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I was discussing with a friend, who asked me if 忍者 is also used for women, or if くノ一 is used/preferred. I know 者 means "person", so it seems to be neutral; and Weblio defines the word using 者, which ...
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Is it by any chance the case that, historically, the い-adjective ending 〜かった is a contraction originating from 〜くあった, where あった is the past inflection of ある?
To me, it sure sounds plausible, and ...
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Recently I was talking to a friend and the topic of credit cards came up. I asked my friend (xx) if they had a credit card:
ところで、xxはクレジットカードを持ってる？
and got the following response:
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I just found out 〜たとたん, meaning "as soon as"; I already knew なり with (apparently) the same meaning:
今度は横になるなりほぼ即座に寝ついていた
As soon as I lay down, I almost immedialy fell asleep
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Context: a boxer called Hyodo is going to fight against an opponent called Yanagi, whose nickname is Sniper. A friend of Hyodo tells him not to worry and then says this:
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I am having problems with when to understand 大抵 as:
a) 事柄のあらまし。だいたいのようす。また、全体のうちの大部分。おおよそ。おおかた。(https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/大抵/#jn-133918) (or as defined in Apple's dictionary) ...
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Both of these grammar can be translated to English as
A～てからでないと/～ないことにはB = Unless A is done, cannot do B
From what I can find,
～てからでないと stresses the order or sequence of actions, that until A is ...
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Greatest hits from previous weeks:
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What are the possible uses for だって?
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Both "ようこそ" (yōkoso) and "いらっしゃいませ" (irasshaimase) seem to mean "welcome" but what are the precise circumstances under which each should be used?
"いらっしゃいませ" (irasshaimase) is uttered in unison by ...
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I've seen this symbol in various places, such as 「日々」, 「色々」, and 「人々」. What is it, and how does it affect the meaning and pronunciation of the word?
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I am learning Japanese, and was wondering how to end an email to my Japanese Sensei?
Like something similar to Regards or Thank You. A more respectful way to end an email.
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How does one say "this is like/similar to that" or "this is not like that" in Japanese in essence? An example sentence is
"In this way, the English are like the Japanese"
; I have not been able to ...
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I learned that you can use でも (demo) at the beginning of a sentence to mean "but," and that you can use けど (kedo) at the end of a sentence to mean "though." However, I don't see a difference between ...
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Can anyone explain what is the difference between そして and それから, and when to use which?
Thanks.
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I am translating a Japanese business document and unable to understand a kanji.
取締役７名選任の件
取締役７名 is 7 directors, の件 is about, I am unable to understand this kanji 選任. My search led me to some ...
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A: あの～、すみません。
B: はい。
A: このへんにこうしゅうでんわはありますか。
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In the third sentence, は is used instead of が, but こうしゅうでんわ is something new being added to the conversation, which is a function of が.
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I've read: Difference between Xはどこ and どこがX.
I understand the top answer but I'm unsure of the "why" for why those two statements mean differently.
A) 「病院はどこですか。」
B) 「どこが病院ですか。」
They say that ...
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