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Hi! I'm learning Japanese, but I'm not too good at it.
こんにちは！ 日本語を勉強しているんですけど、かなり下手です＾＾；
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Feb 28 |
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迷宮 vs 迷路 Since you said <off-topic />, I responded in chat. |
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Feb 28 |
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迷宮 vs 迷路 I wonder if you can compare the morphemes 宮 and 路 to map out the meanings. 宮 is palace, hence 迷宮 "labyrinth" = complex maze that is a building → maze in general, unsolved case. 路 is road → way, hence 迷路 maze in general → getting lost, labyrinth → translation word for labyrinth of the inner ear. Something like that, anyway... |
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Feb 28 |
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The uses & etymology of で edited title |
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Feb 27 |
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What separates the different ways to ask a question in Japanese?(I.E. 何, どう, どんな and so on) @istrasci Can you point me to a source for that? I tried briefly to find one, but I failed. |
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Feb 27 |
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what does “媒介にして” mean ? Fix plural → singular (media → medium) |
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Feb 27 |
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expressing casual potential for adjectives Were you trying to say "keigo （敬語） can be really long"? |
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Feb 26 |
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What exactly does とばかりに mean? Related discussion of 言わんばかり here and here. |
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Feb 26 |
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What separates the different ways to ask a question in Japanese?(I.E. 何, どう, どんな and so on) What do you mean by tones? |
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Feb 25 |
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What is the difference between the two kanji pairings for 'jellyfish'? deleted 1 characters in body |
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Feb 25 |
answered | What is the difference between the two kanji pairings for 'jellyfish'? |
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Feb 24 |
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What's the difference between お待ちになる and 待たれる? @BirkanAras 待たれる is not a form of 持つ, but of 待つ. It can be honorific or passive. See forum.koohii.com/viewtopic.php?pid=130286#p130286 for some discussion. |
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Feb 24 |
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What's the difference between お待ちになる and 待たれる? edited tags |
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Feb 24 |
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降参する vs 諦める @BirkanAras Are these all formal, then? 片付く・怒鳴る・躊躇う・藻掻く・芽生える・勉強する |
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Feb 23 |
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Using 全然 with a positive pejorative In response to "全然 should be used with negative verbs", see: nikkei.com/article/DGXBZO37057770W1A201C1000000 |
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Feb 22 |
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Method for deciding whether to use katakana or kanji version of the word? @Peter I just want to make sure this is clear: two different words don't become the same word even if they have identical meaning. They remain separate words. What you appear to be asking is: "If I can express something with two different words, and if one of these words is usually written in kanji while the other is usually written in katakana, can I pick which word to use based on how it's written?" |
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Feb 22 |
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Method for deciding whether to use katakana or kanji version of the word? Replace bold markdown with HTML |
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Feb 22 |
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Method for deciding whether to use katakana or kanji version of the word? いれずみ is not a kanji form of the word タトゥー. It is a different word. This is true regardless of whether you write it in kana or kanji. |
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Feb 22 |
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What's the difference between 招待, 招く and 誘う? You can remember the third sense of 誘う by association with 誘惑 (because it uses the same kanji). |
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Feb 22 |
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What's the difference between 招待, 招く and 誘う? added 1 characters in body |
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Feb 21 |
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What's the difference between 招待, 招く and 誘う? This might not be very helpful, but I remember 招く by thinking of 招き猫. |
