The Strong Suggestion: べき We have already met one way to make a suggestion. タバコをやめた方ほうがいいです。 It’s better that you quit smoking. べき…
Just Finished: 〜たばかり vs 〜たところ We now have two ways of expressing that an action has just taken place. For example, “I’ve just…
What Should Be This structure can also be seen with the verb “to become”. Here the meaning is that “it has…
Hearsay & Behaviour: ～そう & ～らしい Although using そう with the standard form of the verb rather than the stem looks similar, the meaning…