[ChannelR]

Hey, everyone. I'm about a week or two from completing my N5 studies and staring N4, but theres been a few encounters I've had that I'm not sure on.

• I was watching an interview on TV, and after the interviewer asked something, the interviewee replied with 知らないです rather than 知りません。is using です the preferred method with some verbs instead of using the 〜ます conjugation?

• I only have a little vocabulary left, but regarding the kanji for the vocabulary, I could recognize about half of the volcab if I was to see them anywhere. I've never read it necessary anywhere, but is it expected for you to be able to memorize even the kanji for the 714 words? I wasnt sure if the 100 kanji was the only ones a requirement. From the list of kanji options on my comp when writing, I would be able to type them easily and recognize them but not necessarily recognize all 714.

• I have some noob questions too, I'm 90% finished the grammar and I'm learning with free online resources for the N5. It's regarding つもり. In all the example sentences it comes at the end of the sentence, even after the verb. According to my dictionary it's a noun, so shouldn't it come before the verb?