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10 questions linked to/from Passive form - The exact difference between を and が
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は and を with Passive verb
Why does を show the nuance of the speaker being prejudiced in this ?
Example:
With は
窓は田中さんに開けられた
The window was opened by Tanaka
With を
田中さんに窓を開けられた
Tanaka opened the window [and now I am ...
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Could someone help me understand this sentence [duplicate]
Can anyone help me understand this sentence? 太郎は春子にたばこを吸われた。 I’m having a really hard time understanding the translation given: “taro had a cigarette smoked by Haruko on him.” Is there another way to ...
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殺す vs 殺して vs 殺されて confusion
In the trailer of the game-based anime Satsuriku no Tenshi, at 1:08 Rachel (the blonde little girl) says "私を殺して“. Now, as for my limited japanese, I would think that she says "I'll kill you", because ...
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use of particles on direct object
When is the use of correct particle (を or が) on the direct object of a transitive verb, for example:
shigoto o owarimasu
shigoto ga owarimasu
What is the exact meaning in each other, please.
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What does this sentence mean? I can't understand this 求められようと
説明を求められようと、何も言えないのだ。
What does it mean? "Trying to be asked for answers, I can't say anything" looks strange...
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は/が and を with the Passive form
I've recently started learning the passive form of verbs and noticed a few different usages of particles that have been giving me a lot of trouble and I wanted to clarify/confirm.
From what I've ...
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を without a transitive verb? [duplicate]
「他の人に手紙を見られてしまいました」
I interpret this sentence's meaning as something like, "The letter ended up being seen by someone else."
From what I understand, the verb 見る is transitive, "to see." The verb ...
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「を」 object marker in this 受身形{うけみけい} sentence [duplicate]
A native speaker told me that:
泥棒{どろぼう}に、お財布{さいふ} を 、盗{ぬす}まれた。
is correct.
However, I sure think that:
泥棒に、お財布 が 、盗まれた。
is correct.
Moreover, I am pretty sure that using the object marker, 「を」, in ...
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Function of に in this passive construction
I understand the basics of the "suffering passive". For example, it's my understanding that in a sentence like 友達にビールを飲まれた, "tomodachi ni" marks the person who drank your beer.
ぼくにもんくいわれても困る
Who ...
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Passive-transitive-verb vs. Intransitive-verb (他動詞の受け身 vs. 自動詞)
I think I know the answer to this, but it still creeps up in my mind all the time; something I'd like to research more. I want to know technical differences as well as common usage.
When do you use ...