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I heard the phrase:
その男の子が車にひかれて死にそうだった。
When I head the V1てV2, I assumed that Verb 1 (ひかれて）had actually happened and that Verb 2 (死にそう) was a consequence. But someone pointed out to me that ...
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当番委員のペアが決まった日なのよ？他のみんなはお祝いしてるのに、何が悲しくて、そんな、さびれ果てたとこへ行かなきゃならないの？
What does 何が悲しくて mean here? It seems to mean "What's so sad that we have to go there?" but I feel like I'm missing something.
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The following pairs of inflections got me thinking a little bit.
〜く verb plain/te, for example: 働く・働いて
〜い adjective plain/nai, for example: 甘い・甘くない
Both of these suggest that there is perhaps some ...
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When counting duration in months, is it ~ヶ月間or just ~ヶ月? Example:
私はもう六ヶ月ぐらい日本語を勉強しています。
ジルと暮らした四ヶ月間
( btw I don't know what the second example means I just took it from my textbook so I would ...
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In romaji, the ways that verbs inflect is fairly straightforward to indicate. For example, if you wanted to describe the process under which 五段動詞｛ごだんどうし｝ change from 辞書形｛じしょけい｝ to 可能形｛かのうけい｝. One ...
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I have noticed that “☆” appears in Japanese stories.
For example, the Japanese comic book titled “La☆BlueGirl”. The title is also written as ラ・ブルー・ガール. I get the impression that “☆” is a stylish ...
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What is the contribution of 「とか」 to the meaning of the sentence? And what is the meaning of construction 「違ってくる」?
漢字は一緒でも読み方とかが全然違ってくるの本当、凄いですよね。
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The world is covered in the necessary evil known in English as "time zones".
Given that, historically, it originated in England (some 300 or so years ago), the concept of a time zone was probably ...
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So, I have a general question about the word 人間 (ningen), and it's not about grammar. The most common translation for this word is "human", but I have been noticing that its usage is somewhat ...
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When addressing John Doe, would you say "John-さん", or "Doe-さん"?
Does it depend on how polite or formal you're being? Does it also depend on whether the person is a nihonjin, a kankokujin (who have ...
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I'm just wondering a simple way to say "See you soon" when the context is that you are talking to your friend remotely (via phone/messaging) and you plan to meet up with them in the very near future ...
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In English conversations, when I listen to someone speak, I have a habit of intermittently uttering "mhm" just to let the other person know I'm listening to what he/she is saying. Is there a Japanese ...
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I've come across two different ways (at least, apparently for me) to classify verbs. Please note that this question is fundamentally different from Verb classifications by japanese learners.
The ...
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I've got a question regarding difference in usage of 辞書形+ように and 辞書形+ために with verbs' dictionary forms, i.e.
飛行機に乗り遅れないように、前日早寝したのです。
彼は質問をするために手を上げました。
The notion I get is that the first is used ...
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I'm looking for some assistance in understanding the second line in the below as I am not quite sure what 果たせる is referring to (I know what 果たす means in e.g. 目的を果たす). I am not sure if there is ...
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I see that しかも and それで usually connect 2 sentence together. But I see them place at the beginning in Yes-No questions.
1)"しかも歌うんかい"
2)"それで上手いんかい"
Does it mean 1) "(Moreover) is he singing?" and 2) ...
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I was studying the grammar for かもしれない and I found the following example:
あなたでは間に合わないかもしれない。
The translation given for this sentence is...
"You might not get there in time."
And then I got ...
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