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Why is であり Used in this sentence?

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Are verbs of movement typically used in compounds?

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What is the difference between ～してる and ～している?

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Where does the -a stem come from with auxiliary-constructed transitive/intransitive verb pairs if the base verb is a 二段活用 (or カ行変格活用)?

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The verb [手伝]{てつだ}う, does it use the particle に?

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How to properly express my happiness - しあわせになりました。

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What is the etymology of ~らぐ verbs?

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Does “礼を言う” mean “thank you”?

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How does the て form work here?

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Identifying ichidan and godan verbs from polite (masu) form?

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What is the word 喉首目?

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What does 聞く actually represent (if it means both ask and listen)?

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Does anyone know if this is supposed to be some kind of expression これが憎めないんだなぁ?

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