The Causative (させる) The causative is used to express “make” or “let” someone do something”. In fact, we’ve already met one…
The Japanese Scripts: Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji There are three core scripts in Japanese: kanji, hiragana, and katakana. In addition, romaji is used to give…
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…
Other’s Desires: ~がる We need to be careful when talking about other people’s emotions or feelings—I’m talking grammatically here. Japanese makes…