A situation where multiple interpretations are possible as a result of scarcity of information. Ambiguity can exist at the grammatical and lexical level.
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How to choose between 「いれる」 and 「はいれる」？
The questions is how to choose between 「いれる」 and 「はいれる」.
As far as I know, the same kanji is used for both (入れる).
How can one make the distinction when reading a text?
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What is the difference between ちょっと and 少し?
Specifically for when they mean "a little".
In what situations would they be used and are they completely interchangeable without any differences?
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〜(ら)れる - Ambiguity between passive and Keigo
In my Japanese Bible, it often uses the 〜(ら)れる Keigo form when talking about God's actions. However, there are certain cases when talking about both people and God in the same sentence where the use ...
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“Seemingly cute” - かわいい + 〜そう
The 〜そう form means "seemingly 〜" and is usually conjecture made based on first-hand information. This usually means seeing something or hearing about something and making a conjecture, e.g., おいしそう ...
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How to unambiguously express sentences with lots of relative propositions?
Background, problem statement
Very often, I find myself in situations where I have to build structurally complex sentences in Japanese, and find myself struggling, trying to put all I want to say in ...
