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動詞. A class of words which describe events or states and can be inflected to indicate tense, aspect, voice, and so forth. In citation form, all Modern Japanese verbs end in -(r)u.

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What is the で part in ではありません?

Ok, this might be more complicated or less complicated than I'm making it out to be but I'm assuming this question will be made up of two unrelated components but I can't figure it out so I'm shooting ...
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Can adjectives follow the に particle?

https://guidetojapanese.org/learn/grammar/verbparticles lead me to believe that the に particle should be used with a verb. However I have been reading some sentences that have noun + に + adjective. ...
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What does いけると mean?

泊まってもいいですか? まだ離れたくなくて。。 "It's ok if I stay over? I don't want to be separated yet..." To which the other character thinks (そう言えばいけると思ってるな いいけど。。。) I don't understand how いける is being used ...
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Clarifications on using ていく with verbs - using 着る as example verb

I'm finding the application of ていく (and by extension てくる) difficult to understand, so I want to use an example with the verb 着る to ask some questions on it: If someone wore their jacket and left me (...
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past verb + ところだった= Major difference from るところだった?

おや もう到着ですか 空想を楽しんでいたところだったのに How does たところだった here work? I understand るところだった is "I almost did x" but how does it work with the past version then? https://nihongonosensei.net/?p=12827 This ...
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What is the actual nuance of the verb に映る

この通路の先で行われてることを考えると楽しいとは言えないけど Which is about "If I think of what happens ahead of this passage, I can't say it's "fun"." To which then the other character replies おっしゃる通り むしろ ...
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How does やがる work with なる?

"もう1ヶ月が経ってんだぞ!?" "一人でしたって変な感じになりやがるし" The character friend has not been playing with him for a month. From context I can gather that "Even if I try to do things alone, it ...
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Why does Bunpro call ないか incorrect here?

It is recommended to use the (いき)ませんか version, as (いか)ないか would be a bit too casual to use with someone that you are not very close with (and is also technically not correct Japanese). Given ませんか is ...
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What does にだけにはなるか (vulgar text warning/nsfw) mean?

I am stumbled on the second to left of this sentence. The character mentioned his revenge failed, and in the last line he mentions he at least attempted to sleep with a girl. The character is a ...
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決める +としよう = plan verb + volitional [duplicate]

2人に一緒にかっこよく決めるとしようや The characters are at the end of a challenge and they are about to face the last room, when one of them says this. After that, they do an athletic c trick to pass the challenge. ...
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What does this use of まいな mean?

忘れちゃおるまいな From context he seems to be asking "You didn't forget how much I apologize to the dude"? But I'm not sure about this specific use.
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Conjugating Vされる, Vさせる form: just treat as ichidan?

Is it gramatically correct to treat causative, passive, and causative-passive forms of verbs as ichidan る ending verbs when negating them or creating their past tense?
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Does はやく give the sentence the nuance of a order?

はやく もう入れる。。。から The character is standing in front of a wardrobe with something in his hands and the other character tells him this. From context the only thing I can gather is "Hurry up and put ...
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Particle を without a verb [duplicate]

In the sentence それぞれの心の中にあるそれぞれの思い出を胸に日常が始まるのだ。 translated as And in each heart there are different memories held inside each chest as we turn back to our daily lives. Where is the verb for を胸に? ...
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行けます vs 行きます potential form

I've got the following sentence: Everyone but my older brother is going on next week's trip. which, in Japanese, is supposedly 来週の旅行は兄以外みんな行けます。 But since it's got 行けます as opposed to 行きます, which, ...
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What are the differences in usage? - ~あげる and ~あがる?

~あげる and ~あがる mean "finish." But what are the differences in usage? Should あげる strictly follow 他動詞? For example, この本を読みあげた。 Should あがる strictly follow 自動詞? For example, さっき走りあがった。
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訪問する vs 見学する in meaning 'to visit'

I have heard both 訪問する and 見学する both being used to mean 'to visit' What is the difference between these two verbs?
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What verb was cut off here (implied verb)?

I would like some more context on what is being said in cooking instructions for Takoyaki. On the ingredients list, サラダ油 is listed, and it has this footnote: ごま油を一割混ぜると香ばしい風味に! To provide some ...
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Trying to translate a more complex sentence, Instrumentives

I am having difficulty translating something (I am translating as an excerise), how would one translate a more instrumental sentence, like: "Charlie sweetens the cake with sugar" "...
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Causative + Potential and the verb 合わせる

What exactly is the use of 合わせる here? Causative + potential?
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演じる for performing in tv/movies/anime

I know the verb 演じる is used for performing on stage, but can it be used for tv shows/movies/anime as well? For example, can I say 3月のライオンというTVアニメで花澤香菜さんは演じました。
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What does “~をあてに~” mean?

Context: 今日は午後からまつ毛パーマをあてに行きました。 What is the difference between "まつ毛パーマをしに行きました" and "まつ毛パーマをあてに行きました"?
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ある before nouns [duplicate]

I was wondering what is the nuance with ある before nouns, like in this sentence. 夏のある暑い日の午後、彼はその運転手に再会した. I don't quite understand if the addition of ある before nouns can convey a certain feeling, or ...
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Meaning and reading of 益し加える

Reading in a book by 落合淳思 I wonder about (what looks like) the compound verb 益し加える in the sentence 「自は鼻の象形であり、それに声符を益し加えた繁文である。」 (繁文 is used by Ochiai as a technical term for the modern shape of a ...
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Pitch accent of ~ざる

What is the resulting pitch accent when one appends ~ざる to 平板 (する, 言う, 寝る) and 起伏 (来る, 持つ, 食べる) verbs? Intuitively, I would have assumed that the resulting word falls in the same class (平板/起伏) as the ...
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Use of んじゃないんだ in this sentence

何で高校の制服。。? Why I got to wear a high school uniform? 最高に似合ってる It fits you the best! And the answer is 感想を求めたんじゃないんだよな What is the purpose of んじゃないんだin this sentence? I guess he saying he didn't ask ...
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Nominalization of verbs in japanese [duplicate]

What is the purpose of verb nominalization in Japanese? How do I know when to nominalize a verb and when not to? Still, knowing there are different ways of nominalizing i.e using the i form of the ...
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When are える words 他動詞 and when are they 自動詞?

When I started using WaniKani I was always wondering why 上がる is intransitive (to rise by your-/itself) and 上げる is transitive (to raise something). Over time I learned that there are patterns defining ...
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とどく; 届く meaning in this sentence

と…とても信じられん…こ…この聖域にまでパワーがとどくなんて Unbelievable! That the power would reach even this sanctuary...! Looking for an in depth explanation of the usage of とどく; 届く here, because I've read that it means reach ...
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The tense of osagashi

In the sentence "nanika osagashi desu ka?" (Are you looking for something), in which tense is "osagashi"? Why is it not osagashimasu?
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Verbs that cannot be taken as nouns in their い-stem (ます-stem)

I know that one of the ways of getting a noun from a verb is by taking the い-stem (or the ます-stem as some call it) of the verb. However I came across this: Taken from here, where it says that there ...
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ます-stem + もしない with 歌う and 書く

After getting an answer to this question I came across this article which states (without giving an alternative) that you can't say: 1.「歌い もしない」- "Can't even sing" 2.「書き もしない」- "Can't ...
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"shitaku suru", "junbi suru" and "youi suru"? [duplicate]

What is the difference between "shitaku suru", "junbi suru" and "youi suru"?
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How do the "Godan verb with u ending (special class)" verbs differ from regular u ending verbs?

I came across a new word for me, 問{と}う (to ask, to inquire). I looked it up in the dictionary and it appears to be of a special class according to jisho.org. Other verbs listed under this category are ...
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Understanding a passage from 銀河鉄道の夜

I was reading the short novel 銀河鉄道の夜 by 宮沢賢治 and, although it's not super hard, I stumble upon on this sentence (as usual I post the whole paragraph for context): ...
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Interpretation of dotted verbs like 検査・判別する

When you see verbs connected by a dot in a text, such as "検査・判別する," what is the best way to interpret this? Normally when I come across examples like this I assume that the meaning is 'or', ...
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底上げする - why do we need it?

Can you please help me understand the title giving verb? According to dictionaries it means "rasing the bottom" or "raising the standard". I found it in the fourth episode of ...
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"I can drive a car": 車 を うんてん できる vs. 車 を うんてん することができる

This is my first post here, so thanks for reading this. I have looked through other threads, and there doesn't seem to be an answer to my specific case, so please let me give this a shot: I am trying ...
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What verb means "create a problem"?

When creating japanese languages packages for computer languages, we have to translate the words "raise" or "throw" from computer programming jargon into everyday japanese. What ...
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A problem with two を in this sentence [closed]

I was reading a web novel and this sentence shows up (I post the whole paragraph). ホームルームが終わると、一年生は体育館に集合させられていた。これから部活動紹介が始まるのである。その中で栞は周りをきょろきょろと見まわしていた。部活動紹介を目を輝かせて期待を寄せる者、体育館での集合に退屈であくび連発をする者など、...
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Help understanding tense of sentence ending in ~てもらってて

When you conjugate both ~てもらう and いる to the て form ~てもらってて, what does that do to the tense? Example sentence: おばあちゃんに録ってもらってて。
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です after a verb (しまうでしょう) in lyrics

In the lyrics[1] of 月と水鏡 by 横山由依, I realized the phrase 誰か傷つけてしまうでしょう. I first thought it was a mistranscription of ~しまうんでしょう, but you can clearly hear しまうでしょう in the actual song (1:27). Could you ...
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よう+とする in this sentece [duplicate]

I'm reading the book 魔女の宅急便 and this sentece show up. 目でそれを追いかけたキキは、オレンジ色の浮きぶくろに乗った坊やとジジが、大きな波にひきこまれようとしているのを見ました。 Now, I have always problem to understand the よう+とする pattern, but generally I ...
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コンビニによって帰ります - what does the "よって帰ります" mean in this sentence? [duplicate]

My Sensei has said it means "popping in" to the shop. But I'm stuck on the "よって" part in particular. What verb is this? Is it an adverb instead? Sorry if this is a dumb question, ...
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Help understanding the meaning of a part in a song's lyric はち切れてしまいそう [closed]

https://www.uta-net.com/song/41088/ I'm having trouble to understand this part from a song's lyric はち切れてしまいそう Hope someone can give me a correct definition of this verb.
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What are the differences between ~といわれている, ~とされている and ~と考えられている?

I understand that these verbs related to expressing a certain belief or viewpoint. I frequently confuse the three. From what I can understand the meanings are: ~といわれている Repeating or reporting on ...
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なる and なっている - Progressive and resultative verbs

As i read this question Can なっている represent an ongoing change as well as a resultant (completed) change?, i don't quite understand why a verb like なる that normally take the sense of "to become&...
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The usage of past and present verbs simultaneously

I was reading this 小説 and i noticed that the author uses the past and the present tense of the verbs simultaneously (sorry for the length, but it's for the purpose examples). 「あなたの余命は残り三千メートルです」 ...
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how did 二段 verbs shift into 一段?

How was the process? i know that in 鎌倉時代, the 終止形 and 連体形 started to be used interchangeably + only the 連体形 form survived and replaced the 終止形. But here is where i get lost, lets say the classical 下二段 ...
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What does さわれないというか mean?

I'm a huge Slam Dunk fan and I was reading an interview from Inoue about the new voice actors for the movie "The First Slam Dunk". I have some problems with this sentence, especially the ...
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