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| bio | website | sartak.org |
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| location | Cambridge, MA | |
| age | 26 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 11 months |
| seen | Apr 26 at 15:01 | |
| stats | profile views | 24 |
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Oct 22 |
awarded | Good Question |
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Aug 6 |
awarded | Taxonomist |
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May 31 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Feb 21 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Feb 7 |
awarded | Analytical |
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Aug 12 |
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What does the use of a dash (instead of a character) to extend a sound mean? Sometimes authors will also use small vowel kana (ぁぃぅぇぉァィゥェォ) to indicate that the sound is being lengthened. |
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Aug 9 |
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What is the learning curve for learning Japanese writing? I also have a similar feeling but in the opposite direction: sometimes immediately after learning a new word, songs with that word in their lyrics come rushing in. What was once an unintelligible set of sounds now has meaning, so I guess the dusty old pattern matching engine is doing its job! The most striking example of this for me is when I learned the word 引力, which is repeated a lot in a catchy Perfume song of the same name. This strange feeling strengthens the memory of that word, so is yet another example of how listening improves reading skills. |
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Aug 6 |
answered | Can the ったら form of a verb be used to mean “after?” |
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Aug 5 |
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What form is 恐るる? The speaker is definitely mythological and ancient, so that jibes with your explanation. Thanks! |
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Aug 5 |
accepted | What form is 恐るる? |
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Aug 5 |
asked | What form is 恐るる? |
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Aug 5 |
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What would be the best way to express the term 'master', as in a master of some sport? Krillin used 達人 to describe Jackie Chun as an expert fighter in Dragon Ball, for what that's worth |
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Jun 20 |
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Are there various ways to use ~し? Tae Kim briefly covers 〜し in Compound Sentences |
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Jun 18 |
accepted | What is the nuance of この + [first person pronoun]? |
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Jun 17 |
asked | What is the nuance of この + [first person pronoun]? |
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Jun 12 |
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What are the origins of the 「こそあど」 demonstratives? My favorite set of this type is こいつ, そいつ, あいつ. Haven't seen どいつ yet though! |
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Jun 11 |
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When is it appropriate to refer to yourself by これ? I've seen この俺 a few times, I wonder if it's related. |
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Jun 7 |
awarded | Beta |
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Jun 3 |
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Does -ou / -you / -mashou conjugation have a negative form? No, Tae Kim's example sentences don't express that idea. He offers 行くのをやめよう for that instead. |
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Jun 3 |
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Does -ou / -you / -mashou conjugation have a negative form? Yep, you're right, just found that line again to confirm and it was indeed ね. |
