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Grammar Japanese Anime Usage

05/25/19

In what situations can you use ぞ as a sentence ender?
When can one use the sentence ender ぞ? I've only ever heard it anime, so I'm unsure of it's actual usage in the real world. Is it not used that often or limited to specific age/gender groups?
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05/25/19

Understanding the usage of もう with present tense verbs?
I think when a lot of people first learn もう it's as "already', right? There's also the meanings of "anymore", "soon", "now", "more', "another" and its use as an interjection. That's a lot of... more
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05/25/19

How to determine whether a language is LL(1) LR(0) SLR(1)?
Is there a simple way to determine whether a grammar is LL(1), LR(0), SLR(1)... just from looking on the grammar without doing any complex analysis? For instance: To decide whether a BNF Grammar is... more
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05/25/19

Difference and nuance between することはない and する必要はない/する可能性はない?
I understand the grammar point "Verb (Dictionary Form) + ことはない" can mean either "There is no need" or "There is no possibility" depending on context. However, what are the differences? Are there... more
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Grammar Japanese Meaning

05/25/19

Who scolded whom in Aに怒られる?
I can see that someone got mad or someone made someone else mad. The things that make it difficult are `に` and the `られる` form of `怒る`. What does this mean? How do you figure out who did what in... more
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05/25/19

Can all transitive verbs take to-infinitive clauses?
> Yet it would be your duty to bear it, if you could not avoid it: it > is weak and silly to say you cannot bear what it is **your fate to be > required to bear**. — *Jane Eyre* It seems... more
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05/24/19

ならば vs なら. both are totally interchangeable without affecting the nuance of the sentence?
is it true that なら is merely a short form of ならば and as such, both are totally interchangeable without affecting the nuance of the sentence? Also, a second question is is ならば more "formal" than... more
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05/23/19

When is it okay to use あります with a living subject?
When learning Japanese everyone's taught いる is for a living thing and ある is for non-living things. However, I recently saw the following sentence ... >あと、サッカー選手でもあります。 ... which ends in ある /... more
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05/23/19

Different ways to show intention to do something?
How can one say "I am going to", express intention to do something in the future. I know some expressions such as: >たいと思う - 　I'm going to/ I want to >ましょう - I will/ Why don't I >... more
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Grammar Japanese

05/23/19

どうか, どうにか, どうかして - differences?
I was just wondering what the essential differences are between these and how I would use them in everyday speech. Thank you.
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05/23/19

Sentence (question) ending かい - how is it different from just か?
I sometimes find questions that are normally ended with the question particle か to end with かい. For example: > いいかい？ > そうかい？ > あいつがどうかしたかい？ And sometimes with just い without か (if I... more
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05/23/19

私は猫が好き and 猫は私が好き?
<sup>I'm an absolute beginner. I've learned Japanese in my spare time for less than two months. This is my first question here. Even though I think this question is potentially trivial, it's... more
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05/23/19

What does のですが mean in the following sentence?
焼き鳥屋さんで集まったのですが、とても楽しい、かつ有意義な時間を過ごしました。
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05/22/19

Opinions and subjunctive?
Sometimes I hear people say, Penso che è in ritardo. and Penso che sia in ritardo as well. I know I should use the subjunctive after verbs that state an opinion, my grammar book says so, but are... more
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Grammar Japanese Verbs Tense

05/22/19

太ってる猫 vs "太った猫"?
I saw this sentence and its translation in a textbook > 彼女は太った猫が好きじゃない。 > She doesn't like fat cats I was under the impression that 「太ってる猫」 means something like “cat that is in the state... more
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05/21/19

“Smetti di” oppure “smettila di”?
I have a question. I know that “to stop doing something” is *smettere di fare qualcosa*. Nevertheless I’ve heard Italian speakers add the pronoun *la* when using the verb in the imperative mood. So... more
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Grammar

05/21/19

proposition is needed or not
Hello, I want to know whether "at" is needed in the following sentence or not, let me know if the sentence needs a substitution for "at".The pain at the site of surgery during both resting and... more
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05/21/19

What is 〜からです and when is it used? How does it differ from 〜ですから and 〜んです?
I have seen this expression a few times, and have never quite understood it. In particular, it seems to be equatable both to ですから and to んです, but I can't figure out where it would be used over... more
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05/21/19

Understanding どうしたら?
On the 100th anniversary of the first anime 東京国立近代美術館フィルムセンター said: > **どうしたら**このアニメがこれから１００年残っていくか考えてほしいと思います > ??? We want you think about how these anime will be here 100 years from... more
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05/20/19

What is the difference between "に" and "には"?
The title should be pretty self-explanatory. What meanings does each convey? And in what kinds of circumstances would one be used instead of the other? For example, what are the differences... more
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Grammar English Sentences

05/19/19

Birds build nests in trees.
Divide in subject and predicate sentence
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05/19/19

Difference between にとって and として?
What differences are there between にとって and として ? To the best of my understanding, both have meanings of stating something from a certain point of view or perspective. However, I think that... more
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05/16/19

What's the point of using "stare" in the passive voice?
I can't get why stare should be used in the passive voice after essere. Look at these examples:La macchina è stata riparata da Max;La carrozzeria è stata rifatta;Due camicie sono state lavate;My... more
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05/16/19

Can em dashes be used to isolate clauses starting with an “or”?
Here’s a simplified version of the sentence I'm working on. > Despite what he believed — or thought he believed — he still had to > contend with the truth. Or should I use commas?
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05/16/19

When did you last...?
I am searching for a way to ask a question like "When did you last see her?" or "When did you last do the laundry?, or also "When did we last meet?" Basically, how do you construct a question with... more
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