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のだ is not just んです — it can transform into のなら, のに, のだろう, and each form is a frequent guest in N3 reading.
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Why does third-person 思う need ている? Why can't you say 兄は嬉しい? Because Japanese has one iron rule: you can only observe other people's feelings from the outside.
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飲みます→飲む, 高いです→高い, 元気です→元気だ — master the plain form conversion rules for all four word types in one chart.
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たい means 'I want to do,' while てほしい means 'I want you to do.' One points inward, the other outward — master てほしい and double your ability to express wishes.
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「本を読んでしまった」means 'finished reading,' while 「財布を忘れてしまった」means 'accidentally forgot my wallet.' Same てしまう, two moods.
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Book a hotel before your trip with ておく, try natto for the first time with てみる. Two auxiliary verbs — one for preparation, one for experimenting.
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What did the boss say? I think Taiwan is great — と言う conveys what someone said, と思う expresses what you think. But choosing と vs を matters more than you'd expect.
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'I plan to go to Japan' can be said with つもりだ or ようと思っている — one sounds like a calendar entry, the other like a thought in your head.
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You already know ている, but what's the difference between てある and ている? Did you know ておく has four usages? And てしまう isn't just about regret? Seven auxiliary verbs, all in one article.
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だ is casual, です is polite, である is literary — but their conjugation rules differ greatly. Mix them up and you'll write unnatural Japanese.
