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An intermediate-level learner with an unhealthy fascination with kanji.
Strong dislike for all "One true way to learn Japanese" pronouncements.
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Aug 30 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Aug 4 |
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What would be the best way to express the term 'master', as in a master of some sport? Just curious if マスター itself is used anywhere outside of 完全マスター. |
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Jul 29 |
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What's the difference between wa (は) and ga (が)? "A can only be used with B" does not equal "B can only be used with A" |
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Jul 22 |
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do people actually respect the nuances of 探す vs 捜す? jisho.org has information for both kanji (jisho.org/kanji/details/%E6%8D%9C%E3%81%99) (jisho.org/kanji/details/%E6%8E%A2%E3%81%99). Other lists will be similar. |
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Jul 22 |
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do people actually respect the nuances of 探す vs 捜す? Regarding Part 2: 探 is a grade 6 kanji, 捜 is a junior high kanji |
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Jul 21 |
awarded | Scholar |
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Jul 21 |
accepted | 加える/増やす and 加わる/増える or even 増加する/殖/足, various kanji for “adding things” |
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Jul 21 |
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加える/増やす and 加わる/増える or even 増加する/殖/足, various kanji for “adding things” I've received some advice from a native speaker who feels that 増やす implies less direct control over the "increasing" than 加える, and is thus more appropriate for investments and situations which lack direct control. An example he gave was laboratory/pet mice. If you breed them, it might be 増やす, if you buy them and add to the cage, it would be 加える. |
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Jul 20 |
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加える/増やす and 加わる/増える or even 増加する/殖/足, various kanji for “adding things” Is there any reasonable way of telling when 加える vs 足す vs 増やす is appropriate for adding more of the same thing, such as 'スピード'? Or are all of them appropriate? |
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Jul 19 |
awarded | Student |
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Jul 19 |
asked | 加える/増やす and 加わる/増える or even 増加する/殖/足, various kanji for “adding things” |
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Jul 16 |
awarded | Critic |
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Jul 14 |
comment |
When is it okay to use あります with a living subject? @Axioplase: Pretty sure that was his example from the book. I remember wondering if the word choice was connected to the use of immediate family members. (Which I do not believe to be the case, but remember being curious about at the time) |
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Jul 14 |
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When is it okay to use あります with a living subject? I have read (I think it was Kuno's Structures book), that there are really two あるs, one for existence, and one for possession. The possessive form CAN be used for people, as in 僕は子供がある, which has a slightly different meaning from 僕は子供がいる. |
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Jul 13 |
answered | 不 and 非 and 無 and 未 usage difference/rule |
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Jul 11 |
answered | What connotation does なんだ add? |
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Jun 24 |
awarded | Talkative |
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Jun 22 |
comment |
Appropriate ただいま-like greeting for a neighbor? I wasn't quite happy with it either, but "Moderately polite way to say tadaima?" really didn't match where the discussion had gone. Perhaps something more along the lines of "When is tadaima appropriate?" |
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Jun 21 |
revised |
Appropriate ただいま-like greeting for a neighbor? Perhaps an improved title, more accurately reflects the discussion that ensued |
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Jun 21 |
suggested | suggested edit on Appropriate ただいま-like greeting for a neighbor? |
