actions. 毎日ジョギングをしています。 Mainichi jogingu o shite imasu. I jog every day. #JapaneseGrammar #JapaneseVerbs #LearnJapanese. Click to learn more. https://thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-te-iru-form/

Saying AND in #Japanese. Use それからsorekara or そして soshite to connect two sentences. #JapaneseGrammar #LearnJapanese #Languages. https://thelanguagegarage.com/how-to-say-and-in-japanese/

In the #Japanese plain past, う / つ / る u/ tsu/ ru become った tta, and む / ぶ / ぬ mu/ bu/nu become んだ nda. #JapaneseGrammar #JapaneseVerbs #LearnJapanese #Languages. https://thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-past-tense/

#Japanese い Adjectives end in い i. いい ii (good), 悪い warui (bad). #JapaneseGrammar #JapaneseAdjectives #LearnJapanese #Languages. Click to learn more. https://thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-adjectives/

The #Japanese 〜ている -te iru form expresses ongoing actions. 勉強しています。 Benkyō shite imasu. I am studying. #JapaneseGrammar #JapaneseVerbs #LearnJapanese. Click to learn more. https://thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-te-iru-form/

#Japanese direct objects are marked with the particle をo. 映画を見ます。 Eiga o mimasu. He watches/She watches a movie. #JapaneseGrammar #LearnJapanese #Languages. Click to learn more. https://thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-direct-objects/

In #Japanese questions with 何 nani (what) as subject, mark it and the answer with が ga. #JapaneseGrammar #JapaneseParticles #Languages. Click to #learn more: https://thelanguagegarage.com/wa-and-ga-in-japanese/

The #Japanese particle に ni marks destination of movement verbs like 行く iku (to go), 来る kuru (to come), 帰る kaeru (to return, to go home), and 入る hairu (to enter). 学校に行きます。 Gakkō ni ikimasu. I go to school. #LearnJapanese #JapaneseGrammar. https://thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-particles-ni-and-de/

#Japanese godan verbs end in one of the characters in the う –u line of the hiragana chart: –く –ku, –す –su, –む –mu and so on. #JapaneseGrammar #LearnJapanese #Languages. Learn more: https://thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-non-past-tense/

#Japanese verbs have speech levels. The plain (or dictionary) and polite forms are important for beginners. #JapaneseGrammar #LearnJapanese #Languages. Learn more: https://thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-non-past-tense/