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文法. A collective term for syntax (the way sentences are put together) and morphology (forms of words, including the way new words are put together). Often used to describe function words such as particles, to describe word endings, and to talk about general sentence structure.

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X (affirmative) より仕方がない and alternatives

However, is another way to think about this grammar as: X (negative) は仕方がある or would this sentence have a different meaning than the former? …
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か usage in subordinate clauses

So I know there are many uses of か, but the one I want to focus on is using a question word with か. For example: 何を食べるか知ってる? 何を食べるか知っていますか? For these two sentences, the か inbetween the two words act …
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Is it grammatically correct to use もし and/or 〜ば form along with the 〜たい form to convey desir...

My impression when using conditionals, most of the time, you lose the ability to express desire. For example, when conjugating to -たら、you have to use the past tense of the verb. Is it grammatically co …
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Understanding the translation of ~てほしいと頼まれました

早稲田大学{わせだだいがく}の新聞部員{しんぶんぶいん}である日本人{にほんじん}の友達{ともだち}に、今、「世界{せかい}の大学{だいがく}」というテーマのシリーズを組{く}んでいるので、あなたにはアメリカの大学{だいがく}について投稿{とうこう}してほしいと頼{たの}まれました。 I interpreted the first part of that sentence is that t …
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How to say that an article is published (in a newspaper, blog, etc)

When looking online in dictionaries, I can't figure out what word to use to say the following: An article I wrote has been published in a newspaper. 私が書いた記事が新聞で掲載してくれていた。 私が書いた記事が新聞で発刊してくれていた。 私が書いた記 …
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忙しいところ vs 忙しいなか

I've been preparing for an interview, and I've seen both of these phrases used when introducing yourself and thanking someone for their time or when support is being given. For example: お忙しいなかお時間をとって …
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Clarification of objects using questions

When I want to ask whether or not something I have is what I think it is, I can't figure out exactly what to say. これは梅じゃないの? (Rising intonation) Is this not a plum? これは梅じゃないね。(Falling intonation) Thi …
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