Hi Everyone!
Without extending the wait any further, weโd like to officially release our N3 writeups.
This release was delayed from the originally planned 15th of April by several days, so we apologise for that first and foremost.
Our Focus
As N3 is the largest level in terms of new structures and the introduction of patterns that will continue to repeat themselves throughout N2 and also N1, we chose to put a bit of extra time into the creation of our entry level explanations. This means that there may occasionally be a few extra example sentences in the writeup itself, or sometimes an extra Fun-fact aimed purely at giving you a better intuition of how a particular structure will/should be used.
Apart from that, as with N5 and N4, we have tried to keep a mix of traditional, along with more literal translations. Particularly on grammar points where more literal translations may be helpful.
Did Anything Change?
While the writing/formatting style is exactly the same as it has been throughout N5 and N4, we have slightly upped the amount of Japanese expressions used in the writeups again. This is for things like word type, and occasionally purely some Japanese dictionary definitions of grammar structures that actually hit the nail on the head better than their standard English interpretations. Naturally, we did include a direct translation for any Japanese definitions.
For word type (ๅฝขๅฎน่ฉ, ๅฉๅ่ฉ, ๅฉ่ฉ, etc), this will go hand in hand with blogs that we are aiming to start releasing in the near future. They will be accessible in their own portion of the website, or directly by clicking on them wherever you see them mentioned in other explanations.
New Learning Order
As with previous levels, we have rearranged the learning order (please allow a bit of time before this reflects on the website). Themes are fairly similar to what we used in N5 and N4, with a bit of extra focus on phrases that are similar, are useful to learn together, or will be used in the same situations. (Please click each lesson tile for a full look at the new lineup)
Lesson 1 (Possibilities and Timeframes)
ใฐใใใใใใใใใฐใใฃใใใไธญใใฎ้ใซใใใกใซใใชใใใกใซใในใใในใใงใฏใชใใใฃใฆใใชใใชใใใใพใใใชใใชใ๏ฝใชใใใซใใใจใใซใใฃใฆใๅ จใ๏ฝใชใใใใจใ ใใใใ ใใใใจใใใใใใจใใฎใฏ๏ฝใฎๆนใ ใNoun + ๅใใฆใใใ
Lesson 2 (Extents and Reasons)
Combined Particlesใใงใใใใจใใใใใจใใใงใใปใฉใใฐ๏ฝใปใฉใใปใฉ๏ฝใชใใใงใฏใใฎใซใใใ๏ผใซ๏ผใใใใซใใจใใใใจใใใใจใ ใใจใใใฎใฏใ็ใใใฎใใใฎใ ใๆไธญใซใไธใงใใใใใงใใซๅบใฅใใฆใ็น
Lesson 3 (Limitations and Results)
ใชใใชใ๏ฝใใใใใใใใใใใใฐใใใใฐใใใ ใใฐใใใซใใใจใใใใใใจใซใใใใใจใชใฎใใใจใซใชใใ๏ฝใฏ๏ฝใงๆๅใใใจใฏใชใใ๏ฝใจ่จใฃใฆใใ๏ฝใจ่จใฃใฆใโกใใจใใใฐใๅใใใซๅใใใฆใใซใคใใฆใ๏ฝ๏ผใฎ๏ผๅงฟใใจ่จใใใใกใใใจใใใฎใใใซใใใฎ็ตๆ
Lesson 4 (Amounts and Comparisons)
ใซๆฏในใฆใใฉใใชใซ๏ฝใฆใใใใใ๏ฝใงใใ๏ฝใใฏ๏ฝใซใใฃใฆ้ใใใใชใใใใพใใซใใใใ ใใใใงใฏใชใใใจๅๆใซใใจใใใ ใฃใโ ใใ ใฃใฆใใใ ใฃใฆใ้ขไฟใใใใใซ้ขใใใใซๅฏพใใฆใใใใโกใใฏ๏ฝใใใใงใใใ (interjection)ใใ (filler)ใใ (casual ใ)ใใใใใ
Lesson 5 (Suppositions and Statements)
ใพใพ๏ผใซ๏ผใใใใงใใใใชใใใฆใใใพใใชใใ๏ฝใฆใ๏ฝใชใใฆใใใใใใชใใใจใใใใใจใใฆใใซใใฆใฏใใซใใฆใใ๏ฝใจใใใฎใฏไบๅฎใ ใใใใใใจใใซใจใฃใฆใใใจใใใใจใใใใใใฏใใกใใใใใฏใใใใฆๅใใฆใใใใใใ๏ฝใฐใใใใฎใ
Lesson 6 (Topic Changes and Counterstatements)
ใใฆใใใใใใคใพใใๅณใกใๅดใฃใฆใใพใใง๏ฝใใใ ใใใใชๆฐใใใใใจใฆใ๏ฝใชใใๅฅใซ๏ฝใชใใใฐใใใงใชใใใงใฏใชใใฆใใ ใใงใชใใฆ๏ฝใใใ ใใใใใฏ่จใใพใงใใชใโ ใๆฑบใใฆ๏ฝใชใใใใใซใฏใใใชใใ๏ฝใใใจใใชใใใใใใใใใใใจใ๏ฝใฆใใใใจใซใใใจใใ๏ฝใใจใใใจโ ใ๏ฝใใจใใใจโกใใง่จใใจ
Lesson 7 (Precision and Frequency)
๏ฝใใคใใใฃใจโกใใ ใใใใใฃใจใใๅใณใใฟใใจๅใใใใใใจๅใใงใใจไธฆใใงใใซ้ใใชใใๅฝใใใใซๅฝใใใใซ้ใใใจใฏ้ใใชใใใใฃใใซ๏ฝใชใใๅฒใซใVerb (volitional)ใVerb (volitional) + ใจใใใใ่จใใพใงใใชใโกใใใใใชใใใชใใใจใฏใชใ
Lesson 8 (Co-occurring and Increasing Actions)
ใชใใใๅ๏ฝใใใคใใงใซใใจๅ ฑใซใใซใคใใฆใ็ดใกใซใใใจใใใซใใใใซใใใณใซใใใใใฏใใชใใใใใซใใใฆใ็ฌฌไธใใพใใพใใไธๆนใ ใไธๆนใงใ้ใซใใใงใซใใใซใใใซใฏใใใใชใใใชใใ่ใใใใชใ
Lesson 9 (Do it this way, Did it that way)
ๅฟ ใใใใ้ฃ็จๅฝขใๅใใๅใใไธใใใๅใใๅใใชใใใใใใใใใซใใใฆใใใฆใ่พผใโ ใ่พผใโกใใตใใใใใใงใใใฐใใงใใใใฐใๆฌก็ฌฌใใจใใใใงใใใใใฉใใใฆใใใใใ๏ฝใชใใๅๅฃซ
Lesson 10 (Labelling and Blame)
ใใใใใพใใใๅ่ ใฏใใคใใใใใงใใใใซใใใกใใใฟใใฃใฝใใใฃใฑใชใใใใใใใไธไฝใๆ่งใใฃใใไปฃใใใซใใซไปฃใใฃใฆใใฉใใใใใจใใ็็ฑใงใ๏ฝใฏ๏ฝใจใชใฃใฆใใใๅทฆๅณใใ
Next Up?
Before continuing with N2, we will be going back through N5 and N4, and fixing any inconsistencies. This will be everything from titles, to search functionality, audio, spelling errors, etc. Basically, we want our N5 and N4 to be so good that we never get an error report from it again stating that something is missing.
There is no set time frame for this, but it will be done in the most timely manner as possible, so that we can continue through N2 and beyond.
Final Caution - As we are still in the process of adding hyperlinks to all of the grammar structures/words used within the writeups, please hold off on sending error reports until the end of April, as we will be continuing to go through them bit by bit and making sure each grammar point has all of the links required.
As Always
Thank you all for your ongoing support, and for creating an environment where we (the workers) are able to be part of a team that is driven largely by the passion and enthusiasm of its userbase. We will continue to aspire to deliver content that is engaging, interesting, and โฆperhaps more importantly than anythingโฆ provides as many people as possible with the tools they need to succeed with their own language learning journey.
Hope you all enjoy the new writeups, and that youโre having an absolutely stellar week! For me, it is time for an energy drink