Grammar points

ようV/ようVへん/ようVん

Unlike standard Japanese, there are two types of potential form? depending on the situation: ability potential and situational potential. The ability potential, ようV, is often used with question and...

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Example conversations

魚屋で / At a Seafood Stall

Hanako is doing a little shopping at a seafood stall.

Characters: Hanako, The Fishmonger

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カラオケで / At Karaoke

Mori, and his coworkers Kimura and Sakagami, go to karaoke on the way home from work...

Characters: Mori Atsushi, Kimura, Sakagami

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会社の昼休み / During Lunch

Junko is chatting with her coworkers, Noriko and Natsuko, during lunch.

Characters: Junko, Noriko, Sugimoto Natsuko

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