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Aug 26 |
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Making sense of the N1にN2 construction (「パンにバター」＝「パンにバターをぬる」） added 626 characters in body |
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Aug 26 |
answered | Making sense of the N1にN2 construction (「パンにバター」＝「パンにバターをぬる」） |
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Aug 25 |
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What is よ doing as a connector before a comma? They just look like separate clauses. "If you're serious (about that/whatever), then broadcast it; give me back my fees." Though I'm unsure of the translation, not really knowing the context. I'd say there's a comma because they're closely enough related they don't need to be separate sentences, but not so closely that they need a connecting particle/grammar. |
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Aug 22 |
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What is the difference between とはいえ and と(は)いっても? So from Chocolate's samples, it looks like とは言え fits overfulfillment of expectations ("the precondition is true, sure, but really, this far!?"), whereas と言っても fits underfulfillment ("given the precondition, this isn't what I expected"). There's probably a nice, technical explanation for why this is, but I don't know it. I just know it sounds right to me. |
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Aug 18 |
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How is あっての used to define something? I don't have an understanding I can confidently articulate to you, but WWWJDIC has a definition and you can look at some sentences in space alc to try to get a better feel for it. |
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Aug 9 |
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What is the difference between 彼氏が出来る and 彼氏を作る? I'd say "find/search for a boyfriend" for 作る. And I kind of think the former would mostly appear in past tense, and the latter in non-past tense. Maybe you could say something like, 出来るまで or 作ってた, but for the most part I think you'd hear 出来た and 作る. (Insert "not a native speaker" disclaimer here.) |
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Jul 2 |
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Differences between listing particles と, や and に Unfortunately, there seems to be very little discussion of the usage of に in a list, at least that I can find. One paper I found (pdf) says に is used for an increasing list, as in 1本の大根に2本のにんじん. There's also another paper that is titled promisingly (about all 3, と, や, and に, in fact), but is apparently behind a pay wall. (FWIW, I also like sawa's answer.) |
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Jul 2 |
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Differences between listing particles と, や and に The examples for definition 4 (並助, at the bottom) of the goo entry for に would suggest that two items (AにB) can be sufficient. |
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Jul 1 |
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Why does 一体 mean “what the heck?”? Then I guess my first comment was a little off-target...sorry. And that's not a question I know the answer to, so...hm, it'll be interesting to see if anyone has an answer. |
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Jul 1 |
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Why does 一体 mean “what the heck?”? Search suggests your source is WWWJDIC. I'm not actually sure whether you're asking, "why is it a noun in one definition but an adverb in another?" or "how does this noun definition lead to this (adverb) definition"? I don't actually like calling that definition adverbial...weblio's definition actually classifies it as an auxiliary/supplementary (副). |
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Jul 1 |
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Why does 一体 mean “what the heck?”? Where's the verb or adjective making "the heck"/"on earth" adVERBial? If "what"/"who" are (pro)nouns, aren't they adjectives? In any case, you noticed the part where it says it emphasizes a question? That has nothing to do with the noun definition, and so long as "the heck"/"in the world"/"on earth" accomplishes that, it's valid. (It might be useful to know your source for the block quote, so I can point out how it went wrong, or where you mistook it.) |
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Jun 30 |
answered | What is the etymology of the word バレる? |
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Jun 20 |
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Jun 20 |
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Difference between ながら, がてら and つつ がてらに = …をかねて。…のついでに。 So it sounds to me like XがてらにY is like, X is the main thing, and Y is incidental, happening along the way (maybe just because it can, or it's convenient...or whatever). |
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Jun 16 |
answered | Why does 古希 / こき mean 70 years old? |
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Jun 14 |
answered | What does ending a statement with 「っ」signify when coupled with 「・・・」? |
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Jun 12 |
awarded | Enthusiast |
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May 29 |
answered | Could someone explain the ironic(?) use of よくいうよ? |
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May 22 |
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Is ノシ considered 絵文字? added 344 characters in body |
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May 22 |
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Is ノシ considered 絵文字? Chiebukuro actually suggests that the face part of （＾－＾）ﾉｼ just gets omitted. |
