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Potential Verbs

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ru verbs - られる
u verbs - える
alternative structure - ことができる

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2
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Multiple reasons

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i-adj + し
na-adj / noun + だし

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3
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It looks like

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そうです
i-adj - remove final い + そうです
na-adj - remove な + そうです
negative - ない -> なさ
noun qualifying - adj + そう

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Trying something

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てみる (te form + みる)

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5
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Contrast / Limitation

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noun + なら (noun that it applies to)

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Frequency

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Period に Frequency
X a Day → 一日 に X回
X a Week → いっしゅうかん に X回
X a Month → 一か月 に X回
X a Year → 一年 に X回

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Want / Have wanted / They said they wanted / They want

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CONJUGATES VERB STEM FORM (SAME AS すぎる)
verb stem + たい
conjugates as い-adj
たい (want)

たいとおもっています (Have wanted)

たいと言っていました (they said they wanted)

たがっています (they want)

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Too much

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すぎる
Verbs: Stem Form (SAME AS たい)
い-adj: Drop い
な-adj: Drop な

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Do such things as

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たり、たり
Verbs: Short, Affirmative, Past (SAME AS ことがある、ほうがいいです(Positive))

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Experience

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ことがある
Verbs: Short, Affirmative, Past (SAME AS たり、たり、ほうがいいです)

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It is better to do / not to do

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ほうがいいです
Positive Verb: Short, Affirmative, Past (SAME AS たり、たり、ことがある)
Negative Verb: Short, Negative, Present (SAME AS なければいけません)

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Explain something / because

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んです (Explaining something)
ので (Because)
Short, Aff, Present
Nouns & な-adj: +な + んです/ので

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Must do

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なければいけません
Verb: Short, Negative, Present (SAME AS NEGATIVE ほうがいいです)

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14
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I think

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と思います

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15
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They said

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と言っていました

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16
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Please don’t

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ないでください
Verb: Short, Negative, Present

17
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Nominalization

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Verb short form + のが

18
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Something / Anything

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何か:Something (Positive statements), Anything (Questions)
何も + negative: not … anything (Negative statements)

19
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Qualifying nouns with verbs and adjectives

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Verb (te form)+ている + noun
Adjective + noun

20
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Have already / Have not … yet

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もう。。。ました (Have already)
まだ。。。ていません (Have not … yet)

21
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Comparison between two objects

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のほうが (more) / より (less)

22
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Comparison between multiple objects

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{CATEGORY} の中で A が いちばん property.
A is the most out of the category

23
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Planning to do

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つもり
Verb: Short, Present

24
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To become

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なる
い-adj: Drop final い + くなる
Nouns + な-adj: になる

25
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I want / They want (Guess)

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がほうし (I want)
ほうしがっている (Guessing what they want)

26
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Maybe

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short form + かもしれません

27
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To give

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あげる - Staying away / moving away
くれる - Moving closer
Giver は Recipient に あげる/くれる
Recipient は Giver に もらう

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Recommendation (Why don’t you?)

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たらどうですか
Verb: Short, Past, Te form + らどうですか