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Mar 13 |
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When to use 聴く vs 聞く vs 訊く? Can 聴 also be used for 'to ask' with a similar nuance? |
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Mar 9 |
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Are there good Japanese TV dramas for a Japanese learner whose Japanese is at basic level? Nihonjin no Shiranai Nihongo (日本人の知らない日本語) is a great one for higher-beginner and intermediate learners. |
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Feb 28 |
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How to say “open Pandora's box” in Japanese? Indeed, that's a little bit more literal than I expected :D Thanks though! |
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Oct 19 |
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Function of the first の in とかの他の @LeonardoBoiko Incomparable to 25,200,000 results for "とかの他の" |
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Oct 19 |
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Function of the first の in とかの他の This was my feeling also, which is why I was very surprised when I met とかの他の on a number of occasions (and then when I found numerous results when I Googled it). |
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Oct 8 |
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'Hearty' in Japanese @TsuyoshiIto: The word hearty has a very nuanced meaning, almost bordering on an idiomatic expression. A dictionary is no help here... (and I've looked it up in several dictionaries before asking the question). I think that the simple fact that there has been no acceptable answer so far confirms that this is not something one could simply look up in any other dictionary. |
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Oct 7 |
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'Hearty' in Japanese Another dictionary gives me たっぷり. |
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Jun 20 |
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Difference between ながら, がてら and つつ Yep, same here, I don't quite get your explanation of がてら. Could you please add a few more examples of it in use? |
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Apr 11 |
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How does one write P.S. (post scriptum) in Japanese? So how exactly would it be used? Would one end the letter, then do 追伸：〇 or 追伸、〇 or something else entirely? |
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Apr 9 |
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How to say 'X, let alone Y' in Japanese? Thanks for your extensive answer! |
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Apr 9 |
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Difference between ほとんど～ない, めったに～ない and まれ Thanks for your extensive answer! So one could not use まれ～ない to say that something is 'not rare'?
For what it's worth, Tatoeba has a number of examples lik that. ex.: ９０歳以上生きることは決してまれではない。 Yahoo Dict also has quite a few in definitions of other words. ex.: 腕の数は普通5本であるが、4本あるいは6本のものもまれではない。
If this is correct, is it also possible to reverse ほとんど and めったに in a similar manner, or is it a unique feature of まれ? |
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Jun 11 |
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When is the katakana form of wo (ヲ) used? @YOU: AFAIK Kaori Manabe is the only person using を in her name, which is much more commonly written as かおり. |
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Jun 9 |
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Does “敬語” (keigo) just mean “politeness” or is it a technical term specifically relating to Japanese grammar? Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honorific_speech_in_Japanese - also refers to all three as honorifics: Linguistically, the former two (sonkeigo and kenjōgo) are referent honorifics, used for someone being talked about, and the last (teineigo) is an addressee honorific, used for someone being talked to. |
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Jun 9 |
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Does “敬語” (keigo) just mean “politeness” or is it a technical term specifically relating to Japanese grammar? From Wikipedia: An honorific is a word or expression with connotations conveying esteem or respect when used in addressing or referring to a person. By this definition, at the very least teineigo (polite language) is also made of honorifics. |
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Jun 9 |
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Does “敬語” (keigo) just mean “politeness” or is it a technical term specifically relating to Japanese grammar? お and ご are honorific prefixes, part of sonkeigo. |
