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Inflections in search results
One of the hardest aspects of Japanese for learners is that inflections can be combined to create complex forms. It is very common to see a word which combines two grammatical inflections, and not uncommon to see as many as three or four (for example, see the last search in the list below). Understanding how forms are combined can be a challenge.
For some time we have been including analysis of inflected forms in our example sentence library, and recently we introduced the inflection showcase to help you practice forming any inflection for any word. Today we are excited to announce another great new feature which will help you understand and use inflections:
Inflected forms are now included within search results
To see this in action, try the following quick search: . First, the search results show you the base form the word is derived from,
はな
話
す (the 'dictionary form'). Next, you'll see an analysis of exactly how the inflected search term is built from the dictionary form, along with links to the relevant articles in the grammar library: first we make the progressive form (話しています), and then we put it in the past tense (話していました).Here are a few more searches to try:
For more information on Kanshudo's tools for helping you learn and use inflections, see our 'how to' guide, Understanding inflections and conjugations.
For a visual summary of your personal progress with Japanese grammar, check our your personalized Grammar mastery wheel.
Our Grammar library is a searchable reference resource with about 800 articles on Japanese grammar, graded by usefulness / JLPT level, complete with many thousands of examples.
For practice, try our grammar games, including Grammar Match, Sentence Builder and Sentence Complete.
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To get started learning Japanese, just follow the study recommendations on your Dashboard.
You can use Quick search (accessible using the icon at the top of every page) to look up any Japanese word, kanji or grammar point, as well as to find anything on Kanshudo quickly.
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