JLPT N1 Grammar: とばかりに (to bakari ni) Meaning: as if to say; as though~ How to use: Phrase + とばかりに Explain: Can not be given in words but will take action, attitude to speak up Use when speaking about the state of others, not for the speaker’s own. Example sentences: …
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JLPT N1 Grammar: こととて (kototote) Meaning: because; since ~ How to use: Verb (casual) + こととて Noun + のこととて な-adjective + なこととて い-adjective + こととて Explain: With the form [A こととて B] it means that because of A, becoming B is of course no other way. It also meant something …
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JLPT N1 Grammar: てみせる (te miseru) Meaning: I’ll definitely; I’ll definitely do; I’ll show you ~ How to use: Verb (て form) + みせる Explain: Use when expressing determination and determination about an event. Example sentences: 1. 僕は小説を書いて賞をを取ってみせる。 boku wa shousetsu o kaite shou o totte miseru. I’ll write a …
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JLPT N1 Grammar: つ～つ (tsu~tsu) Meaning: and ~ (indicates two contrasting actions) How to use: Verb (stem) ます + つ + Verb (stem) ます + つ Explain: Repeatedly describe the opposite action Example sentences: 1. どうしても欲しいゲームがあって、店の前を行きつ戻りつした。 doushitemo hoshii geemu ga atte, mise no mae o iki tsu modori tsu shita. …
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JLPT N1 Grammar: ためしがない (tameshi ga nai) Meaning: is never the case; has never happened How to use: Verb (た form) + ためしがない Explain: Used when expressing a mood of criticism and discontent Example sentences: 1. 彼女は約束の時間を守ったためしがない。 kanojo wa yakusoku no jikan o mamotta tameshi ga nai. She has never …
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JLPT N1 Grammar: だに (dani) Meaning: even How to use: Verb-dictionary form + だに Noun + だに Explain: A often goes with the verb 考 え る 、 想像 、 思 い 出 す。 The B often means suffering and fear Example sentences: 1. この間の彼女の態度は思い出すだに腹が立つ kono aida no kanojo no …
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JLPT N1 Grammar: そばから (soba kara) Meaning: as soon as; right after ~ How to use: Verb (dictionary form) + そばから Verb (た form) + そばから Explain: Just do something, then immediately Describe the same thing repeated Example sentences: 1. 祖父は、パソコンの使い方を教えても、教えるそばから忘れてしまう。 sofu wa, pasokon no tsukaikata o oshiete mo, oshieru …
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JLPT N1 Grammar: ずじまい (zu jimai) Meaning: ended up not doing ~ How to use: Verb (ない stem) ない + ずじまい Explain: Express feelings of regret, regret, disappointment. Example sentences: 1. 結局宝石はどこにあるのか見つからずじまいだった。 kekkyoku houseki wa doko ni aru no ka mitsukarazu jimai datta. In the end we never found the …
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JLPT N1 Grammar: じみた (jimita) Meaning: to look like How to use: Noun + じみた + Noun Explain: Don’t want to see something like that and see something. Similar to the sentence pattern ～めく, which is often used with negative meanings. Example sentences: 1. 彼はこれらの狂気じみた計画に夢中になりすぎている。 kare wa korera no kyouki …
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JLPT N1 Grammar: ではあるまいし (dewa arumai shi) Meaning: it’s not like; it isn’t as if ~ How to use: Noun + ではあるまいし / でもあるまいし / じゃあるまいし Explain: Used in the case of denoting that something is not the thing / thing, or not doing the thing / thing should lead …
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