To Desu or Not to Desu As you may already be aware, the Japanese language includes honorifics and there are a number of different…
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…
The Passive (される) First of all, a quick reminder of what we mean by the passive. Present Passive to approve to…
Changing Adjectives into Adverbs Changing an adjective to an adverb (e.g. he ate quickly) in Japanese is simple, although the rules differ…