In English, both あける and ひらく mean “to open”. In some cases, we can use both of them for the same object. However it is not every time. There is a slight nuance between them. 開ける（あける） あける means “to open”, but at the same time, it implies something can go through because it is open. …
This is for class use. I personally believe that it is better not to translate Japanese verbs into English words. In some cases, fortunately, verbs have same concepts as English, however it does not apply to everything. I want my students to grasp the images of the vocabulary. This list is not for passing the …
First of all, you need to know that we do not have future tense. In Japanese, present tense is used as future tense. That means if you say ‘行きます。’, that will be ‘I will go’ in English. Grammatically, it is called present tense, though. Firstly, 行く(to go) We use the verb 行く (いく・to go) before …
みなさん、こんにちは！今回の記事では、主に２０００年代にめちゃめちゃ流行った曲をシェアしていきます。 Hi everyone! In this article, I will share the best songs back in around 2000s which everyone in Japan knows. 高校生の頃は、中間・期末テストが終わるごとに、友達とカラオケに行って、これらの歌を歌っていました。きゃー！なつかしい！ When I was a high school student, every time after finished mid-term and final exam, I went to Karaoke with my friends and we sang those songs. w-inds Long Road 2003年10月29日 浜崎あゆみ Ayumi Hamasaki …
In this article, you will learn how to conjugate Japanese verbs into polite form and present tense. If you are a complete beginner, you better to know! Before I explain how verbs conjugation works, you need to know that we have 3 types of conjugational groups in Japanese. And every Japanese dictionary form (= known …
