Japanese
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Reason or Cause with ので
・5 Nov 2024japanese — ので is a conjunctive particle that has a cause-and-effect type of relationship. It is similar to から that it gives a reason but focus is more on the result instead of the cause.
Eight Types of Particles
・11 Oct 2024japanese — There are many types of particles in the Japanese language but there are eight main core types particles that are most commonly used.
What does 「ナイスパ」 mean?
・28 May 2024posts — 「ナイスパ」 is a Japanese internet slang derived from 「ナイス・スーパーチャット」 (Nice Super Chat). It is used in YouTube live streams to express appreciation and support when a viewer gives a donation though Super Chat.
Kanji (Part I)
・8 Apr 2024japanese — Coming soon
Reason or Cause with から
・5 Apr 2024japanese — から as a conjunctive particle has a cause-and-effect type of relationship. In other words, the sentence marked by から gives a reason for something else that was said.
The Origin Particle から
・5 Apr 2024japanese — The particle から is very common and has many uses but its main features are to indicate the source or starting point of something or to express the state before a change.
Giving and Receiving
・5 Apr 2024japanese — There are two different ways of saying "to give", depending on the one who is doing the act of giving or receiving and on the assumption that the receiver will feel happy about what is being given to them.
Conjunctions with が or けど
・5 Feb 2024japanese — More information about が and けど. The use of the conjunctive particle けど is pretty much the same as the が particle except for the difference in formality and casual usage.
Ending Particle: なあ
・3 Feb 2024japanese — Rather than make a straightforward statement about your emotions and desires, なあ helps to express your feelings emotionally when you're speaking to yourself.
Expressing Desire (てほしい)
・24 Jan 2024japanese — When we have a desire to want someone to do something, we use the verb "to want" to express this; the equivalent to this in Japanese is てほしい