Grammar
Japanese B1
Handle thought, intention, subordination, and more flexible sentence connection.
On this level
- Thought and intention
Say what you think, what you plan, and what seems likely.
- Subordination and flow
Link background, reason, and simultaneous action more naturally.
- Possibility and regulation
Express ability, permission, and social expectations more clearly.
Thought and intention
Say what you think, what you plan, and what seems likely.
と思う for thoughts and opinion
Japanese often uses と思う to present opinion, assumption, or personal interpretation.
つもり and 予定
Use つもり for intention and 予定 for scheduled or planned arrangements.
Subordination and flow
Link background, reason, and simultaneous action more naturally.
ながら and ので
Use ながら for simultaneous action and ので for a softer, often more explanatory kind of reason.
Relative clauses before nouns
Japanese places the descriptive clause before the noun it modifies, without a relative pronoun like “who” or “that.”
Possibility and regulation
Express ability, permission, and social expectations more clearly.
Potential forms
Japanese often changes the verb form itself to express being able to do something.
てもいい and てはいけない
These patterns express permission and prohibition in a very practical everyday way.