How To Use Desu , Da, & Deshō in Japanese
So you’ve started learning Japanese! As you’ve gone along, I bet you’ve stumbled across the word desu. It …
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The Zu Form in Japanese: A Classic Negative Form
At some point in your Japanese-learning journey, you’re bound to stumble on zu form verbs. Don’t worry—if you’ve …
How to Use ある (Aru) and いる (Iru) in Japanese
How do you say ‘is’ in Japanese? It’s just one tiny word in English, but it has several …
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs in Japanese
If you’re speaking English, you probably don’t think much about whether your verbs are transitive or intransitive. In …
