Grammar

Grammar focused content

Language Deep Dive

Oct 5, 2026

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3 min read

The Kana Blur Has a Grammar

ゆっくり, ちゃんと, しっかり and きちんと are filed in the same drawer as きらきら. The endings are a system, and you can read words you have never met.

Language Deep Dive

Sep 21, 2026

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3 min read

See It, Hear It, Say の

Three questions, asked in order. Stop at the first yes.

N3-N2

Sep 17, 2026

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3 min read

Mix What You Keep Mixing Up

Block what is new, shuffle what keeps losing, and leave alone what already works

Language Deep-Dive

Aug 27, 2026

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7 min read

The ばかり Family

One word, four faces — and the three-word test that tells them apart

Verbs

Aug 6, 2026

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6 min read

The Give-and-Receive Arrow

あげる・くれる・もらう — the two-question trick that finally makes sense of them

Mike Svensson

Language Deep Dive

The わけ Family: One Root, Four Meanings, Zero Reason to Keep Guessing

Jul 9, 2026

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6 min read

The わけ Family: One Root, Four Meanings, Zero Reason to Keep Guessing

One root, two questions, four forms sorted on sight.

Verbs

開く or 開ける? Here's the rule nobody gave you 🍵

May 28, 2026

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6 min read

開く or 開ける? Here's the rule nobody gave you 🍵

Three patterns, one question: and the wall becomes a door

Mike Svensson

Verbs

Apr 23, 2026

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1 min read

Your ている is Lying to You

Why 知っている doesn't mean "is knowing"

Mike Svensson

Language Deep Dive

Transitive vs. Intransitive Verb Pairs —The Pattern Nobody Teaches You

Mar 26, 2026

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1 min read

Transitive vs. Intransitive Verb Pairs —The Pattern Nobody Teaches You

Language Deep-Dive (Verbs / Grammar)

Mike Svensson

Language Deep Dive

They all mean 'seems like.' They're not the same.

Mar 12, 2026

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1 min read

They all mean 'seems like.' They're not the same.

One question. Four forms. Done guessing.

Mike Svensson

Language Deep Dive

Feb 26, 2026

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1 min read

たら works. Until it doesn't. ☕

One question. Four buckets. Done freezing.

Language Deep Dive

The は/が problem isn't you — it's the teaching

Jan 29, 2026

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1 min read

The は/が problem isn't you — it's the teaching

You know the は/が rules. Why do you still freeze? 🎯