Imabi
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Pros
- https://imabi.org/must-not/ I like what /u/JapanCoach says about culture vs literal meaning.
- https://imabi.org/hearsay/ There is a section dedicated for らしい vs そうだ
- imabi.org covers beyond N1. There's DOJG entirely online and searchable, and you can get old Genki 1&2 versions entirely free at the free web archive in PDF format.
- https://imabi.org/table-of-contents-%E7%9B%AE%E6%AC%A1/
- Grammar, there's just infinitely better stuff out there. Yes it's not "all-in-one" place but the quality outstrips the convenience here by a country mile. imabi.org
Cons
- It also doesn’t matter how many cards are in your deck or how many hours you’ve spent pouring over imabi or genki, you will not be able to understand anything when you start reading, listening and watching stuff.
- Among free sites, bunpro.jp, yoku.bi, and imabi.org (Imabi is probably the most thorough and comprehensive, but can be a bit technical and wordy for some people).
- The last Bastion for me was imabi but even there I've found some things that don't seem to be entirely accurate as well even though it's far better, though more wordy than either of thouse.
Sentiment
24 positive (89%) · 2 mixed (7%) · 1 negative (4%)
Trust + time weighted score: +88% · raw score 85%
What redditors said (10 of 27)
https://imabi.org/must-not/ I like what /u/JapanCoach says about culture vs literal meaning.
https://imabi.org/hearsay/ There is a section dedicated for らしい vs そうだ
imabi.org covers beyond N1. There's DOJG entirely online and searchable, and you can get old Genki 1&2 versions entirely free at the free web archive in PDF format.
https://imabi.org/table-of-contents-%E7%9B%AE%E6%AC%A1/
Grammar, there's just infinitely better stuff out there. Yes it's not "all-in-one" place but the quality outstrips the convenience here by a country mile. imabi.org
I find it's very good as a grammar reference dictionary. It's got a lot of grammar points as well as example sentences. It's also free.
It also doesn’t matter how many cards are in your deck or how many hours you’ve spent pouring over imabi or genki, you will not be able to understand anything when you start reading, listening and watching stuff.
Currently, aside from the Shinkanzen textbooks, the only grammar resources I recommend for my students are Marumori and imabi.
my main strategy for memorising grammar has just been reading and then looking up any unknown grammar in https://dojglite.github.io/main/ or on Google or sites like https://www.edewakaru.com/ and IMABI.
looking up any unknown grammar in https://dojglite.github.io/main/ or on Google or sites like https://www.edewakaru.com/ and IMABI.