Comparing the Ways to Express Similarity & Hearsay よう, みたい, そう, らしい, and っぽい can all seem like much of a muchness at first. They are…
Must & Must Not The most standard way of saying “to have to” in Japanese is to say, “if you don’t do…
Preparing in Advance (ておく) This structure uses the te form with the verb “to put” to express that you will perform an…