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May 7 |
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Which romanization system should I use in my word game? Maybe the answer is to allow either system but not to mix the two systems in one word/phrase? |
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May 6 |
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What's the difference between ぜひ and きっと when inviting someone to do something? Nice clear answer |
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May 1 |
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Question about 相手 IOW: It is a "Partner to whom [one] can show your true self" (but thanks for the translation.) .....it is not really a 相手, more about distinguishing between the potential and the passive / polite form (られる／尊敬語） |
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Apr 26 |
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pronounciation of じょ and よ for english speakers jo (じょ）and yo (よ）are quite different. We often struggle with the extended う （eg じょ vs じょう）. I think the Chinese struggle with し because they often pronounce it "si" but not being Chinese (Cantonese?) won't swear to this. This sounds similar to the trouble English speakers have with the spanish name Julio (which, to our ears,you pronounce "Hulio" ?) |
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Apr 21 |
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What is なく・ない and why is it used? Are you sure that a double negative is stronger than a positive? The examples that come to mind are similar to English ie less direct eg できないことはないけど＝it is not that I can't do it but...[I can't]. |
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Apr 19 |
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Which particle is better に or から? Thanks both of you. I can't really argue with Dainichi but I did notice while studying JLPT1 (ie without reference to any text) that the pattern using "ni" seemd to the norm and could not ever remember seeing the pattern with "kara" used in a question. Maybe it is common in practice but strictly speaking incorrect (and hence does not get used in text books)? |
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Apr 17 |
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Which particle is better に or から? At first I wondered about context but see if you can find an example with a direct object marked by を. Your search mostly shows the object being modified (-から教えてもらったN） |
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Apr 16 |
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Is 暖かった standard Japanese? v helpful answer (and well spotted snailplane) |
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Apr 11 |
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Japanese word for Operation, in the sense of a project or task - slang If you browse Space Alc you will see that most of the time it is used for military campaigns but not exclusively. |
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Apr 11 |
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With whom to use different honorific forms? 丁寧語より尊敬語・謙譲語・丁重語 丁重語 is not in my dictionary! |
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Apr 4 |
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Can't parse sentence with 「へったくれもない」 which book is it? |
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Mar 30 |
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what does どことなくつかみどころがなくmean? Thanks - put it right now but I think the reading is しょうたい ? |
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Mar 27 |
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increasing vocabulary I don't want to encourage off-topic qs but try Kanji in Context or the JLPT curriculum. The former in particular focuses on most common words used (somewhat like Globish). |
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Mar 26 |
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Translating volitive expressions in ads into English Agreed. (My example includes へと which is another interesting variation I should like to ask sometime.) |
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Mar 26 |
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Translating volitive expressions in ads into English (This is something in which I'm not confident so I am just commenting but) Perhaps it is "quotative と" as in 「右へ」とつづく? [I was taught と has 4 fundamental uses which are equivalent to: &, with, "when" as in AするとB, and 「 」 but if someone can contradict /explain this I am all ears.] |
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Mar 24 |
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Why is 楽しみに！wrong? @ssb:Chocolate's answer is worth adding to yours to make it complete. |
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Mar 13 |
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How are these two sentences not negating their premise? 残念でならない and similar expressions is covered in 総まとめ文法N２、week 1, day 4. Last year I worked my way through these books methodically, starting with the N1 語彙 and 文法, then going through the same for N2, then doing 読解N２...then doing 文法N３ and 読解N３ before returning to 聴解N１and 読解N１！It worked in the but it was a strange journey. |
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Mar 10 |
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What is the difference between 部屋 and 室? You have removed the final edit so my comment does not apply but I will explain. I think 室/しつ is the old Japanese word for room and because it is so old it seems to have other wider meanings than just an alternative for 部屋 |
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Mar 9 |
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Can うちは means the same as うちに ? I am not sure if I can get this in to a comment but I have not seen うち referred to as same as 間 before, altho it is logical (thank you). However I do wonder about うちに：We learn it has two meanings. 1)To do something before a state/situation changes, as in the 1st example, & 2) while a continuous process is happening, another change occurs w/o the volition of the speaker, as in the 2nd example. I accept うち（は）can be the same as 間 but can うちに？ Like 〜間 & 〜間に、I thought うち ＆ うちに were different. (??) |
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Mar 9 |
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What is the difference between 部屋 and 室? I am not sure about the final edit. Looking at a Japanese dictionary both words have seem to have had more obscure uses in the past but as you say generally the single character word has a more wider but related meaning than the two character word, which is often the case(?) |
