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Keigo, Conditionals & Complex Grammar

Politeness levels (keigo), conditionals, relative clauses and complex sentences
尊敬語の体系
the sonkeigo system
honorific system
Special verbs, お～になる, ～れる/られる honorific
謙譲語の体系
the kenjougo system
humble system
お～する, special humble verbs, when to use
丁重語と美化語
teichougo and bikago
teichougo / bikago
Courteous (まいる) and beautifying (お料理) language
ビジネス敬語
business keigo
business Japanese
Standard phrases for the workplace
条件: たら の特殊用法
tara special uses
tara discovery
Discovery/unexpected: 行ったら、いなかった
条件文の使い分け
choosing conditionals
conditional selection
When to use と/ば/たら/なら
複雑な名詞修飾
complex noun modification
complex relative clauses
Long modifying clauses before nouns
連体修飾の内の関係・外の関係
inner/outer noun modification
uchi/soto relations
Whether the noun is an argument of the clause verb
接続表現: ものの, ながらも
concessive connectives
mono no, nagara mo
Formal 'although' expressions
文体: だ体・である体・です体
writing styles: da/de aru/desu
register styles
Choosing register for different text types