N4
Doing two things with ながら
Express two simultaneous actions.
About 5 minutes
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N4
Conditions with たら
Say “if” or “when”, depending on context.
About 5 minutes
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The potential form
Express ability or possibility.
About 5 minutes
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Talking about experiences with たことがある
Say that you have had an experience.
About 5 minutes
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Expressing obligations
Express something you must do.
About 5 minutes
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Adding reasons with し
Give several reasons or qualities.
About 5 minutes
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The difference between から and ので
Understand the difference between から and ので for giving reasons.
About 5 minutes
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くれる and もらう: giving and receiving
Understand the viewpoints of the giver and recipient.
About 5 minutes
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そうです: appearances and reported information
Distinguish そうです for appearances and reported information.
About 5 minutes
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ために: expressing purpose or cause
Use ために for purpose and understand its causal meaning.
About 5 minutes
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～なければならない: must do
Express obligations in Japanese.
About 5 minutes
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～なくてもいい: no need to
Express the absence of an obligation.
About 5 minutes
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～てはいけない: prohibitions
Say that an action is forbidden.
About 5 minutes
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～ように: expressing purpose
Express goals involving abilities or intended results.
About 5 minutes
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～ようになる: changes and abilities
Describe a change that has become possible.
About 5 minutes
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～ようにする: making a habit of
Express deliberate effort or a habit you want to develop.
About 5 minutes
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～たあとで: after doing
Put two actions in chronological order.
About 5 minutes
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～まえに: before doing
Express that an action happens beforehand.
About 5 minutes
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んです — Explain a situation
Learn to explain a situation.
About 5 minutes
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