Japanese Grammar N3
Structured N3 grammar detail pages for long-term SEO and future learning flows.
〜と・〜たらの違い
This page compares 〜と and 〜たら, two common Japanese conditionals that learners often translate as if or when.
〜ば・〜たらの違い
This page explains the difference between 〜ば and 〜たら, especially when both can mean if in English.
〜なら・〜たらの違い
This page compares 〜なら and 〜たら, focusing on topic-based conditions versus time-based or completed conditions.
と・ば・たら・ならの違い
This comparison page organizes the four major Japanese conditionals と, ば, たら, and なら so learners can choose the right one.
〜そうだ（様態）
〜そうだ in the appearance sense means something looks or seems a certain way based on what you can see now.
〜そうだ（伝聞）
〜そうだ in the hearsay sense means I heard that or it is said that. It reports information from another source.
〜ようだ
〜ようだ expresses inference or resemblance. It is often used when something seems true based on evidence or when something is like something else.
〜みたいだ
〜みたいだ means seems like or looks like. It is a conversational pattern used for inference and resemblance.
〜らしい
〜らしい expresses inference from information or the idea that something is typical of someone or something.
〜ように見える
〜ように見える means looks like or appears to. It focuses on how something appears visually to the speaker.
〜そうだ（様態）・〜そうだ（伝聞）の違い
This page separates the two meanings of 〜そうだ: appearance and hearsay. The key difference is the form before そうだ.
〜そう・〜よう・〜みたい・〜らしいの違い
This comparison page organizes 〜そう, 〜よう, 〜みたい, and 〜らしい so learners can distinguish appearance, inference, hearsay, and typicality.
〜ようになる
〜ようになる expresses a change into a new state, habit, or ability, especially something that has become possible over time.
〜ようにする
〜ようにする expresses making an effort, setting a habit, or trying to make sure something happens or does not happen.
〜ことになる
〜ことになる means that something has been decided or arranged, often by circumstances, a group, or someone other than the speaker alone.
〜ことにする
〜ことにする means to decide to do or not do something. It emphasizes the speaker's or subject's own decision.
〜ことになっている
〜ことになっている describes a rule, arrangement, schedule, or established decision that is already in place.
〜ようになる・〜ことになるの違い
This page compares 〜ようになる and 〜ことになる, two patterns that can both describe change but focus on different kinds of change.
〜ことにする・〜ことになるの違い
This page explains the difference between 〜ことにする and 〜ことになる: deciding by oneself versus having something decided or arranged.
〜ようにする・〜ようになるの違い
This page compares 〜ようにする and 〜ようになる: making an effort versus a change that has happened.