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How does pitch accent work in Japanese?

asked Feb 11, 2013 at 5:24

19 votes

3 answers

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What are the general principles of using verbs to modify nouns (e.g. 焦げるトースト/焦げたトースト)?

asked May 27, 2013 at 5:52

10 votes

3 answers

3k views

What does it mean when この is in front of a personal pronoun?

asked May 30, 2014 at 19:06

8 votes

3 answers

2k views

What's the grammar behind どうせ?

asked May 3, 2016 at 22:49

6 votes

2 answers

2k views

What separates なき from なし？

asked Nov 26, 2013 at 4:18

6 votes

1 answer

980 views

What's the difference between the constructs [adverb] なる (naru) and [adverb] する (suru)?

asked Feb 10, 2013 at 10:15

5 votes

1 answer

305 views

Why is using ば or と, to indicate a conditional, considered ungrammatical if the 2nd part expresses a will, wish, order or request?

asked Jun 20, 2013 at 3:06

5 votes

1 answer

598 views

What are the principles behind turning foreign language words into verbs?(e.g. ググる and サボる)

asked May 15, 2015 at 20:35

5 votes

1 answer

236 views

What are the grammatical rules for using filler words in Japanese(e.g. ええと, なんか, あの, and so on)?

asked Oct 23, 2016 at 23:55

4 votes

2 answers

537 views

What grammatical function does 見よがし have?

asked Nov 8, 2017 at 0:22

4 votes

1 answer

274 views

What's the difference between お待ちになる and 待たれる?

asked Feb 24, 2013 at 7:14

4 votes

1 answer

124 views

How is テンション used in Japanese?

asked May 24, 2023 at 19:47

3 votes

1 answer

537 views

What's the grammar behind お忘れなきよう?

asked Oct 28, 2013 at 22:47

3 votes

1 answer

491 views

What distinguishes 恩, 義務, 義理 and 人情 from each other?

asked May 1, 2015 at 1:45

2 votes

3 answers

209 views

How would どこ吹く風 be used in a sentence?

asked Jun 3, 2017 at 6:06

2 votes

1 answer

196 views

What are the subtleties of "て Form＋くる"?

asked Jun 12, 2015 at 2:26

2 votes

1 answer

573 views

What distinguishes the different ways to say something must be done? (E.G. しなくてはだめ、しなくてはならない、しなくてはいけない and so on)

asked Jul 17, 2015 at 20:30

2 votes

1 answer

174 views

What does something like 'ウオエエエエエ' express?

asked Dec 29, 2017 at 23:26

2 votes

2 answers

229 views

Would it be valid to change the いい in (verb)ても良い into a negative?

asked Apr 8, 2019 at 12:53

2 votes

2 answers

731 views

What is the proper way to use 余[よ] as a personal pronoun?

asked Apr 7, 2020 at 10:11

2 votes

2 answers

2k views

What are some different ways to use これから?

asked May 16, 2014 at 0:59

2 votes

2 answers

954 views

What separates the different ways to ask a question in Japanese (何, どう, どんな, etc.)?

asked Feb 25, 2013 at 22:05

1 vote

1 answer

330 views

How do I use がする? (ex: いい香りがする)

asked Feb 10, 2013 at 11:57

1 vote

1 answer

219 views

What are the different ways to use ように&如く?

asked Jan 17, 2014 at 3:27

1 vote

1 answer

235 views

Using the stem form of a verb like the て form, as in 燃えゆく or 飲みほして

asked Jul 18, 2014 at 2:20

1 vote

1 answer

1k views

What is the grammatical analysis of the sentence 「君を笑いに来た」?

asked Feb 5, 2015 at 21:29

1 vote

0 answers

61 views

What are the detailed grammatical rules for using ゆえ? [duplicate]

asked May 11, 2018 at 23:41

1 vote

1 answer

157 views

What's the difference between てform+行くand てform+いる?

asked Sep 4, 2018 at 0:14

1 vote

0 answers

115 views

What does やるな mean when it isn't being used to say "Don't do it"? [duplicate]

asked May 11, 2017 at 2:45

1 vote

0 answers

121 views

How do you attribute a quote to a person/piece of work in Japanese?

asked Feb 2, 2022 at 4:48

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41 Questions

How does pitch accent work in Japanese?

What are the general principles of using verbs to modify nouns (e.g. 焦げるトースト/焦げたトースト)?

What does it mean when この is in front of a personal pronoun?

What's the grammar behind どうせ?

What separates なき from なし？

What's the difference between the constructs [adverb] なる (naru) and [adverb] する (suru)?

Why is using ば or と, to indicate a conditional, considered ungrammatical if the 2nd part expresses a will, wish, order or request?

What are the principles behind turning foreign language words into verbs?(e.g. ググる and サボる)

What are the grammatical rules for using filler words in Japanese(e.g. ええと, なんか, あの, and so on)?

What grammatical function does 見よがし have?

What's the difference between お待ちになる and 待たれる?

How is テンション used in Japanese?

What's the grammar behind お忘れなきよう?

What distinguishes 恩, 義務, 義理 and 人情 from each other?

How would どこ吹く風 be used in a sentence?

What are the subtleties of "て Form＋くる"?

What distinguishes the different ways to say something must be done? (E.G. しなくてはだめ、しなくてはならない、しなくてはいけない and so on)

What does something like 'ウオエエエエエ' express?

Would it be valid to change the いい in (verb)ても良い into a negative?

What is the proper way to use 余[よ] as a personal pronoun?

What are some different ways to use これから?

What separates the different ways to ask a question in Japanese (何, どう, どんな, etc.)?

How do I use がする? (ex: いい香りがする)

What are the different ways to use ように&如く?

Using the stem form of a verb like the て form, as in 燃えゆく or 飲みほして

What is the grammatical analysis of the sentence 「君を笑いに来た」?

What are the detailed grammatical rules for using ゆえ? [duplicate]

What's the difference between てform+行くand てform+いる?

What does やるな mean when it isn't being used to say "Don't do it"? [duplicate]

How do you attribute a quote to a person/piece of work in Japanese?