The Question Particle (か)

It is incredibly easy to turn a statement into a question in Japanese—all you need to do is…

Japanese Grammar, Vocabulary, Kanji Quizzes

There are two types of quizzes below: (1) multiple choice and (2) free-form answers which require you to…

Expressing Quantities

Just (だけ) だけ is the most basic way of expressing “only” or “just”, e.g. I’ll just have one…

How Difficult is Japanese?

If you’re thinking of learning Japanese then the chances are that you’re wondering: “Is Japanese really that difficult?”…

Just Finished: 〜たばかり vs 〜たところ

We now have two ways of expressing that an action has just taken place. For example, “I’ve just…

A Beginner’s Japanese Grammar Guide

The below Japanese grammar guide assumes no prior knowledge of the language beyond the Japanese syllabary—hiragana and katakana. Trace…

Grammar List

The below is a complete list of grammar on the site searchable by the hiragana. あ行 か行 さ行…

どころか

どころか is used to express to the listener that the result was almost the exact opposite from what…

What Should Be

This structure can also be seen with the verb “to become”. Here the meaning is that “it has…

“As Soon As” in Japanese

The easiest way to say “as soon as A, B” with the grammar already introduced is to simply…

ばかり vs だらけ

So what’s the difference? Both phrases have a negative connotation and both can be used to say there…

Nothing Else to Do

しかない can also be added to the dictionary form of verbs to express that you have no choice…