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An illustration of a boy and girl on top of an open book. In the book, the headline, "The TE form in Japanese A complete GUIDE" can be seen.

Japanese Te Form: A Complete Guide

December 22, 2022February 27, 2019 by Kevin

Te-Form, Part I: Putting It All Together How do you go from the short, choppy sentences found in your first-year Japanese textbook to longer, more complex statements? If I had to name the single element of Japanese grammar that is most important to moving past the beginner level, it would have to be the te-form. … Read more

Japanese Particles: Wa vs Ga

July 6, 2020February 27, 2019 by Kevin

Wa and Ga: A Tale of Two Particles When I started learning Japanese way back in 2002, my white-haired professor shared a daunting, darkly hilarious fact: by the end of our first semester, we would have a good idea how to use wa and ga correctly, but it would take us until we were his … Read more