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✨【のように = Like / In the way of】✨

Use のように to describe something that’s similar to or acts like something else!

🍛 スープのようなカレー
→ A curry like soup

🙅‍♂️ そのように使ってはいけない
→ You can’t use it like that

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📚 つまらなそうな話は聞きたくない
(I don’t want to hear a story that sounds boring)

🧠 Tip: When using with ない, drop the い and add さ → なさそう

✨【そうに = Seem / Look like / Sound】✨

Use そうに to describe how something is done based on how it seems or looks!

📚 優しそうに犬を撫でた
(She pet the dog in a way that seemed kind)

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✨【みたいに = Like / Similar to】✨

Use みたいに to say something resembles something else!

📚 魚みたいに泳ぎたい

📚 サンダルみたいに履きやすい

⚠️ Not the same as 見たい (to want to see)!

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💡 Tip:
Use かもしれない when you’re guessing or not totally sure — it’s like saying “maybe” or “might” in English.

🔸 かもしれない is casual
🔸 かもしれません is polite

🧠 Think of it like saying:
“Even I don’t really know…”

✨【かもしれない = Might / Maybe / Probably】✨

Use this to express uncertainty!

来年アメリカに行くかもしれない。

💡Use with verbs, adjectives, or nouns to say something might happen.

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✨【てある vs ておく】✨

てある = It’s done and left that way
👉 窓が開けてある

ておく = You did it to prep for later
👉 窓を開けておいた

One shows result, one shows preparation!

Can you use てある or ておく in a sentence?👇

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✨【たがる = someone else wants to do something】✨

たい = your desire
たがる = what you observe in others 👀

📚 娘はスポーツをしたがる
📚 彼は動物園に行きたがる

🎯 Not for your own feelings!

Try using たがる in a sentence 👇

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✨【がる = shows signs of feeling】✨

Used to describe how someone else appears to feel!

🔸怖がる = acts scared
🔸恥ずかしがる = acts embarrassed
🔸欲しがる = wants something

📌 Not used for your own feelings!

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🧠 Think:

👀 ようだ = direct observation
📢 らしい = secondhand info

💬 Can you make a sentence using ようだ or らしい?

Drop it in the comments! ⬇️

✨【ようだ vs らしい】✨

👀 ようだ = seems like (based on what you see)

📢 らしい = apparently (based on what you hear)

📝 雨が降るようだ
(ame ga furu you da)

📝 雨が降るらしい
(ame ga furu rashii)

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✨【なら = If it’s the case】✨

Use なら to respond to a situation or make a guess!

📚 君ならできる！
(kimi nara dekiru)

📚 宿題が難しいなら一緒にやろう
(shukudai ga muzukashii nara issho ni yarou)

⚠️ Not for effort-based results!

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✨【ば = If… then】✨

🧠 Structure:

Verb (え-form) + ば

📚 行けばプロになれる
(ikeba puro ni nareru)

📚 降れば映画を見に行く
(fureba eiga o mi ni iku)

📚 出来なければ来週やる
(dekinakereba raishuu yaru)

🔥 Tip: Use ば to talk about hypotheticals or logical outcomes!

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🔥 Hot Tip:

Use かな in casual chats, and かしら when you want to sound softer or more polite! 💬

Can you make a sentence with かな or かしら?

Drop it in the comments! ⬇️

✨かな vs かしら✨

Both mean “I wonder…” but the nuance is different! 🤔

👉 かな = casual, used by everyone

👉 かしら = polite, often feminine

📚 彼は来るかな？
📚 雨が降るかしら？

Which one do you use? ⬇️

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あまり～ない (JLPT N4) | Bunpro あまり is a very flexible word in Japanese, that is used in several different grammar points. When paired with the ない form of a word, it translates to 'not ve...

💡 Bonus tip:

あまり comes from 余り (amari), meaning “excess” — so it literally means “not excessively.”

👇 Try writing your own あまり sentence below!

✨【あまり〜ない】✨ = Not very / Not much / Hardly.

Use with the ない-form to say something doesn’t happen much!

🍰 このケーキはあまり美味しくない。
👉 Not very tasty.

🍖 肉はあまり食べない。
👉 I don’t eat much meat.

💬 Try your own!

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💡 Fun Fact:

Kana used to be considered feminine, but nowadays it’s used by everyone!

👇 What do you wonder in Japanese?

Try it out in the comments using かな！

✨【かな = I wonder】✨

Add かな to the end of a sentence to show you’re wondering 💭

例文:

・もうすぐ食べに行くかな
(mou sugu tabe ni iku kana)

・明日は運動した方がいいかな
(ashita wa undou shita hou ga ii kana)

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✨【ようだ vs に見える】✨

Both mean “it looks like,” but the nuance is different! 👀

👉 ようだ = “seems to be” (based on context)
👉 に見える = “looks like” (purely visual)

🧠 虫のようだ = It seems to be an insect
👁 虫に見える = It looks like an insect

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📚 Examples:

🙅‍♀️ 着物が全然似合わない。
Kimono ga zenzen niawanai.
(Kimonos don’t suit me at all.)

👇 Make your own sentence with 全然!

✨【全然 (zenzen) = Not at all】✨

Used with negative phrases to mean “completely not” or “not at all”, and super common in daily convo!

💡 Fun fact: 全然 is even used in positive phrases now!

👉 全然OK！(zenzen OK!)

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Examples:

📝 彼はここに来ないようだ。
Kare wa koko ni konai you da.
(It seems like he won’t come.)

🌀 台風のようだ。
Taifuu no you da.
(It looks like a typhoon.)

🎤 歌っているようだ。
Utatte iru you da.
(It sounds like singing.)

✨【ようだ = It seems / It looks like / It appears that】✨

Use this when making polite observations based on what you see, hear, or feel, like みたい, but more formal!

👇 Try using ようだ in your own sentence!

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