Grow with Kitty
11

Lesson 11

ように — Aim & Change

  1. 1 V dictionary form / V ない-form + ない + ように、V2 V-jisho / V-nai + you ni, V2 So that ~ / so that ~ does not happen The pattern for saying what you do so that some situation happens, or does not.
  2. 2 V dictionary form + ように なります / V ない-form + なく + なります V-jisho + you ni narimasu / V-nai + naku narimasu Became able to ~ / stopped ~ing I could not before, now I can — the pattern for talking about your own progress.
  3. 3 V dictionary form / V ない-form + ない + ように します V-jisho / V-nai + you ni shimasu I make an effort to (not) ~ Something you decide yourself — the "from now on I will do this" pattern.
  4. 4 N / V dictionary form + とか、N / V dictionary form + とか N / V-jisho + toka, N / V-jisho + toka Things like ~ and ~ (giving examples) The soft word you use when you give a couple of examples, not the whole list.

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