～ようとする: “Try to…”/”Be About to…”
adept #122
~ 5 Minutes
Introduction
"Look out! He's trying to start the lesson!!!"
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～ようとする: "To try to" + "to be about to"
You the kind that loves "two for the price of one" type of deals? Good! Because this ～ようとする pattern is all about saying that "X action is about to happen" or that "someone is about to do Y".
Specifically, today's lesson will cover three different patterns:
① ～ようとする
② ～ようとした（が・けど・etc.）
③ ～ようと（したら・すれば・すると）
These each have their own details to examine, so without further ado, let's get started with...
① ～ようとする: The fundamental pattern
構成
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