A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar

Amazing book with a lot of information.

Despite my utter laziness in going to get the book from the post office after Royal Mail missing delivery, I am absolutely thrilled to say that it was sent much earlier than I expected. Long shipping time from Japan but the book was extremely well packaged, engulfed in bubble wrap and snugly tucked into something suitable for its size. No deformation of the book itself, no creases on the paper, it's in perfect condition!This book is a beast. It's much larger than I initially thought it might be and after a good couple of hours perusing several concepts that I had a little trouble grasping, I can confidently say that the amount of detail in this book is perfect for filling those gaps of knowledge that tend to crop up whenever your knowledge is limited to more Western text books.Though it is a dictionary it offers plenty of in situ examples and has a very clear format. As an English speaker, it also helps being able to look for particles/grammatical tools alphabetically via their romaji transcription, and although the feature can seem obvious, the shaded degradation to indicate the alphabetical segments just makes using it that much easier.I'd read this out of sheer fascination the whole way through, but it really is a useful reference point - coming from a beginner-intermediate Japanese user who is still learning - for any questions that have been like an itch in the back of your mind.I look forward to getting the other two in the set soon.

This is very much a reference book and not a textbook, but it's invaluable for those who want a deeper understanding of Japanese grammar.It says "basic grammar" but it is far more in-depth than my textbook which claimed to be "complete".The main part of the book is the dictionary itself: ordered in (romaji) alphabetical order. Each entry has a definition, translation(s), model and example sentences, explanatory notes and references to similar entries. It also has some helpful "Characteristics of Japanese Grammar" at the beginning and Appendices and Indices at the end.This book is not for everyone; for one thing it's written in academic language which can be off-putting to those who are unfamiliar with it. If you're just starting out learning Japanese, you probably don't need this book just yet. But if you find your textbook doesn't go into enough detail for you, if you're genuinely interested in all the details or you just want to become really good at grammar, this is a great book.

It's a little confusing on how to use or find the word you're looking for, but overall this content is quality.

It says basic grammar but it gets well into the kind of Japanese you would expect to find in JLPT3, which is roughly matching an intermediate level. HIghly recommended though. A lot of info in this book and it also shows you examples and the conjigation of each grammar point.

I purchased the dictionary upon the recommendation of my sensei. We had used it several times during our one-to-one tuitions, when we needed to figure out the proper use of certain verbs, prepositions, etc. So far I have only used it once or twice myself but the dictionary seems like a valuable resource for those situations where one simply does not know what the correct grammatical use of Nihongo is. I am looking forward to bringing it to my future lessons and then using it more frequently.

Amazing book that will teach you A LOT about Japanese grammar points as well as some important notes on casual and formal speech, abbreviations and particles, and even more than that! Exceeded all of my expectations, a must have no matter how far you've come with your Japanese studies.

I use this book all the time, it is brilliant.

Delivered on time, book was in great condition. The content is very comprehensive

This is a great great book for studying and reviewing. Its not a text book but its a great reasource as an addition to one. Its not a text book but it works as a great suplement. Ie genki says this is a rule and heres how you use it. This book says this is the rule, theres are not how youd use it, thos would be odd, heres a similar way it can be said another way and when youd use each. Basically each grammer 'point' is fully explained and defined.

Este libro es la prueba de que no todo lo que necesitas esta en internet, sobre todo en cuestiones del idioma japones.

A gramática é bastante abrangente e traz ótimos exemplos. Só é importante lembrar que ela não tem uma parte dedicada a exercícios de fixação, entretanto é uma boa fonte de consulta.

Habe die Grammatik schon zum zweiten Mal bestellt, da sie meiner Meinung nach sehr hilfreich ist.