Japanese to English dictionary focusing on gobi (sentence endings), such as です, ます What’s gobi? Japanese sentence ending, “gobi/語尾”, (linguistically called “ending particle” or “copula”) is a crucial part of Japanese real-life grammar. It’s common not to mention the actual…

Meaning I wonder. Examples 明日、雨降るのかな。 あした、あめふるのかな。 I wonder if it will rain tomorrow. More examples on ALC dictionary >>More examples on Twitter search (live) >> Chart Audio

Pronunciation masen   Meaning /Usage Creates a negative sentence. Negative version of ます. Used after a verb   Examples 甘いものはあまり食べません あまいものはあまりたべません I don’t eat sweets much. More examples on ALC dictionary >>More examples on Twitter search (live) >>   Chart

Pronunciation ndes / ndesu Meaning /Usage Verb + んです This is used to avoid ending with verb, which sounds kind of robotic. For example, “きょうはすしをたべる。” sounds like a check list written on a paper…(However it’s commonly used in a written…

Pronunciation mas / masu Meaning / Usage Basic ending for future/present tense. Follows after a verb. Examples 今日は早く帰ります。 きょうははやくかえります。 I’m going to leave early today. More examples on ALC dictionary >>More examples on Twitter search (live) >> Chart Audio

Pronunciation chau Meaning /Usage verb + ちゃう。 Casual version of てしまう。 Used when you tell other people that you are going to do something against your will or other people’s expectation. ちゃう also can be Kansai dialect of “ちがう”. Examples…

Pronunciation te Meaning / Usage Follows after another gobi. Means”I heard that…” “Someone told me that…” Don’t confuse this with imperative verb ending て. (e.g. やって） Almost same as だって Examples 高橋君、飲み会来れるって。 たかはしくん、のみかいこれるって。 (I heard that) Takahashi-san can come to…

Pronunciation datte Meaning /Usage “I heard that…” Informal way to say だそうです Almost same as って Examples この日本人の歌手、人気あるんだって。 このにほんじんのかしゅ、にんきあるんだって。 I heard that this Japanese singer is popular. あの人、寿司20皿食べたんだって。 あのひと、すしにじゅっさらたべたんだって。 I heard that he/she had 20 plates of sushi. More examples…