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Mar 26 |
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How long would it take on average to learn japanese Some of those games, especially visual novels like Fate/Stay Night, often use more advanced vocabulary and grammar than you would find in normal reading. Just like a novel in English, authors like to embellish on details without repeating the same generic descriptive words over and over. |
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Feb 6 |
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Verbs in application drop down lists @TsuyoshiIto My browser's Edit menu (in English) has a bunch of verbs at the top, but then a bunch of nouns at the bottom for services like a spelling submenu, text-to-speach, and so on. So while I think verbs are preferable, common programs aren't even consistent about it. Though, at least they separated nouns/verbs into separate sections. |
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Feb 6 |
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Why do English sources for learning Japanese leave out pitch? @TsuyoshiIto In the simplest form, I think an example like 甘美の花は赤い would get his point across? I didn't want to actually edit example content without input from the OP. |
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Jan 18 |
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What's the difference between 平和 and 和平? @Dono Meta discussion is at meta.japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/993/… |
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Jan 12 |
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What does ぉ character mean? @Chocolate Answers are for answers! |
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Dec 29 |
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Possible ways to express remembrance and recall I think the English claim is valid (there is a difference between the words, though small); I can't speak for the Japanese translation. I was trying to link to rintaun's comment: japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/9534/… (if that link also breaks, second comment on the OP). |
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Dec 29 |
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Possible ways to express remembrance and recall @TsuyoshiIto The question claims there is a slight conceptual difference between "recalling" something and "remembering" something and is asking if there is a way to distinguish between those concepts in Japanese. The definitions in the OP are slightly ambiguous though and could be made clearer. |
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Dec 28 |
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に vs で with state of being (but no verb) @Tim Two spaces (and a return/newline) is effectively equivalent to a <br/>. Two returns gives you the paragraph separation. |
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Dec 28 |
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に vs で with state of being (but no verb) Not many people know this, but if you put two spaces at the end of a line, you don't need the <br/> tag. Saves you a bit of typing. |
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Nov 18 |
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What's the difference between には and では @Julian SE adopted a userscript for JLU. See meta.japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/199/… for more details. |
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Oct 19 |
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Expressing ethnicity that is different from nationality @Everybody, please answer in the answers. Comments can be removed or hidden arbitrarily, and people with the same question in the future may not know to look in the comments for answers. |
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Oct 19 |
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Positioning of quantities (using counters) Welcome back Boaz, we've missed your detailed and insightful posts! |
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Sep 24 |
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Etymology and usage of 凸待ち You shouldn't have to CW your answer, especially if nobody else answered after two weeks. |
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Sep 6 |
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How figurative can 姿 be? The line break didn't work on the second example under #3. A not-well-known trick is to add two spaces to the end of a line before you hit the Return key, and the next line will show up immediately underneath, which might be what you wanted. |
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Aug 25 |
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What is the difference between とはいえ and と(は)いっても? As written, I think this is a duplicate of the question dainichi linked. However, the original question could be phrased better (and rely less on external sites for examples) and would maybe benefit from additional and more elaborate answers. |
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Aug 8 |
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What is the difference between 防止 and 予防? Thanks for the article link. You won't be able to leave comments on other people's questions and answers until you have 50 reputation as an anti-spam measure. |
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Jul 14 |
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How do I “understand” kaomoji? (Japanese smilies) @Chris See meta.japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/883/… - or in summary, five people thought it was on-topic and rejected the first close reason. If the question is too vague, then the "not constructive" reason should have been used instead, but that is a separate argument. |
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Jul 13 |
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Why are the katakana important to learn? In most English -> Japanese classes, many of the first Japanese words taught are words in katakana. That could be because it's recommended to learn katakana early, so they teach katakana words first. Or, perhaps it's because katakana is simpler to learn than kanji, or even maybe they assume students will have an easier time bootstrapping their vocabulary by learning words very similar to words in their original language. |
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Jun 10 |
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How and when do Japanese children learn kanas and kanji? Reposting the Elementary School and Junior High School links from @sawa. Though, this would probably be better in an answer instead of an obscure comment. |
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Jun 5 |
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Why is 知りません the negative form of 知っています？ Create the question and let the community decide! |
