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Grammar Chinese

04/15/19

how to use 受欢迎 in the past tense?
I'm a bit confused on how to use A受的欢迎 in the past tense. Would you say "可是这家餐厅已经受了所有外国人的欢迎。 or 这家餐厅已经收到了所有外国人的欢迎？ Thanks for any help in advance!
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Grammar Chinese

04/15/19

How to expess “nostalgia” in chinese？
So, I know that in general we can use something like 叙旧 to mean "reminisce (as if with old classmates). But how would we say something like "nostalgic" as in 这首歌让我很Nostalgic。 怀旧？ 舍不得？ THanks... more
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Grammar Chinese

04/15/19

What is the role of 都 in this sentence?
What is the role of 都 in this sentence? 你网上小店都卖什么东西啊？ Should I read: 你卖 = you sell 你的小店卖 = your little shop sells 都卖 = all sell 你和你的小店都卖 = you and your little shop both sell Basically, who is... more
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Grammar Chinese

04/14/19

What is the pattern for 'instead of x, y...'?
For example, how would I say, 'instead of x, we should do y'? I find it hard to balance the sentence correctly in chinese. Do I need to use, 反而 or 而且? Or is there some better method?
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04/14/19

How to appropriately pair tenses in subordinate and main clauses?
Consider the following combination. Which is the correct one? 1. テレビが私の国で 《できた》 のは１９６０ 《です》。 1. テレビが私の国で 《できる》 のは１９６０ 《です》。 1. テレビが私の国で 《できた》 のは１９６０ 《でした》。 1. テレビが私の国で 《できる》 のは１９６０ 《でした》。 Note:... more
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Grammar Chinese

04/14/19

How to correctly use 恐怕?
According to Pleco, `恐怕` has 2 definitions > 1. fear; dread; be afraid of > 2. perhaps; probably; maybe The second definition is what I am struggling with. I was taught that it is similar... more
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Grammar Chinese

04/14/19

How do I write "but if" in Chinese?
How can I express that something happens if another condition is true? (Eng: "Subject ... but if ... subject ...") Example: > I usually get up at six o'clock, **but if** I'm really tired, I... more
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Grammar Chinese

04/14/19

Can you 关心 an object?
So, I've used 关心 consistently with people - 关心别人， 关心我的妹妹， but can 关心 be used for object or a phrase?? Example for a phrase 我们关心的应该是房子应该有几间屋子? Example for an object 吃饭时， 我关心的是调味。 长得怎么样， 我都不管。
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04/14/19

Trouble understanding this apology: 我々が...謝罪?
An English website wrote an apology in Japanese after it took down an image of cracked hinomaru (日の丸) — the hinomaru linked to a donation page for the disasters following the March 11... more
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04/14/19

Usage of なんて and なんか as emphasis?
When are なんて and なんか used as emphasis in casual speech? Are they used when you're surprised, angry or can it be both? What sort of feeling does it convey to the listener compared to a normal... more
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Grammar Japanese

04/14/19

Meaning of pattern 「XがXなら、YもYだ」?
While reading, I came across this sentence: >「上官が上官なら部下も部下だな」 What does this 「XがXなら、YもYだ」 pattern mean? "Like X, like Y"? "X will be X, and Y will be Y"?
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04/14/19

Unsolvable problem?
What is the correct construction of "unsolvable problem"? Is it "解{と}けられない問題{もんだい}"？**(Question 1)** > Plain(intransitive): 解{と}ける "To be solved". > Potential form(of intransitive): 解けられる... more
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04/13/19

“I must trick him” what is trick in this sentence, is it a verb or a noun?
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Grammar Japanese Nuances

04/13/19

What's the difference between 広める 広げる and 広まる 広がる?
I find the difference between 「広める (他動詞) 広げる (他動詞)」 and between 「広まる (自動詞) 広がる (自動詞)」 to be complicated. Can someone explain?
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Grammar Chinese

04/13/19

Can I omit 之 in 之后/之前/之内?
In Mandarin, if you want to express "three years after" or "after three years", 之 should be used such that it is 两年之后. This is also true of 之前 and 之内 (e.g. 第二次世界大战之前。, 我三天之内一定做得完。). However, now I... more
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04/13/19

What's the difference between 少{すこ}し (sukoshi) and 小{ちい}さい (chiisai)?
What's the difference between 少{すこ}し (sukoshi) and 小{ちい}さい (chiisai)? In what situations would I use each one?
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Grammar Japanese て Form

04/13/19

What´s the difference between による, により and　によって?
I don't understand when you use it and what the difference is between each other. For example, when you say: > 火事によって多くの森林が焼けてしまった。 > 今回の地震による津波の心配はない。
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04/13/19

<adv> versus <adv>+と versus <adv>+に?
I often see adverbs used in one of three ways: 1) Adverb appears in isolation in a sentence: > **あまり** 好きじゃないんですが。 2) Adverb is followed by に > **別々に** お願いします。 >... more
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04/13/19

Why does 「電話は切れた」 sound more adversarial than 「電話が切れた」?
I noticed that while 「…、電話が切れた」 sounds just like a neutral phrase ("... and the call got cut off."), 「…、電話は切れた」 sounds more like you were negatively affected / that the person on the other side... more
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04/12/19

Is it possible to distinguish between 'cannot'/'does not' and 'will not'?
As practice I have been alternately translating short bits of writing both from Japanese to English and from English to Japanese. When most recently attempting the latter, it occurred to me that I... more
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04/12/19

How are foreign terms incorporated into the Arabic system of vowel alternation?
I don't know much at all about the specifics of Arabic grammar, so this question might not make sense, but as I understand it, most Arabic words consist of a three-consonant root with vowels... more
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Grammar Chinese

04/11/19

How do you describe a vegetarian item? As in a vegetarian burrito?
So, in english when describing whether something is friendly for vegetarians or not we say "vegetarian __object_______". Is there an equivalent in Chinese? For example could you say "素的墨西哥卷“？
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Grammar Chinese

04/11/19

的-地-得, when do you use which?
So the age old question of 的-地-得, when do you use which? When spoken, it all sounds the same, but on paper it depends on if it's a verb, noun, adjective. But I don't quite remember if that is all... more
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Grammar Vocabulary Korean

04/10/19

What's the difference between the ways to say "try", 시도하다, 노력하다, 하려고 하다, and 해 보다?
There's some confusion between different ways to say "try": - 시도하다 - 노력하다 - ~려고 하다 - ~어/아 보다 Are they used differently, or are the interchangeable?
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Grammar Gerunds

04/10/19

Identify how the gerund is being used in the sentence. Kayleen enjoys learning all she can about ancient Greece. direct object subject complement object of a preposition indirect object subject
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