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The Connecting Particle (と)

The most basic usage of the connecting particle と is—wait for it—to connect things. When used to connect…

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…

Essential Conjunctions: But (が)

We form a “but” in Japanese by appending the が particle to the end of the clause. 旅行りょこうに行いきたいですが、休やすみが取とれません。…

Expressing the Potential (できる)

In order to express the potential in Japanese we need to alter the verb ending. The way we…