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文法. A collective term for syntax (the way sentences are put together) and morphology (forms of words, including the way new words are put together). Often used to describe function words such as particles, to describe word endings, and to talk about general sentence structure.
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Difference between 〜たことになる and 〜ることになる when both are describing a past result
It seems to me that, in Japanese, the position of the speaker plays an important role of deciding which form to take. Where is the speaker standing on time-scale or in time perspective?
In the first e …
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Understanding “name of a person＋をして”
According to the grammar of the old Japanese, as Chocolate clearly stated, it should be 琴音をして息を呑ましめる or 琴音をして息を呑ましむ just like this example.
彼をして走らしむ。（彼を走らせる。） …
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Who is Lonely in this Passage?
The subject of the verbal phrase 寂しい気がする is 'I' to a native speaker of Japanese, even though this verbal phrase sounds a little awkward. And the original uncertainty of the notion of 'subject' in the …
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Using 頼む with と to say that you asked for something
As a native speaker of Japanese, I don't think this sentence impolite, or I don't assert that 'I' (私) really said 'ドア(を)閉めて' which is usually used especially among the family members.
(私は)田中さんにドアを閉めてと …
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Subject and Object in a 太ってる sentence
I agree to the comment by user3856370, especially about transability in Japanese. But I would like to list some more examples which will be useful to non-native speakers.
ばいきんまんを太っている。ばいきんまんを太った。(bot …
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Grammar of [仰せ]{おおせ}になる
The same motive must be working as おっしゃられる, which is banned by some specialists of Japanese grammar because of its double Keigo. …
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「~るとき、…」vs「~まえに、…」／「~たとき、…」vs「~あとで、…」
Frankly speaking I cannot clearly understand your point or problem, but I would like to try my best within my understanding. At first sight the two sentences in the first pair seemed to me almost equi …
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What does 笑みがこぼれてくる mean and how is it different to 笑みがこぼれる
Knowing there is no answer to this question for a long time, so I (new contributor) am going to answer this. These sentences, reminding me of Japanese Haiku, can be said to be equivalent in meaning, b …
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Use of に with 先週
As a native speaker, I also feel uncomfortable with 事故は先週に起こった, which can be said to be a little unnatural but probably cannot be said to be ungrammatical. 先週 plays the role of an adverb in this sente …
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Arithmetic and relative clauses
As Chocolate has already commented, it is very probably that たす and ひく originated from the teaching at そろばん塾 (soroban juku, abacus institute) which played a very important role as a private school esp …
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What is the nuance of「前まで」?
It seems to me that the phrase 前までしか in this sentence is practically equivalent to 前しか or までしか. So this phrase sounds a little awkward to me. It will be safe to say that 前 is used to emphasize まで, or, …
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When can か振り and 振り be used?
It seems to me that 知った振り and 知ったか振り are basically interchangeable, but 知ったか振り is a little more frequently used in everyday conversation or daily situations than 知った振り. These are the examples found on …
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注意を向ける vs. 注意を向けさせる - same meaning?
As is stated in the question, it seems to me that 注意を向けさせる and 注意を向ける are sometimes used interchangeably. But when preceded by（だれだれ）の, this makes their use more restricted shown in the following examp …
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