Grammar Patterns

概要

この章では「Grammar Patterns」に関わる日本語の文型をまとめて練習します。ルールを個別に覚えるだけでなく、実際の文の中でどう働くかまでつかめるようにするための章です。

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テーマ

この章のJapanese Grammar Basic (13)

1. ～こと (intangible thing) こと A formal noun that refers to an abstract, intangible thing such as an event, fact, experience, or matter. It contrasts with もの, which typ...
2. ～こと (nominalizer) こと A nominalizer that converts a verb phrase or clause into a noun phrase. It indicates a relatively objective or emotionally detached persp...
3. ～ことがある (experience) ことがある Used with the past tense of a verb to express that someone has had the experience of doing something at least once. It is equivalent to '...
4. ～ことがある (sometimes) ことがある Used with the dictionary form of a verb to express that something happens occasionally or from time to time. It conveys the idea that an ...
5. ～ことは～ (certainly true, but) ことは A construction that repeats the same verb or adjective before and after ことは to concede that something is certainly true, while implying a...
6. ～ものだ (that's the way things are) ものだ An expression where the speaker presents a situation or general truth as if it were a tangible, established fact. It is used to express c...
7. ～わけだ (that's why / no wonder) わけだ An expression used when the speaker reaches a logical conclusion through reasoning or deduction. It conveys the meaning of 'that means,' ...
8. ～という (called / that says) という A phrase that marks information identifying, naming, or explaining the noun that follows. It connects a descriptive clause or name to a n...
9. ～として (as / in the capacity of) として A compound particle that indicates the capacity, role, function, or status in which someone or something acts. It is equivalent to 'as' o...
10. ～と言えば (speaking of) といえば An expression that presents a word or phrase as the topic of the following discourse. It is used to introduce an association or to shift ...
11. ～のは～だ (it is ~ that) のは〜だ A cleft sentence structure that highlights new or important information by placing it between のは and だ. It draws attention to a specific ...
12. ～は～が (topic has attribute) は〜が A construction that relates a non-controllable state, attribute, or ability to a topic. The は marks the overall topic, while が marks the ...
13. 連体修飾節 (Relative Clause) れんたいしゅうしょくせつ A clause that modifies a noun by placing a verb, adjective, or clause directly before the noun without a relative pronoun. Japanese relat...