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A small blackboard with a wooden frame hanging on a wooden wall. The text in English reads, "Desu, Da, & Desho in Japanese."

How To Use Desu , Da, & Deshō in Japanese

July 6, 2021 • Kristin Schreiner • No Comments • Useful Japanese Lessons
So you’ve started learning Japanese! As you’ve gone along, I bet you’ve stumbled across the word desu. It …
A younger, Asian woman in a black business suit with her right hand out as if to say, "stop." She is holding a white board that reads, "The Zu Form in Japanese."

The Zu Form in Japanese: A Classic Negative Form

May 29, 2021 • Kristin Schreiner • No Comments • Useful Japanese Lessons
At some point in your Japanese-learning journey, you’re bound to stumble on zu form verbs. Don’t worry—if you’ve …
A young woman in a kimono sitting down on a rock in front of a pond in a Japanese garden. The text on it reads, "ある (Aru) Vs. いる (Iru) What's the Difference?"

How to Use ある (Aru) and いる (Iru) in Japanese

May 10, 2021 • Kristin Schreiner • No Comments • Useful Japanese Lessons
How do you say ‘is’ in Japanese? It’s just one tiny word in English, but it has several …
A woman wearing a traditional Japanese outfit (kimono) holding a Japanese style umbrella walking on a street towards a temple in the background. The text on this images says, "Transitive and Intransitive Verbs in Japanese: A Step-By-Step Guide."

Transitive and Intransitive Verbs in Japanese

April 14, 2021 • Kristin Schreiner • No Comments • Useful Japanese Lessons
If you’re speaking English, you probably don’t think much about whether your verbs are transitive or intransitive. In …
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