Japanese Grammar Basic
Foundational Japanese grammar patterns with formation notes, examples and usage guidance.
201 entries across 15 chapters.
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の (nominaliser)
の · no
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A nominaliser that turns a clause into a noun phrase, specifically used when the nominalised sentence expresses a directly perceived or experienced event. It...
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Chapters
- Core Particles Essential particles: は, が, を, に, で, へ, と, も 23 entries
- Sentence Particles Sentence-ending and modifying particles: か, の, よ, ね, な 16 entries
- Verb Forms Essential verb conjugations: て-form, ない-form, た-form, potential, volitional 16 entries
- Existence & States Expressing existence, states, and ongoing conditions: いる, ある, ている 17 entries
- Desire & Intent Expressing wants, wishes, intentions, and plans 12 entries
- Reason & Conjunction Connecting ideas with reasons, causes, and conjunctions: から, ので, し, て 15 entries
- Conditionals If-then patterns: たら, ば, と, なら 11 entries
- Contrast & Concession Expressing contrast, opposition, and concession: けど, のに, ても 11 entries
- Degree & Extent Expressing degree, comparison, and extent: より, ほど, くらい, すぎる 13 entries
- Grammar Patterns Essential structural patterns: ことができる, ようにする, ことにする 13 entries
- Time & Sequence Expressing time relationships: 前に, 後で, ながら, 間に, てから 13 entries
- Appearance & Hearsay Expressing appearance, hearsay, and conjecture: そうだ, ようだ, らしい 9 entries
- Passive & Causative Passive, causative, and causative-passive verb forms 9 entries
- Politeness & Style Keigo basics, giving/receiving, and speech styles 13 entries
- Change & Purpose Expressing change, purpose, and becoming: なる, ために, ように 10 entries
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