That class of words which describe events and states and can be inflected or conjugated to indicate relative time, as well as many other nuances.
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Is it always ができる？
So I'm studying and I ran into an example that stated to go from a (noun)suru to (noun)dekiru is this:
私は車を運転する －＞ 私は車の運転ができる。
Why isn't 私は車を運転できる。
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Trouble with 応じる [duplicate]
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What makes に基づいて instead of に応じて the correct choice for this question?
I am having trouble with the following sentence.
情報はシナリオの進行に応じて追加されていきますので、時折覗いてみると良いでしょう。
I ...
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Action verbs and conditional ～ば
I understand もし寝過ごせば、起こしてください is wrong. I believe instead it should be 寝過ごしたら、起こしてください。
In "A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar" it says the second part of the sentence "...can be a command, a ...
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What are the different ways of saying to agree or disagree with a person?
There seems to be many different ways of saying either to agree or to disagree with a person.
Which words are there, in what circumstances should they be used, and are there any relevant examples of ...
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のちほどスタッフは彼女の元を去りました。 Could someone explain how 元を去りました。works here?
のちほどスタッフは彼女の元を去りました。
This was written on screen at the end of a video skit about a girl at a 女子会 at a restaurant.
元を去りました means the staff left her alone?
If anyone could translate this sentence, I ...
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How is the あげたい working here?
On a TV show, an idol was given this task to think of:
心が晴れやかになる一言
'A word (or phrase) to lift someone's mood' (My loose translation)
The idol responded:
アナタの心の雨を[止]{や}ませてあげたいな
'Let me ...
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Plain verbs vs [conjunctive form 連用形]+をする (e.g. 間違える vs 間違えをする)
(Question 1)
Are there any differences in nuance and usage of conjunctive form of verb (連用形) + をする compared to the plain form of those verbs whose conjunctive forms can be used as nouns?
For ...
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What is the difference between using なる with the particles に and と [duplicate]
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What is the difference between 〜となる and 〜になる?
What is the difference between using なる with the particles に and と? When should which be used?
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why is “know” expressed as 知っています, and what does 知ります really mean? [duplicate]
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Why is 知りません the negative form of 知っています？
I'm posting the question as suggested by Zhen Lin and troyen. What that said, why is that? And a secondary question, when would ...
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What does しちゃい mean?
I know it is some form of する。The context is this tweet:
いいえ！無視は しちゃい けませんな(^-^)/気持ちは受け取って♪(´ε｀ )RT @PuyoPuyoStar: @shinji_sid すみません。先程ツイート送ったんですが、「無理してはいけません」と書きたかったところ、「無視してはいけません」と書いてしまいました。本当すみませ
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What is the difference between 借りる and 貸す
I've seen them before used as borrow and lend. So I've been a bit confused on when to use which verb? What's the difference? Is there a difference?
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もらえる, 見える rules
From what I learned,
もらえる = もらうことが出来る
'can be got'
見える = 見ることが出来る
'can be seen'
This looks like there is some kind of a more general rule for this transformation.
If there is a ...
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“一目ぼれから長持ちする関係は望めません。” この表現のニュアンスを説明して頂けませんか？
一目ぼれから長持ちする関係は望めません。
Falling in love at first sight won't bring you a lasting relationship.
I found this sentence and translation without any other context, and
have a few questions about ...
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Differences between 出るand 去る when expressing someone leaving
When expressing "to leave," as in "I left the store," or "I can leave the country," is there a difference in nuance or meaning between the verbs 出る and 去る?
まあ、少なくとも、この国を出ることはできるな。
Well, at ...
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Questions about this sentence
"当時の関係者何人かにあたって記憶を確かめてみたが、人の記憶の欠落部分というのは、捏造で補われる仕組みになっているらしく、共通の体験が、しばしば、お互いに矛盾する記憶になっていることに驚かされた。"
What does "にあたって" mean there ?
"驚かされた" is referring to what/whom exactly ?
Does "関係者何人か" mean ...
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Is 死ぬ the only verb ending in -ぬ? [duplicate]
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Plain verbs that end with ぬ other than 死ぬ
死ぬ{しぬ} is the only verb that I know that is ending in -ぬ.
So, are there any other verbs ending in -ぬ?
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Verbs +「~てくる」 , which verbs? [duplicate]
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Difference between -て行く and -て来る
my doubt is which verbs I can use with ~てくる (~ていく)
ABOUT ME
I don't want to say "I undestand", but I'd like to say "I'm understanding" ...
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Habitual aspect
My (poor) understanding of things is that there are two ways to get habitual semantics in Japanese:
use the dictionary form of the verb:
毎日、映画{えいが}を見に行く "I go to the movies every day."
use the ...
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Possible ways to express remembrance and recall
How is it possible in Japanese language to express concepts of recall and remembrance?
I mean, recall is generally referred to the way we take out something from our memory which is related to ...
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What is the らせ form of a verb?
I'm trying to understand this:
賞品？おそらく！リナちゃん.....私の後ろの笑い声輝くんがたくさんで黙らせ
The last word, 黙らせ, is confusing. Is this a combination of different forms?
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Why “you don't have to want to hold”? [closed]
ベルボーイがいますから、にもつをもたくなくてもいいです。
The sentence above has --for me-- some confusing verb tensing. In particular, もたくなくてもいい. This much I think I understand: Because there is a bellboy, I don't need to want ...
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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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How is this verb being conjugated and contracted?
" こんな馬鹿みたいな帽子かぶせやがって！！”
" こんなくそみたいな帽子かぶせやがって！！”
" こんなくそみたいな帽子かぶせんじゃねーよ！！”
I believe I'm looking at a conjugation and contraction of the verb かぶる. What is the original conjugation and ...
