Regret at an Action (てしまう) We can use the te form with the group 1 verb しまう to express regret at an action.…
Changing States: ようにする/なる We met the adverbial noun よう previously when we looked at ways to express similarity in Japanese. Its…
Despite: のに JLPT N4. Core grammar used in both writing and conversation. The particle のに is used to express “despite”.…
Changing Nouns to Adjectives: ～的 的てき as a noun means “target” or “objective”; however, this kanji has one particularly useful grammatical usage: by…