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N4 私にとって家族は大切です Watashi ni totte kazoku wa taisetsu desu Family is important to me N4 彼は医者として働いています Kare wa isha to shite hataraiteimasu He works as a doctor N4 明日は台風が来るということだ Ashita wa taifuu ga kuru to iu koto da It means that a typhoon is coming tomorrow N3 説明を聞いたからといってすぐ理解できるわけではない Setsumei o kiita kara to itte sugu rikai dekiru wake de wa nai Just because I heard the explanation does not mean I understood immediately N3 努力すれば必ず成功するとは限らないが意味はあると思う Doryoku sureba kanarazu seikou suru to wa kagiranai ga imi wa aru to omou Even with effort success is not guaranteed but it still has meaning N3 ドアが閉まろうとしているから急いだほうがいい Doa ga shimaro u to shite iru kara isoida hou ga ii The door is about to close so you should hurry N4 子供のころは夏になるとよく川で遊んだものだ Kodomo no koro wa natsu ni naru to yoku kawa de asonda mono da When I was a child I used to play in the river in summer N3 この建物では写真を撮ってはいけないことになっている Kono tatemono de wa shashin o totte wa ikenai koto ni natte iru In this building it is prohibited to take photos N3 経験を積んでいけば自然に自信もついていくと思う Keiken o tsunde ikeba shizen ni jishin mo tsuite iku to omou As you gain experience confidence will grow naturally

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 〜とは限らない to wa kagiranai Indicates something is not necessarily always true, attaches to a sentence, means it does not always mean that N3 〜ようとする you to suru Indicates attempt intention or action about to begin, attaches to volitional verb, means try to do or be about to do N3 〜ようとしない you to shinai Indicates refusal or lack of attempt, attaches to volitional verb, means not try to do or refuse to act N3 〜ことなく koto naku Indicates absence of an action, attaches to a verb, written form meaning without doing N3 〜ことなくして koto naku shite Indicates indispensable condition, attaches to a verb, means without this it is not possible N3 〜ということだ to iu koto da Indicates explanation summary or reported information, attaches to a sentence, means it means that or I heard that N3 〜というわけだ to iu wake da Indicates explanatory conclusion from what was said, attaches to a sentence, means so that means or that is why N3 〜というものだ to iu mono da Indicates general judgment or evaluation based on common sense, attaches to a sentence, means that is exactly what it means or it is natural that