Japanese Grammar Advanced
Advanced Japanese grammar patterns for nuanced reading, listening and expression.
228 entries across 16 chapters.
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単に
たんに · tan ni
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彼女の成功は単に運が良かっただけではない。
An adverb meaning 'simply,' 'merely,' or 'just,' used to indicate that something is nothing more than what is stated. It often downplays or limits the scope ...
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Chapters
- Compound Particles Advanced compound particles: にあたって, をもって, にかけて 14 entries
- に-Based Expressions Advanced expressions built on に: に応じて, に基づいて, にわたって 20 entries
- Formal & Literary Formal, literary, and archaic expressions: べき, ざるを得ない, ものだ 22 entries
- Conditionals & Concession Advanced conditional and concessive patterns: ようものなら, からこそ, たとえ〜ても 16 entries
- Emphasis & Extremes Emphatic expressions and extreme degree: こそ, すら, に至っては 14 entries
- Negation & Absence Advanced negative patterns: ことなく, ないことはない, ずにはいられない 15 entries
- Scope & Limits Defining boundaries and scope: に限って, を問わず, はもちろん 12 entries
- Tendency & Likelihood Expressing tendency, likelihood, and disposition: がちだ, 傾向がある, かねない 13 entries
- Reason & Cause Advanced causal patterns: あまりに, ばかりに, 以上は 10 entries
- Comparison & Contrast Advanced comparison patterns: 一方で, に反して, どころか 12 entries
- Time & Sequence Advanced temporal patterns: 次第, て以来, を機に 12 entries
- Discourse Connectors Advanced discourse markers: すなわち, そもそも, 要するに 13 entries
- Adverbs & Manner Advanced adverbial expressions: いかに, あくまで, さすがに 13 entries
- Quotation & Expression Advanced quotation and expression patterns: と言わず, と思いきや, ものなら 13 entries
- Nouns & Suffixes Grammatical nouns and productive suffixes: 上, 次第, 向き 15 entries
- Questions & Interjections Advanced question patterns and rhetorical expressions 14 entries
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