A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar 日本語基本文法辞典
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- Author：Seiichi Makino
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Denise みか Hutchins
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As a dictionary， I hope it's obvious that I did not literally read this as I would a novel。 I've turned to it （and its two accompanying volumes） countless times since I first purchased it， and it's proven itself worth the investment！ Japanese language learners of any level， beginning to advanced， should find it a very useful companion to their main studies。 There are in-depth explanations of all the grammar and plenty of example sentences and clarification points for each dictionary entry， plus As a dictionary， I hope it's obvious that I did not literally read this as I would a novel。 I've turned to it （and its two accompanying volumes） countless times since I first purchased it， and it's proven itself worth the investment！ Japanese language learners of any level， beginning to advanced， should find it a very useful companion to their main studies。 There are in-depth explanations of all the grammar and plenty of example sentences and clarification points for each dictionary entry， plus additional information at the beginning and in the appendices。 If you're serious about learning Japanese， this book is a must-have！ 。。。more
Matthew Barnett
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This entire trilogy of books on Japanese grammar is absolutely essential for any learner of Japanese。
Mat Davies
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So！ This is the best and most useful book I have in my arsenal for learning Japanese。 It is frustrating that I did not discover it before。 I have read through Genki and Minna No Nihongo， Japanese from Zero 1 and 2 and Japanese for busy people - and whilst good as guides， missed that clear， accessible way of providing engaging and useful grammar。 I never thought I would give a grammar book 5 stars but this is absolutely brilliant。 Best resource that you can have if you are learning Japanese 。。。。 So！ This is the best and most useful book I have in my arsenal for learning Japanese。 It is frustrating that I did not discover it before。 I have read through Genki and Minna No Nihongo， Japanese from Zero 1 and 2 and Japanese for busy people - and whilst good as guides， missed that clear， accessible way of providing engaging and useful grammar。 I never thought I would give a grammar book 5 stars but this is absolutely brilliant。 Best resource that you can have if you are learning Japanese 。。。。 alongside a great tutor of course！ 。。。more
Sam
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Definitely a resource worth looking to add to your collection if you are a learner of Japanese！ Really loved this book。 As another reviewer mentioned， this is not a textbook， so it doesn't start you from the beginning and gradually work you up。 It's a reference book to look through for additional information。 Given that this book doesn't have problems to solve， I recommend taking notes！The grammar is ordered alphabetically to the English language， so あげる under "A"， みたい under "M"， etc。 Makes it p Definitely a resource worth looking to add to your collection if you are a learner of Japanese！ Really loved this book。 As another reviewer mentioned， this is not a textbook， so it doesn't start you from the beginning and gradually work you up。 It's a reference book to look through for additional information。 Given that this book doesn't have problems to solve， I recommend taking notes！The grammar is ordered alphabetically to the English language， so あげる under "A"， みたい under "M"， etc。 Makes it pretty easy to look things up quickly and find what you might need。-What I loved:The opening of the book covered quite a bit of background information of the language and how things work as a whole。 As well as covering some definitions of words so you can understand them in context。 （Like "direct object"， "potential form"， etc。） The appendix is also fantastic， having many pages of charts and information on things like conjugations， counters， trans/intransitive verbs， etc。There was a nice touch in most grammar points to help differentiate them from similar ones。 The little nuances between them make a difference， and I appreciate them pointing those out。I also love the use of many various names in the example sentences repeated throughout the book--helps to remember kanji names。-What I didn't love:The ROMAJI。 I swear， if you're going to be a resource that covers more complex areas of Japanese （I know this is a "beginner" book， but not everything in it was "beginner" level） you need to DROP the romaji。 I'm sick of seeing it。 Furigana--perfect， romaji--get out。 （I hear the 'Intermediate' and 'Advanced' books have romaji too？？？？ Which is beyond ridiculous if so？？？？）I did not like the "group" names for the verbs。 I much prefer Genki's u-verb and ru-verb rather than groups 1 and 2。 I can never remember which is group 1 or 2， and u/ru address that instantly， I don't know why they didn't use that here。Nit-pick， but I don't love the assumption that learners of the Japanese language are male （instead of using the neutral "they" pronoun）。 Example: "When the speaker himself decides to [。。。]" "When the speaker uses [。。。]， his statement is [。。。]" The price。 This isn't a cheap book。 It can range from 25-40$+ depending on where you can get it。 I got mine from Ebay， but it's also available on Amazon （US and JP） and CD Japan as of this review。And as an aside: Typos: pg 21 deshita， pg 419 occurs， pg 546 questionNevertheless， even with the negatives， I still find value with this book and think it was worth buying。 For those curious， it covers all JLPT N5 grammar， I believe all of N4 as well， and there seemed to be a few sprinkles of N3/N2。 。。。more
Jacia
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Fantastic resource; helps a lot when I'm reading and doing Japanese assignments。 Fantastic resource; helps a lot when I'm reading and doing Japanese assignments。 。。。more
Matthew Farrell
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If you are looking for a book to solidify your understanding of basic Japanese grammar in preparation for studying more advanced material， look no further。 If you ever feel you can use basic grammar， but want to understand how it works， this is for you。 I learned more about grammar in two months with this book than in three years with other books even though I felt I already knew enough about basic grammar。 I could not recommend this book more。
Patrick Coakley
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I highly recommend all three of these books for any serious Japanese learner。
Kittichai Boonthong
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Definitely a must-read and must-own for Japanese learners。When you don't understand any points of Japanese language， look up this book and you'll find it。 Definitely a must-read and must-own for Japanese learners。When you don't understand any points of Japanese language， look up this book and you'll find it。 。。。more
Jsmh
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I love this and the intermediate book that follows it。 I learned more Japanese grammar from these than from any textbook， bar none。 I just found out there is an advanced book and went immediately to snatch it up too！
Gavin Smith
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The single best book I've used for studying Japanese。 I simply cannot recommend it highly enough。 If you want to build a good selection of phrases and vocabulary， you'll find both here。 The list of verbs and their conjugations found in the appendices are particularly helpful for beginners， as is much of the other information therein。 For complete beginners， I'd recommend getting a handle on hiragana， katakana and the basic workings of kanji （i。e。 the rules for stroke order， how kanji-kana compou The single best book I've used for studying Japanese。 I simply cannot recommend it highly enough。 If you want to build a good selection of phrases and vocabulary， you'll find both here。 The list of verbs and their conjugations found in the appendices are particularly helpful for beginners， as is much of the other information therein。 For complete beginners， I'd recommend getting a handle on hiragana， katakana and the basic workings of kanji （i。e。 the rules for stroke order， how kanji-kana compounds work， learn to write a handful of simple characters。。。） before using this book。 （As an aside， if you are a complete beginner and are intimidated by written Japanese， don't be。 Dive in and， after some practice， you'll find it's much easier than it looks。） This is not a textbook， though， and， as such， there are some things it does not provide。 You won't find any model conversations， only example sentences。 There is no listening practice provided。 You'll need to find listening， speaking， and general fluency practice elsewhere。 However， for getting your head around the basic rules of the construction of the Japanese language， there is nothing better。 。。。more
Moazbellah
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Simply the best Grammar reference in English that is well-planned for each level。
Melissa Diaz Lopez
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I bought this book looking for something more detailed and in depth to add to my Japanese Grammar book collection。 This is best of them all for basic Japanese learning resources。 I would recommend this book to anyone beginning to study the language。
Jessica Zu
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done; this is the only dictionary worth reading from beginning to end
Chloe Sargeant
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This has to be one of the best Japanese Grammar books out there， that I have ever read。 I've seen plenty， and trust me， not all is going to give you exactly what you need to know。 Completely covering and adding to the roster that most conventional Japanese language books， and software DO NOT cover。 One has to admit that books like these are often hard to find; especially when your looking to study Japanese， the right way。 A bit pricy， but its worth a shot。 The Book starts off with basic structur This has to be one of the best Japanese Grammar books out there， that I have ever read。 I've seen plenty， and trust me， not all is going to give you exactly what you need to know。 Completely covering and adding to the roster that most conventional Japanese language books， and software DO NOT cover。 One has to admit that books like these are often hard to find; especially when your looking to study Japanese， the right way。 A bit pricy， but its worth a shot。 The Book starts off with basic structure of the grammer used in Japanese sentences today， wither it's informal， formal， highly formal or in-between。 It breaks down the use of Kanji and the furigana used to pronouce each word in a sentence。 However I would recommand this book for a upper beginner， as you have to have prior knowledge of the Kana （Hiragana and Katakana）。 Most Kanji are often translated where you can pronounce and understand， if you have knowledge of basic japanese Kanji。 As you complete the text， you will be encouraged to buy or borrow the last two text which should help you gain more experience in the language itself。 And what makes this book extra special， is that it is ordered from A-Z， and has the congugations of the verbs in the back， plus much more。 Some parts maybe missing from the sections because they are more and likely to be covered in the last two。 Once again， I advised that you continue onto to the Intermediate and Advanced textbooks as soon as you gain the nessary grammer of the first one。 。。。more
Darren
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Any student of Japanese is doing themselves a disservice not to have this in their library。
Jenn
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This book， and Intermediate and Advanced volumes that follow， are the best grammar references I've ever seen。 Wonderful， detailed explanations and examples showing correct and incorrect usage。 This book， and Intermediate and Advanced volumes that follow， are the best grammar references I've ever seen。 Wonderful， detailed explanations and examples showing correct and incorrect usage。 。。。more
Anne
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Indispensable for learning Japanese。 Quick， easy referencing for the conjunction or particle by the standard Hiragana system。 Everyone who studies Japanese should have this and it's twin on his/her shelf。 There is no App for this。 Indispensable for learning Japanese。 Quick， easy referencing for the conjunction or particle by the standard Hiragana system。 Everyone who studies Japanese should have this and it's twin on his/her shelf。 There is no App for this。 。。。more
itsumoAoi
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very useful and quite handy dictionary。。。unlike a dictionary in common， not only it provides index for japanese grammar。。example "yori"。。。placed on Y index explained thoroughly enhanced with some examples but points words that frequently people misuse with another word that has similar meaning but different formula。 Thus， beside it contains definition， examples， one also can recognize other words synonym， antonym， which word can be replaced or not。 TWO THUMBS UP ！！！ very useful and quite handy dictionary。。。unlike a dictionary in common， not only it provides index for japanese grammar。。example "yori"。。。placed on Y index explained thoroughly enhanced with some examples but points words that frequently people misuse with another word that has similar meaning but different formula。 Thus， beside it contains definition， examples， one also can recognize other words synonym， antonym， which word can be replaced or not。 TWO THUMBS UP ！！！ 。。。more
Melissa
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Loved it！ （Well， as much as I could love a book focused on grammar。） The book is both a good read for an overview of "basic" grammar （"overview" = 600+ pages） and an excellent reference book。 Reading through it， there were items that I already knew well， ones that I knew from example but didn't necessarily have a firm grasp of yet （i。e。 never personally used）， and a few that I had only seen used a handful of times in my studies so far。 Each construct has detailed examples， subtleties in usage， a Loved it！ （Well， as much as I could love a book focused on grammar。） The book is both a good read for an overview of "basic" grammar （"overview" = 600+ pages） and an excellent reference book。 Reading through it， there were items that I already knew well， ones that I knew from example but didn't necessarily have a firm grasp of yet （i。e。 never personally used）， and a few that I had only seen used a handful of times in my studies so far。 Each construct has detailed examples， subtleties in usage， and usage differences between similar constructs。 There's some grammar terms strewn here and there but the provided examples are enough to explain things if you're one to just gloss over formal grammar terms。 Also， the beginning intro sections， grammatical terms and characteristics of Japanese grammar， and appendices are great， especially the list of onomatopoeia， the conjugation charts， and summary charts。 What's also nice is the book touches on all levels of formality -- formal， casual， and honorific speech -- as well as male vs female speech。 I might go back through and add some sentences from the book to my SRS， and I plan to read the Intermediate and Advanced books as well。 。。。more
Ryan
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This book， and its "intermediate" and "advanced" counterparts， are among the most useful Japanese language learning tools you can pick up， especially if you are studying independently and/or trying to learn to read。 It is NOT a textbook， but instead a resource for hundreds of basic Japanese grammar constructs。All entries are sorted alphabetically （in English） according to their Romanized spellings。 What's nice is if you read something such at "yomitai" and know that the "yomi" part means "read" This book， and its "intermediate" and "advanced" counterparts， are among the most useful Japanese language learning tools you can pick up， especially if you are studying independently and/or trying to learn to read。 It is NOT a textbook， but instead a resource for hundreds of basic Japanese grammar constructs。All entries are sorted alphabetically （in English） according to their Romanized spellings。 What's nice is if you read something such at "yomitai" and know that the "yomi" part means "read" but aren't sure what "tai" means， you just skip to the "T" section， look up "-tai" and there you go--a thorough explanation with detailed examples and a breakdown of how to conjugate it on your own。 This is the only book I've found that does not require you to know the English grammatical term for what you want to look up。 You simply identify the structure in Japanese that you're looking for and find it alphabetically。 There are a handful of things that don't really have a set pattern to look up （ex。 relative clauses） for which you just look up the English， but that is the significant minority of cases。 This is hard to find in America （I bought mine at a bookstore while living in Japan）， but can be found online。 Retail is about $30-$38 each for these books， to give you an idea of how good a deal you may have found online。 。。。more
Connie
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An amazing resource。 The book often has better explanations for grammar points then text books have。 It also has examples of the usage。 Great resource。
Jeremy
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Truly a fantastic primer on Japanese grammar。 This book was not on the list recommended by my MTC teachers （too new for their time）， but was more helpful than all the books they recommended。 I believe it's on the study lists for Japanese classes at BYU now， and is probably a top recommendation at the MTC as well。 Truly a fantastic primer on Japanese grammar。 This book was not on the list recommended by my MTC teachers （too new for their time）， but was more helpful than all the books they recommended。 I believe it's on the study lists for Japanese classes at BYU now， and is probably a top recommendation at the MTC as well。 。。。more
Jake Losh
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This book is an amazing and comprehensive resource。 It features tons of example sentences and notes that go beyond basic usage。 If you're new to learning Japanese， at the end of the semester just sell your books back and buy this book as your long-term reference。 This book is an amazing and comprehensive resource。 It features tons of example sentences and notes that go beyond basic usage。 If you're new to learning Japanese， at the end of the semester just sell your books back and buy this book as your long-term reference。 。。。more
Janel
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This series is great
Trevor
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The most useful Japanese Grammar book I've seen。 Some pass it over because of the "Basic" in the title， but the lessons and information in this book are still extremely detailed and helpful。 Great for studying， practicing， or referencing。 The most useful Japanese Grammar book I've seen。 Some pass it over because of the "Basic" in the title， but the lessons and information in this book are still extremely detailed and helpful。 Great for studying， practicing， or referencing。 。。。more
Amanda
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This is the most helpful Japanese grammar book。 It's format is easy to understand and the content thorough。 This is the most helpful Japanese grammar book。 It's format is easy to understand and the content thorough。 。。。more
Rose
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