302 Answered Questions for the topic Japanese

03/19/19

Difference between -ていく and -てくる?
Can someone explain the differences between v-ていく and v-てくる for me. I know that they both express some kind of ongoing action (like a place getting crowded). For example, what's the difference... more
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Japanese Grammar Particles

03/19/19

How does ほど work in the 〜すれば〜するほど construction?
I understand that 〜すれば〜するほど is used to mean "the more you do ~ the more ~". However, I don't see how this meaning is derived from this sentence pattern. I assume the ば is from the conditional... more
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03/19/19

What are the various ways to express 'or' and when are they appropriate?
I'd like to get an idea of when it is appropriate to use different expressions for expressing disjunction (of the inclusive AND exclusive variety). 「AとBとCの中で...」、「どちら」、and 「か] come to mind, but I... more
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03/19/19

Proper form of なさる - なさります or なさいます?
In Genki II (second ed.), page 168 we are given polite forms of some verbs, among them する with なさる. They have also written that some of them have irregular conjugations in long forms, among them... more
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Japanese Grammar

03/18/19

なんか after て- form of a verb?
I am confused by the use of `なんか`, especially after the て-form of a verb. What do: `あきらめてなんかない`, `消えてなんかない` mean? How do they differ from simply saying `あきらめていない`, `消えていない`?　What is the purpose of... more
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Japanese Grammar

03/18/19

Choice of tense with そばから?
When using そばから in the sense of "as soon as", everything I find says that you can use either た form/past tense before it, or dictionary form, but not what the difference is. Sometimes people even... more
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03/18/19

Why can't だ be used after an I-adjective?
I have been constantly told that だ can not be placed after an I-adjective. Why is that?
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Japanese Grammar

03/18/19

Is 「でいい」 the same as 「でもいい」?
For example in the sentence: 書くだけでいいですか.
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Japanese

03/18/19

~ておく　/ とく　for preparation (Conjugation and nuance)?
A few quick questions regarding ～ておく and the casual form ～とく Firstly, when changing from ～ておく to the more casual ～とく　I'm assuming the verb is first conjugated to the ～て　form then the ～て is dropped... more
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03/18/19

Contrasting っぽい、らしい、みたい?
For example, the following 3: 女っぽい (おんなっぽい) 女らしい (おんならしい) 女みたい (おんなみたい) In what situations would you use っぽい over らしい？ Does っぽい have negative connotations? Are 女らしい and 女みたい interchangeable as... more
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Japanese Grammar Numbers

03/18/19

Range of numbers?
How would one express a range of numbers regarding an action? Example: I usually study anywhere between 2 to 4 hours a day. Would the からーまで grammar structure be appropriate... more
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Japanese Grammar Meaning Usage

03/18/19

Difference between「と思います」and「かと思います」?
What is the difference in meaning and usage between「と思います」and「かと思います」at the end of a sentence?
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03/18/19

Why does Japanese have two kinds of adjectives? (-i adjectives and -na adjectives)?
Japanese has two kinds of adjectives known by several terms but the ones I know are `i-adjectives` and `na-adjectives` - why? I recall that Japanese adjectives are much more like verbs than in... more
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Japanese Grammar

03/18/19

Can 誰にも be used in positive verb?
Most examples I read, 誰にも is always used in negative verbs. Is there a case in which 誰にも is used in positive verbs?
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03/18/19

usage of「ご迷惑をおかけ・・・」variants for a business apology?
I have to apologize for a procedural error at work, and am unsure about selecting the right form of apology from the variants of... more
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Japanese Translate Tattoo

03/16/19

How to write “Do not overthink” or “Stop overthinking everything” in Japanese?
Hello, I want to get one of these phrases as a tattoo but I do not know japanese or know anyone who does so I’m hoping someone could help me out and translate both or one of these phrases. I would... more
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Japanese Grammar Usage Nuances

03/15/19

あまり meaning "too much"?
When using `あまり` in the sense of "too much" (as opposed to "not very"), until recently I had always seen it as `あまりにもA`, with A being the thing that there was too much of. I never really tried to... more
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03/14/19

Proportion and Rate?
How do I form a sentence pattern for: > The more/less X happens, the more/less Y happens >> E.g. The more you stir, the faster the salt dissolves. >> The colder the weather, the... more
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03/14/19

What is the difference between は and のは?
The following sentence means "seeing all the different foreign people was interesting." This, according to my Japanese friends is incorrect: > 色々な外国人を見ているは面白かった。 ... and this is... more
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Japanese Grammar Time

03/14/19

How can I say "Right now", or "At that exact moment"?
Saying "now" is easy, with 今, but in my experience that doesn't express so much "right now, this instant" as it does "currently". I am looking for structure that translates these examples well: -... more
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Japanese

04/07/17

why did the government resort to interning the japanese? What is the irony of the internment situation?
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Japanese Japanese Grammar

12/05/15

How are the two sentence different with okiru?
kinou wa nerunoga osoku natte shimaimashita.   kinou wa okirunoga osoku natte shimaimashita.       Same meaning as  neboushimashita   But both sentence say the person was late to sleep or... more
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Japanese Japanese Grammar

12/05/15

What is the difference between yamenaide and tomenaide?
What is the difference between yamenaide and tomenaide since they both translate as "no stop" in the dictionary.   ????????()?????  
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Japanese Japanese Grammar

12/05/15

Why is the answer hakonde instead of hirotte in the question kono nimotsu wo asokoni ( ) kudasai?
kono nimotsu wo asokoni ( ) kudasai     Why is the answer hakonde instead of hirotte?
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Japanese Language Grammar

11/28/13

Why do I use kaette instead of kaeru in the sentence "kinou wa uchi ni kaette nani wo shimashita ka."
Why do I use kaette instead of kaeru in the sentence "kinou wa uchi ni kaette nani wo shimashita ka."
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