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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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Feb 4 |
reviewed | Satisfactory Why is 間{かん} used to denote some amounts of time but not others? |
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Feb 4 |
reviewed | Excellent How do I express “to survive” in a more metaphorical sense? |
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Feb 4 |
reviewed | Excellent Difference in nuance between 証明 and 証拠? |
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Feb 4 |
reviewed | Satisfactory 「こわいだから。」 versus 「こわい、だから[…]」 |
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Feb 4 |
awarded | Custodian |
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Feb 4 |
reviewed | Satisfactory How can I say “the leader(s) of the club” in Japanese |
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Feb 4 |
reviewed | Excellent How should I bid farewell to a superior? |
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Feb 4 |
reviewed | Satisfactory Difference in nuance between 頂ければと思います, 頂けませんか, and 頂きたいんですけども |
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Feb 3 |
answered | How many kanji do Japanese people know? |
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Jan 25 |
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What is the difference between 上{あ}げる and 挙{あ}げる? '手を揚げる'? pretty sure that was supposed to be '手を挙げる' |
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Jan 17 |
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What's the difference between 平和 and 和平? I've always thought of 和平 in terms of the tongue-in-cheek comment "Peace broke out in XYZ today, as the two sides couldn't remember what they were fighting over", which has been spoofed repeatedly in comedic TheOnion/SNL news broadcasts. |
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Jan 16 |
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Why is watermelon written in Hiragana, whereas melon is written in katakana? The confusing bit of this question is the last sentence. What is the general rule that you believe this is an exception to? |
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Jan 16 |
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A は／が difference @dainichi: It's in there, I think. (might have been a paraphrase) "represent state change" refers to the context, though... not the specific verb. I was trying to get at that in the next sentence or two... you expanded somewhat more on it. |
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Jan 15 |
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A は／が difference added 617 characters in body |
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Jan 15 |
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A は／が difference I have a MUCH harder time distinguishing thematic and contrastive-は, and some linguists argue that the distinction doesn't actually exist. (I think the argument is that there is no such thing as a thematic-は without a contrastive element) |
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Jan 15 |
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A は／が difference added 617 characters in body |
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Jan 15 |
answered | A は／が difference |
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Dec 13 |
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How do you write the sound “wu”? linkified |
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Dec 12 |
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Difference between kara and n desu? こわい is a 形容詞/iAdjective, so it is basically never followed by a だ (although 形容詞＋です is the formula to make a sentence-final 形容詞 polite). For a 名詞/noun like 大丈夫, the ＋だ is required to end the sentence. What I think is happening in the こわいから example is technically forming a dependent clause, then eliding(?) the main part of the sentence. |
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Nov 29 |
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What's the difference between Ichidan/Godan and Ru/U verbs classification? It has some work to go before it reaches acceptable "FAQ"-level material, but there is a cross-reference for a few terms on meta |
