Day 1 Flashcards

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~ようにする

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Meaning: to make sure to / try to | Conjugation: Vる / Vない + ようにする | Example: 健康(けんこう)のために毎日運動(うんどう)するようにしている。| English: I make sure to exercise every day for my health.

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~つもりだ

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Meaning: intend to / plan to | Conjugation: Vる / Vない + つもりだ | Example: 来年(らいねん)日本(にほん)へ行(い)くつもりだ。| English: I plan to go to Japan next year.

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~ことにする

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Meaning: decide to do | Conjugation: Vる / Vない + ことにする | Example: 明日(あした)から早(はや)く起(お)きることにした。| English: I decided to start getting up early tomorrow.

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~ことになっている

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Meaning: it’s decided that / it’s the rule | Conjugation: Vる / Vない + ことになっている | Example: この会社(かいしゃ)では土曜日(どようび)は休(やす)みことになっている。| English: It’s decided that Saturdays are holidays at this company.

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~ように言(い)う

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Meaning: tell someone to (do) | Conjugation: Vる / Vない + ように言う | Example: 母(はは)は私(わたし)に早(はや)く寝(ね)るように言(い)った。| English: My mother told me to go to bed early.

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~ようになる

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Meaning: come to be able to / become | Conjugation: Vる + ようになる | Example: 日本語(にほんご)が話(はな)せるようになった。| English: I’ve become able to speak Japanese.

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~てみる

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Meaning: try doing | Conjugation: Vて + みる | Example: 新(あたら)しい料理(りょうり)を作(つく)ってみた。| English: I tried cooking a new dish.

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~てみせる

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Meaning: show by doing / I’ll prove it | Conjugation: Vて + みせる | Example: 必(かなら)ず合格(ごうかく)してみせる。| English: I’ll definitely pass (I’ll show you I can).

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~ておく

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Meaning: do something in advance | Conjugation: Vて + おく | Example: 旅行(りょこう)の前(まえ)にホテルを予約(よやく)しておく。| English: I’ll book the hotel before the trip.

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~てしまう

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Meaning: finish / do completely / accidentally | Conjugation: Vて + しまう | Example: 宿題(しゅくだい)を忘(わす)れてしまった。| English: I accidentally forgot my homework.

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~ばかり

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Meaning: only / just | Conjugation: Vた / N + ばかり | Example: 食(た)べてばかりいる。| English: I do nothing but eat.

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~ところだ

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Meaning: about to / in the middle of / just finished | Conjugation: Vる / Vている / Vた + ところだ | Example: 今(いま)勉強(べんきょう)しているところだ。| English: I’m studying right now.

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~ように

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Meaning: so that / in order to | Conjugation: Vる / Vない + ように | Example: 忘(わす)れないようにメモする。| English: I’ll write it down so I won’t forget.

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~ように見(み)える

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Meaning: looks like / seems | Conjugation: 普通形 + ように見える | Example: 彼(かれ)は元気(げんき)なように見える。| English: He looks healthy.

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~みたいだ

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Meaning: seems / like | Conjugation: 普通形 + みたいだ | Example: 雨(あめ)が降(ふ)るみたいだ。| English: It looks like it’s going to rain.

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~らしい

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Meaning: seems / appears (based on info) | Conjugation: 普通形 + らしい | Example: 彼(かれ)は学生(がくせい)らしい。| English: He seems to be a student.

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~そうだ

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Meaning: looks like / it seems | Conjugation: Vます / A(い) / A(な) + そうだ | Example: 明日(あした)は雨(あめ)が降(ふ)りそうだ。| English: It looks like it’ll rain tomorrow.

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~そうにない

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Meaning: unlikely to happen | Conjugation: Vます + そうにない | Example: 雨(あめ)はやみそうにない。| English: It doesn’t look like the rain will stop.

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~ながら

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Meaning: while / although | Conjugation: Vます + ながら | Example: 音楽(おんがく)を聞(き)きながら勉強(べんきょう)する。| English: I study while listening to music.

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~まま

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Meaning: as it is | Conjugation: Vた / N + の + まま | Example: 窓(まど)を開(あ)けたまま寝(ね)た。| English: I slept with the window open.

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~ようと思(おも)う

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Meaning: I think I’ll / plan to | Conjugation: Vよう + と思う | Example: 来年(らいねん)日本(にほん)に行(い)こうと思う。| English: I think I’ll go to Japan next year.

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~てほしい

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Meaning: want someone to do | Conjugation: Vて + ほしい | Example: 手伝(てつだ)ってほしい。| English: I want you to help me.

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~てもらう

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Meaning: get someone to do | Conjugation: Vて + もらう | Example: 父(ちち)に車(くるま)を直(なお)してもらった。| English: I got my father to fix the car.

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~てくれる

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Meaning: someone does for me | Conjugation: Vて + くれる | Example: 友達(ともだち)が宿題(しゅくだい)を手伝(てつだ)ってくれた。| English: My friend helped me with homework.

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~てあげる
Meaning: do something for someone | Conjugation: Vて + あげる | Example: 友達(ともだち)にプレゼントを買(か)ってあげた。| English: I bought my friend a present.
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~ていただけませんか
Meaning: could you please | Conjugation: Vて + いただけませんか | Example: 写真(しゃしん)を撮(と)っていただけませんか。| English: Could you please take a photo?
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~たほうがいい
Meaning: had better / should | Conjugation: Vた + ほうがいい | Example: もっと勉強(べんきょう)したほうがいい。| English: You should study more.
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~ないほうがいい
Meaning: had better not | Conjugation: Vない + ほうがいい | Example: 夜(よる)遅(おそ)く食(た)べないほうがいい。| English: You’d better not eat late at night.
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~なければならない
Meaning: must / have to | Conjugation: Vなければならない | Example: 明日(あした)までに宿題(しゅくだい)を出(だ)さなければならない。| English: I must submit my homework by tomorrow.
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~なくてもいい
Meaning: don’t have to | Conjugation: Vなくてもいい | Example: 明日(あした)は来(こ)なくてもいい。| English: You don’t have to come tomorrow.
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~と思(おも)う
Meaning: think | Conjugation: 普通形 + と思う | Example: 彼(かれ)は親切(しんせつ)だと思う。| English: I think he is kind.
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~と言(い)う
Meaning: it’s said that | Conjugation: 普通形 + と言う | Example: 明日(あした)は雪(ゆき)が降(ふ)ると言う。| English: They say it will snow tomorrow.
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~かもしれない
Meaning: might / maybe | Conjugation: 普通形 + かもしれない | Example: 明日(あした)は雨(あめ)かもしれない。| English: It might rain tomorrow.
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~でしょう
Meaning: probably | Conjugation: 普通形 + でしょう | Example: 彼(かれ)は来(く)るでしょう。| English: He will probably come.
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~なあ
Meaning: expressing feeling | Conjugation: Sentence + なあ | Example: お腹(なか)すいたなあ。| English: I’m hungry...
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~かな
Meaning: I wonder | Conjugation: Sentence + かな | Example: 明日(あした)は晴(は)れるかな。| English: I wonder if it’ll be sunny tomorrow.
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~にくい
Meaning: hard to do | Conjugation: Vます + にくい | Example: この字(じ)は読(よ)みにくい。| English: This character is hard to read.
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~やすい
Meaning: easy to do | Conjugation: Vます + やすい | Example: この本(ほん)は読(よ)みやすい。| English: This book is easy to read.
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~始(はじ)める
Meaning: start to | Conjugation: Vます + 始める | Example: 雨(あめ)が降(ふ)り始(はじ)めた。| English: It started to rain.
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~終(お)わる
Meaning: finish doing | Conjugation: Vます + 終わる | Example: 宿題(しゅくだい)をやり終(お)わった。| English: I finished my homework.
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~ようだ
Meaning: it seems / like | Conjugation: 普通形 + ようだ | Example: 彼(かれ)は疲(つか)れているようだ。| English: He seems tired.
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~ば~ほど
Meaning: the more... the more | Conjugation: Vば + Vる + ほど | Example: 勉強(べんきょう)すればするほど上手(じょうず)になる。| English: The more you study, the better you get.
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~とおりに
Meaning: as / just as | Conjugation: Vる / Nの + とおりに | Example: 先生(せんせい)の言(い)うとおりに書(か)いた。| English: I wrote it just as the teacher said.
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~たばかり
Meaning: just did | Conjugation: Vた + ばかり | Example: 食(た)べたばかりだ。| English: I just ate.
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~ているところ
Meaning: in the middle of | Conjugation: Vている + ところ | Example: 今(いま)食事(しょくじ)しているところ。| English: I’m in the middle of eating.
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~に違(ちが)いない
Meaning: must be | Conjugation: 普通形 + に違いない | Example: 彼(かれ)は来(く)るに違いない。| English: He must be coming.
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~られる (Potential)
Meaning: can / be able to | Conjugation: Vられる | Example: 日本語(にほんご)が読(よ)めるようになった。| English: I can read Japanese now.
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~られる (Passive)
Meaning: be done | Conjugation: Vられる | Example: 先生(せんせい)にほめられた。| English: I was praised by the teacher.
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~させる
Meaning: make / let | Conjugation: Vさせる | Example: 子供(こども)を勉強(べんきょう)させる。| English: Make the child study.
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~ても
Meaning: even if | Conjugation: Vて + も | Example: 雨(あめ)が降(ふ)っても行(い)きます。| English: Even if it rains, I’ll go.