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Is を頑張る standard Japanese?
This question came up on chat.
In this phrase:
TOEIC、頑張ってください
Can the comma be replaced by を? If not, is there a better particle?
頑張る is listed as a 自動詞 in both of my dictionaries (岩波 and ...
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Switch between transitives and intransitives
There are situations where transitives and intransitives are switched without any clear reason. For example, a transitive verb is usually used to describe a situation like this:
タクシーが街を流す
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When is 終わる used as a transitive verb?
On Are 終わる and 済ませる synonyms?, there were some questions whether 終わる is used as a transitive verb.
Space ALC seems to have a few results for を終わる, but far more for を終わらせる and を終える. Looking at sense ...
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“To call” or “To receive a call”
Consider these example sentences taken from SPACEALC:
[a] （人に）電話をかける。 "put in a call to ~"
[b] ~が（主語に）電話をかける。 "receive a telephone call from"
My observations: Both sentences use かける. ...
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Making sense of transitive usage of 行く and 来る - 「を行く」 and 「を来る」
I think it's known that some intransitive verbs can take を particle and be used as transitive verbs such as for example 「私のことを分かってくれない」. While using 分かる transitively would require specific scenarios ...
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Do all the meanings of 掛ける and 掛かる tally?
WWWJDIC does not tally their meanings of 掛ける and 掛かる so i find it hard for a beginner like me to properly learn these 2 words..
Do all these meanings of 掛ける and 掛かる tally: (is this list correct):
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Are there verbs that are neither intransitive nor transitive?
i was taught that verbs are either transitive or intransitive.
but what kind of verb is 分かる ?
WWWJDIC lists it as intransitive.
Yet the replies/comments from this thread Why is it 日本語 [[が]] わかります ...
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自～／他～ペア：逆の形 — Transitive/Intransitive pairs: opposite forms
I've noticed (through much frustration) that many 自～／他～ pairs have "opposite" forms; particularly with the ~u and ~eru types. For example, 焼く・焼ける are opposite from 開く・開ける.
焼く （他） － パンを焼く ("Bake ...
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Can 差す be an intransitive verb?
WWWJDIC lists 差す as an intransitive verb, but in all of the example sentences I've seen it looks more like a transitive verb.
So my question is, is 差す a transitive or intransitive verb?
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About -eru and -aru verb pairs that are not transitive/intransitive counterpart of each other
Most -eru and -aru pairs of verbs that I know are transitive/intransitive counterparts of each others. For example, 見つかる is the intransitive counterpart for the transitive 見つける, and 変わる is the ...
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Passive-transitive-verb vs. Intransitive-verb （他動詞の受け身 vs. 自動詞)
Here's another question for you experts out there. I think I know the answer to this as well, but it still creeps up in my mind all the time; something I'd like to research more. I want to know ...
