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What is the こと in sentences such as あなたのことが好きだ?

Jul 10 '16 at 20:56 nicael 101

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Differences among -たら、なら、-んだったら、-えば, etc

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Why were ゐ and ゑ eliminated?

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Jan 24 '17 at 22:22 Ambo100 347

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What is the difference between the negative forms -ず and -ぬ?

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Jun 4 '17 at 23:04 éclairevoyant 130

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What does っす at the end of a sentence mean?

copula contractions

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What are the rules regarding “mute vowels” (“u” after “s” and “i” after “sh”)?

pronunciation phonology vowels

Apr 6 '12 at 22:43 Community♦ 1

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How do parents obscure spoken messages in front of their children in Japanese?

pronunciation spelling

Feb 5 '14 at 23:07 l'électeur 137k

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What does -komu (～込む) at the end of a word mean?

meaning verbs suffixes

Mar 27 '17 at 19:49 tamayura 202

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What is the difference between 大事 (daiji) and 大切 (taisetsu)?

usage nuances word-choice

Dec 21 '16 at 7:41 Noah 117

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When is 行く pronounced as いく, and when is it ゆく?

pronunciation

Feb 28 '16 at 23:13 Chocolate♦ 52k

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Why is 二十歳 pronounced はたち?

numbers words readings

May 31 '11 at 21:34 Louis 3,277

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How would one convey “get over it” in Japanese?

word-choice translation set-phrases idioms english-to-japanese

Mar 3 '18 at 17:24 Community♦ 1

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～うございます - keigo い-adjectives

conjugations keigo adjectives i-adjectives

Jun 1 '18 at 15:39 istrasci 35k

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Why is the topic marker often used in negative statements (ではない, ～とは思わない)?

grammar negation particle-は

Jun 14 '11 at 7:54 Troyen 1,748

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Does the Japanese language only have negative terms for flirting?

word-choice translation culture

Feb 26 '13 at 20:41 bright-star 1,153

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The difference between くらい and ほど in hyperbole

grammar

Aug 3 '11 at 1:40 Community♦ 1

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When writing for general public, is there a general guideline for selecting kanji?

word-choice kanji formal-nouns

Mar 27 '12 at 1:42 Community♦ 1

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Recent creation or adoption of hanzi characters into Japanese kanji

kanji history

Aug 20 '16 at 6:00 Community♦ 1

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Meaning of ぬ added to 連用形 / masu-stem, as in 風立ちぬ

meaning conjugations renyōkei auxiliary-ぬ

Apr 17 '16 at 2:09 永劫回帰 5,818

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What is the correct usage of 承知しました, 了解です and かしこまりました, the more formal forms of 分かる?

nuances honorifics business-japanese

Dec 17 at 10:15 virmaior 7,707

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What is the difference between 蔵, 倉, and 庫?

word-choice words nuances kanji kanji-choice

Jun 25 '14 at 19:22 blutorange 3,940

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Differences in usage between する and やる

nuances verbs

Feb 8 '17 at 16:19 Community♦ 1

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What are other language equivalents to Japanese particles?

grammar translation particles

Feb 11 '16 at 15:20 Community♦ 1

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Difference between 書かないようになった and 書かなくなった?

grammar translation meaning conjugations

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Can't に always replace へ?

grammar particles particle-に

Jul 25 '11 at 2:50 Nicolas Raoul 5,346

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How do you read simple arithmetic equations in Japanese?

readings mathematics

Feb 16 '16 at 10:39 Earthliŋ♦ 43.5k

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Are there native Japanese numbers greater than 10? What use are they?

numbers counters

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Are these phrases interchangeable? に関して, に対して, において, について, における

usage nuances

Jul 23 '15 at 5:08 Community♦ 1

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On the replacing of kanji made obsolete in the 1946 reforms with similar-looking kanji.

kanji spelling language-reform kyūjitai-and-shinjitai

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Why do we say 頼もしい instead of 頼ましい?

etymology

Jul 5 '14 at 14:21 Community♦ 1

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What is the こと in sentences such as あなたのことが好きだ?

Differences among -たら、なら、-んだったら、-えば, etc

Why were ゐ and ゑ eliminated?

What is the difference between the negative forms -ず and -ぬ?

What does っす at the end of a sentence mean?

What are the rules regarding “mute vowels” (“u” after “s” and “i” after “sh”)?

How do parents obscure spoken messages in front of their children in Japanese?

What does -komu (～込む) at the end of a word mean?

What is the difference between 大事 (daiji) and 大切 (taisetsu)?

When is 行く pronounced as いく, and when is it ゆく?

Why is 二十歳 pronounced はたち?

How would one convey “get over it” in Japanese?

～うございます - keigo い-adjectives

Why is the topic marker often used in negative statements (ではない, ～とは思わない)?

Does the Japanese language only have negative terms for flirting?

The difference between くらい and ほど in hyperbole

When writing for general public, is there a general guideline for selecting kanji?

Recent creation or adoption of hanzi characters into Japanese kanji

Meaning of ぬ added to 連用形 / masu-stem, as in 風立ちぬ

What is the correct usage of 承知しました, 了解です and かしこまりました, the more formal forms of 分かる?

What is the difference between 蔵, 倉, and 庫?

Differences in usage between する and やる

What are other language equivalents to Japanese particles?

Difference between 書かないようになった and 書かなくなった?

Can't に always replace へ?

How do you read simple arithmetic equations in Japanese?

Are there native Japanese numbers greater than 10? What use are they?

Are these phrases interchangeable? に関して, に対して, において, について, における

On the replacing of kanji made obsolete in the 1946 reforms with similar-looking kanji.

Why do we say 頼もしい instead of 頼ましい?