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時制. Questions relating to that property of verbs which allows them to refer to events in the past, present, or future.
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How do I express sentences like: He is dying?
For instance, "He is eating" is "Kare wa tabete iru". However, "He is dying" is not "Kare wa shinde iru". Another example is "He is going to Japan" is not "Kare wa nihon ni itte iru". So if I can't us …
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What's the difference between “plain form + とき” and “ta-form + とき“?
According to the book I'm reading, both of these sentences translate to: “I bought a bag when I went back to my country”.
国へ帰るとき、かばんを買いました。
国へ帰ったとき、かばんを買いました。
Now the nuance, if I understand corre …
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What is なく・ない and why is it used?
This question showed the following:
言わない (negative)
言わなく・ない (negative+negative)
言わなく・なかった (negative+negative+past)
I've never seen this conjugation before. Why would you have a negative + negative …
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