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How could you improve the word Hikari-tai (火雷隊) as a name
This might be a subjective question
Okay first things first, this question is more about trying to come up with a better name that doesn't disrespect or butcher the language. And I'm not really ...
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のだと between 愛している and 思う
In the sentence 私はあなたを愛しているのだと思う, what's the deal with the のだと at the end? I thought the -て form was supposed to be used.
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I recently came across this sentence これまで僕はいろいろな人と言語交をして。(Up until now I have done language exchanges with a variety of people.) But why use これ not 今？
In the sentence 「これまで僕はいろいろな人と言語交をして。」Why was これ used instead of 今 here? As far as I know まで means something along the lines of “up until” so in order to say “up until now” why say 「これまで」and not 「今まで」？...
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Whats the diffrence with に and を in this sentence?
I am having trouble understanding the use of に in this following sentence, and also if putting を instead of に would change the meaning of the sentence.
何に興味がありますか。
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How would you form the comparative of an adjective?
How do you express the comparative form of an adjective in Japanese? (e.g. lower, higher, taller)
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what's the difference
*I just started learning these and they really confused me whats the difference between (Douzo yoroshiku) and Hajimemashite.
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Do I need to learn kanji to speak/write japanese?
I'm learning Japanese but do I have to learn kanji, because I don't want to learn 50,000 letters.
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Is a long "yes" written "はははははい" or "はーい"？
How do I write a long はい？ I mean like when in anime, students all say "yeeeeees" to their sensei, is it written "はははははい" or "はーい"?
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Why is Fugu (フグ) spelled in katakana? Isn't it usually only used for english words? [duplicate]
i was doing some research because i have to design a logo for a japanese restaurant. I saw that people usually spell it in katakana even though you only use katakana with english words/names (to my ...
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What does mean Vる+とこ?
I was watching Terrace House and someone used Vる+とこ many times in her sentence so I was wondering what it mean.
Here is her sentence :
鼻クソほじるとこ、よだれ飛ばすとこ、あと 下ネタばっか言ってるとこ。
Thank you !
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山には多く雪があります。 what does ”は” after ”に” mean? [duplicate]
Why can't I say ”山に多い雪があります”? What does ”は” after ”に” mean?
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Why is 毎日 placed before 家 here?
"妻は毎日家でお茶を飲みます。"
It seems so weird. I was told by a Native that in Japanese, they tend to put words for time at the start of the sentence, so putting it before 妻 makes sense to me. I'm using ...
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Is there anything wrong with the sentence "今午前七時間です"?
I'm reviewing the first section of Lingodeer by redoing all the tests. It wanted me to type out "It's 7 a.m. now." I typed this in and got it wrong.
The correct answer was simply to remove 間,...
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Need help in understanding a censored word
I've ran into a word that I can't seem to find/translate anywhere on the website and would appreciate if somebody can help me.
the word is: モ〇マス, and it was in the following sentence: モ〇マスをよろしく。
Thank ...
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How do I pronounce 疲れ
I'm learning Japanese from (glossika),
still very Beginner A1 Low (1.7%),
so I want to know how to pronounce 疲れ.
I know it's つかれ=tsu ka re,
but I hear it like (tu ka re),
and that the full Sentence,
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Help with translation of song line - confusing use of particles, unsure how to deal with a pun
So I was trying to translate this song (full lyrics here) but there's this one line that I can't make sense out of.
その餌で凍えて誂えて この折に巣食い尽くす この唄を 捧げます。
With that bait, freeze and make to order. ...
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