Other’s Desires: ～がる We need to be careful when talking about other people’s emotions or feelings—I’m talking grammatically here. Japanese makes…
Nominalising Adjectives: さ For all adjectives—both i-adjectives and na-adjecitves—we can turn them into nouns with the particle さ. For i-adjectives we…
Must & Must Not The most standard way of saying “to have to” in Japanese is to say, “if you don’t do…
Adding Perspective: As This grammar is best explained through example. この場所は観光地としてとても有名です。 This place is very famous as a tourist spot. Note…