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N4 毎日新聞を読むようにしています。 Mainichi shinbun o yomu you ni shiteimasu. I try to read the newspaper every day. N4 健康のために毎日運動しています。 Kenkou no tame ni mainichi undou shiteimasu. I exercise every day for my health. N4 日本語を上手になるために毎日勉強しています。 Nihongo o jouzu ni naru tame ni mainichi benkyou shiteimasu. I study every day to improve my Japanese. N4 今食事しているところです。 Ima shokuji shite iru tokoro desu. I am eating now. N4 雨が降りそうだから傘を持っていきます。 Ame ga furi sou da kara kasa o motte ikimasu. It looks like it will rain, so I will take an umbrella. N4 難しいながらも頑張っています。 Muzukashii nagara mo ganbatte imasu. Although it is difficult, I am doing my best. N4 忙しいながらも毎日勉強しています。 Isogashii nagara mo mainichi benkyou shiteimasu. Although I am busy, I study every day. N4 これから寒くなっていきます。 Kore kara samuku natte ikimasu. From now on it will gradually become colder. N4 彼は帰ろうとしています。 Kare wa kaerou to shiteimasu. He is trying to leave.

N3 〜ことになる koto ni naru Indicates decision result rule or change determined externally, attaches to a verb, means it has been decided that N3 〜に決まっている ni kimatte iru Indicates very strong certainty based on logic or conviction, attaches to verb adjective or noun, means definitely N4 〜ようにする you ni suru Indicates conscious effort to build a habit or avoid something, attaches to a verb, means try to do or make sure to N4 〜ことにする koto ni suru Indicates a voluntary decision made by the speaker or group, attaches to a verb, means decide to do N4 〜という to iu Indicates name, definition, quotation, or explanation, attaches to a word or sentence, means called, said that, or that is N4 〜といえば to ieba Indicates association of ideas, introduces a related topic, attaches to word or sentence, means speaking of N5 〜ている te iru Indicates ongoing action, continuous state, repeated habit, or resulting condition depending on context N5 〜と思う to omou Indicates speaker thought opinion or assumption, connects clause with mental expression