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Louis Waweru

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39 Questions

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27 votes

1 answer

7k views

What does っつの mean?

asked Jun 16, 2011 at 19:15

25 votes

4 answers

5k views

What does the final て in 待ってて signify?

asked Jun 10, 2011 at 15:33

19 votes

1 answer

2k views

What's the proper way to use 先 versus 前に or 以前?

asked May 31, 2011 at 19:58

16 votes

2 answers

7k views

What are the differences between 帰る and 戻る?

asked Jun 3, 2011 at 12:02

14 votes

2 answers

714 views

What are some well known exceptions for 居る (いる) and 有る (ある)?

asked Jul 27, 2011 at 0:09

13 votes

1 answer

4k views

Are there various ways to use ~し?

asked Jun 20, 2011 at 10:43

13 votes

3 answers

5k views

How do you know when to use みな or みんな?

asked Dec 31, 2011 at 22:43

11 votes

3 answers

345 views

How long of a time period does 最近 cover?

asked Sep 28, 2011 at 9:58

11 votes

3 answers

5k views

Is there a polite saying like "May I?"

asked Aug 3, 2011 at 0:33

10 votes

4 answers

430 views

Trouble understanding this apology: 我々が...謝罪

asked Jun 30, 2011 at 12:27

10 votes

2 answers

940 views

How should I view でより and でのより?

asked Jul 1, 2011 at 15:46

10 votes

1 answer

5k views

How do you do a countdown?

asked Jul 31, 2011 at 20:35

9 votes

2 answers

535 views

In this location context how are に, で and にて different?

asked Jun 18, 2011 at 5:42

9 votes

1 answer

680 views

Do 擬態語 (いらいら, きらきら, すっきり, etc.) generally have root words?

asked Jun 19, 2011 at 11:25

9 votes

1 answer

319 views

Does もあれば have set phrases?

asked Jul 6, 2011 at 22:19

9 votes

3 answers

619 views

Is the only time 得る read as うる when it's a suffix?

asked Jul 11, 2011 at 16:32

8 votes

2 answers

579 views

What's the literal and natural translation of たるもの?

asked Jul 25, 2011 at 18:45

8 votes

1 answer

1k views

Is there a general counter word for objects that you can fallback on if you're not sure which one to use?

asked Jun 3, 2011 at 15:47

8 votes

2 answers

680 views

Saying "as if to say" - What's happened to 言う in と言わんばかりに?

asked Aug 20, 2011 at 13:04

8 votes

1 answer

3k views

How are 〜上, 〜上は and 〜上に different?

asked Oct 26, 2011 at 21:54

7 votes

1 answer

377 views

How can I express "you make a.../you'd make for a..."?

asked Jan 13, 2012 at 4:07

7 votes

2 answers

327 views

Where's the negation in 〇〇も書けなりました?

asked Sep 7, 2011 at 19:20

7 votes

2 answers

441 views

Is this a valid use of どころか?

asked Sep 16, 2011 at 12:40

7 votes

1 answer

1k views

Is this は or はいる: ～わかってはいるものの

asked Sep 22, 2011 at 1:31

7 votes

3 answers

652 views

Is there a dialect where older men refer to themselves as あたし?

asked Jun 11, 2011 at 3:40

7 votes

1 answer

354 views

How to choose a reading for 降る? ふる & くだる

asked Jul 5, 2011 at 22:34

7 votes

2 answers

320 views

What does 公け mean?

asked Aug 15, 2011 at 3:11

7 votes

3 answers

3k views

What's the meaning of すます in 耳をすませば?

asked Jul 31, 2011 at 2:03

6 votes

3 answers

466 views

What does つまづい mean?

asked Sep 2, 2011 at 19:12

6 votes

1 answer

413 views

How is たら used as a particle?

asked Oct 22, 2011 at 13:27

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