よ Japanese Grammar Basic

Kana よ

1. ～ようと思う (think of doing) ようとおもう Expresses the speaker's desire or decision to do something. It combines the volitional form of a verb with と思う to indicate a plan or reso...
2. ～ようだ (appearance) ようだ An auxiliary な-type adjective expressing the speaker's judgement that something appears to be the case, based on what they have observed ...
3. ～より (than) より A particle used to indicate the basis for comparison. The element marked by より is the one being compared against, and the predicate state...
4. ～より (from/since) より A particle indicating a set starting point in space or time. It is more formal than から and commonly appears in written notices, announcem...
5. ～ようになる (come to ~) ようになる Expresses a gradual change in state, ability, or habitual action. It indicates that something which was not previously the case has come ...
6. ～ようにする (make sure to ~) ようにする Expresses a deliberate effort to bring about a behavioural or circumstantial change. The speaker consciously tries to establish a new hab...
7. ～ように言う (tell someone to ~) ようにいう Used to report an instruction, request, or directive given to someone. It conveys that the speaker told or asked another person to do som...
8. ～ように (1) (so that ~) ように Expresses the purpose or goal behind an action, often with the nuance that the speaker acts in a way to bring about a desired result or t...
9. ～ように (2) (like ~, as if ~) ように An adverbial form of ようだ, used to describe the manner in which an action is performed by comparing it to something else. It means 'like,'...