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LANGUAGE: How to use ‘It has been decided’ and ‘I decided on’ – 〜ことになる | 〜ことにする JLPT N4
〜ことになる and 〜ことにする both express that something has been decided on however the former can be used when factors outside of the speaker’s control made the decision, whilst the latter can be used when the speaker made the decision. They have similar grammar constructions but are subtly different in meaning. How to remember the difference…
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LANGUAGE: Express uncertainty – ‘Might’ and ‘May or may not’ – 〜かもしれない｜〜かどうか
かもしれません・かもしれない and かどうか are 2 ways to express uncertainty in Japanese. かもしれません・かもしれない has the nuance of something ‘might’ be whilst かどうか has the nuance of something ‘may or may not’ Here are a couple examples to express uncertainty using かもしれない and かどうか: かもしれません・かもしれない・Might JLPT N4 走れば終電に間に合うかもしれない。 はしればしゅうでんにまにあうかもしれない。 If I run I might make the last train in time. かどうか・May…
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JAPANESE GRAMMAR: ‘must do’ and ‘must not do’
This article is part of the ongoing series “Japanese: the trickier bits”, which delves deeper into some of the more confusing parts of the language. Read the whole series Primer If you are studying with the JLPT framework, you will come across ‘must do’ and ‘must not do’ at N4 level. If you’re like me…
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