Conjugations: Stage 3

25 forms and patterns in 5 chunks: grammar patterns.

25 forms and patterns in 5 chunks, learned alongside Stage 3 of the main list. Start with Credit and blame and use Next at the bottom of each page.

1. 1Credit and blameGrammar patterns-okage de thanks to-no sei de because of (blaming)-no sei ni suru blame it on-mon dakara because, you see (giving an excuse)-kara koso precisely because; it's because ... that
2. 2Pretending and tryingGrammar patterns-furi o suru pretend to; act as if-ou to suru try to; be about to-ki wa nai have no intention of; don't feel like-te goran try doing (said to a child or junior)
3. 3Can, must and needn'tGrammar patterns-te wa ikenai must not; not allowed to-koto ga dekiru can; be able to-koto wa nai there's no need to-wake ni wa ikanai can't very well; can't just-beki da should; ought to
4. 4When it happensGrammar patterns-ru koto ga aru sometimes does; there are times when-tabi ni every time; whenever-te irai since; ever since-to omottara just when I thought; no sooner ... than-saichuu ni in the middle of; right while-ta totan the moment that; as soon as
5. 5Ifs and hopesGrammar patterns-to shitara if; supposing; if it's true that-to ii I hope; it would be good if-kagiri as long as; as far as-shidai depending on; as soon as-sae areba as long as there's; all you need is