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Imperative Verbs

At the moment the only way we have to give an order is to ask politely for someone…

The Volitional: ~よう

The volitional—or more simply the “let’s “and “shall” form—helps us create a number of different phrases. Group 1…

Simultaneous Actions: ~ながら vs ~間に

We have two basic ways of expressing simultaneous actions in Japanese, e.g. “I ate dinner while watching television”.…

What Should Be

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