Japan 202 Final

てほしい

Used to express wanting someone to do something

のに

Connects two facts, A and B, where despite the effort or expectation created through A, the unexpected B happens

ても

Used when even if A occurs, B is still true and would always be true regardless

Causative sentences

Used to describe someone making or letting a person do something

Structure of causative sentences

(Director)は・が(cast)に(action)

Causative + てあげる・てくれる

Follows a causative verb, turning it into a “let” causative

Noun Aのように

Used to describe an action which is done in the same way as A, or a characteristic which is comparable to A

Noun Aのような B

Used when B has the same quality or appearance as A, or A is an example of B

〜ば

A conditional statement to describe that if condition A happens, B as the result will follow

ことにしている

Describes something that is done in regular practice as a result of consciously making up your mind to do so

Causative-passive

Used when you were made to do, or harassed/talked into doing, something that you didn’t want to do

Causative-passive sentence structure

(puppet)は(puppet master)に(action)

Verb stem + なさい

A command only used on tests or by parents due to it’s strong implication of “talking down” to somebody

〜よかったです

Means “I’m glad that such and such is/was the case”

ことにする

Used to express having firmly decided to do something