Questions tagged [compound-verbs]
複合動詞. A compound functioning as a single verb.
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有り難う vs 有難う — Is this the same word?
Do both these words mean "thank you"? If both mean thank you why are they spelled differently? Is one more formal than the other?
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Can 複合動詞{ふくごうどうし} ever not have [送]{おく}り[仮名]{がな} placed between the 2 kanji？
Can 複合動詞{ふくごうどうし} ever not have [送]{おく}り[仮名]{がな} placed between the 2 kanji in the compound verb？
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Meaning of とる in 迷惑かけとる
「いつも迷惑かけとるのはわしの方なんじゃから」
Because when it comes to causing trouble, it's usually me. (my TL attempt)
I think I can insert an を to get 迷惑をかける = "to cause trouble". I've seen とる=取る appended to a few ...
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Verb + うる form. What is this?
Can't really understand this form:
I've seen already this form with 考える and translated it like this:
考えうることだ - conceivable (possible)
However how do you translate with other verbs? is this some ...
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When can you use (masu stem) + (another verb)
Here are some examples of the grammatical structure I am referring to:
(verb A) to (verb B) = (masu stem of verb B) (sometimes に) (verb A conjugated normally)
I went to pick up = 取りに行った
I forgot to ...
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気力がつきかけていた: What meaning does かける have here? And which つき is this? [duplicate]
頭のどこかで諦めてしまっている。体に力が入らず、何より気力がつきかけていた。
I'm not sure how to interpret the meaning of かける in this sentence. What meaning does it have here?
Also, is this つき 尽き or 付き?
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Semantic meaning of 出 in 出会う, 出来る, etc
There seems to be many Japanese verbs that are mysteriously compounded with 出る, like 出来る and 出会う. What is the actual semantic role of the 出? I'm especially curious about the difference between 会う and ...
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The transitivity of (auxiliary) verbs
In the current section of my textbook, a bunch of verbal compositions was introduced, like:
読み終わり
歩き始め
祈り続け
終わり and 続け are classified as auxiliary verbs on jisho:
http://jisho.org/search/%E3%81%AF%E3%...
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Compound verb with きれる
In the sentence:
田中さんは諦めきれなかった。
what is the function/meaning of きれる? I assume the sentence means "Tanaka didn't give up", but how does it differ from 諦めなかった？
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In what contexts can "始{はじ}める" be an intransitive verb?
"始める" is transitive while "始まる" is its intransitive form. In a textbook, I discovered:
(1) 知らないうちに、雨が降り始めていた。
(2) 明治時代の初め、日本は急速に近代化しつつあった。
(3) パーティをやっている最中に、急に雨が降り出した。
In each of those ...
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What kind of inflection is occuring in passive vb + かかった?
I was using Jisho.org to help me figure out the tense of the following passive verb
殺されかかったんだ
when it decides to combine 殺され (passive form) with かかった thereby forming "殺されかかった" as a 'recognized' ...
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When is <verb stem>+かける's meaning to start and leave unfinished?
I recently learned that the construction +かける means to start something, but with an implication that the action was left unfinished:
ビールを飲みかけたことがあるんだけど、味を全然好きなかった。
"I've had a beer before, but I ...
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Is 引っ張る a compound verb?
AFAIK compound verbs (複合動詞) are formed by prefixing 連用形 (ren'youkei, or stem form) of one verb to another "full" verb, e.g.:
巡り合う＝巡る(めぐり）＋ 合う
生み出す＝生む（生み）＋ 出す
And so on...
However, 引っ張る seems to ...
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Meaning of 盗み飲み
きっと、盗み飲みしたお父さんの大人のジュースのせいだ。
So, I can guess from the words 盗む "steal" and 飲む "drink" that she drank secretly without anyone knowing, however I can't find this word in a dictionnary. Why is that ?
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How to use verb stem+始める?
I know you use verb stem+始める when you want to indicate that something started, so would this sentence be correct?
特にゲームをする始めます。
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