302 Answered Questions for the topic Japanese

05/11/19

What is the difference between その and あの?
Superficially, I get the sense that あの is for something far away from both speaker and listener, and その is for something closer to the listener than speaker. However, I seem to get in trouble when... more
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Japanese Grammar Meaning

05/11/19

What does 食べたいものを好きなだけ食べる mean?
> 食べたいものを好きなだけ食べる seems to be weird for me because in my understanding this sentence mean > I just eat the food I like from the food that I want to eat The complete sentence is as... more
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Japanese Grammar Nuances

05/11/19

Usage of て-form in 知っての通り?
I have just come across the phrase `知っての通り〜` (as you know...) I have never noticed this usage of て-form before and can't find an explanation. What is the difference (if any) between this and... more
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Japanese Grammar Usage

05/11/19

sometimes だけ gets mildly confusing..?
If someone says それだけ、食べないでください, does it mean: 1. Please don't eat only that [eat other things too!] or 2. [You can eat anything you like but] only that, please don't eat it. ---------- What... more
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Japanese Grammar Adjectives

05/10/19

Can a noun + suru have an adjective modify the noun as well?
”I did some difficult studying last night." Could I say, "昨夜、難しい勉強しました。”? Basically, my question is: can an adjective, relative clause, or adjectival phrase modify a noun that has する attached,... more
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Japanese Grammar Verbs Tense

05/10/19

How do I express sentences like: He is dying?
For instance, "He is eating" is "Kare wa tabete iru". However, "He is dying" is not "Kare wa shinde iru". Another example is "He is going to Japan" is not "Kare wa nihon ni itte iru". So if I can't... more
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05/09/19

Passive form - The exact difference between を and が?
I've seen this question asked before, but i feel the answer didn't quite answer all my questions, so here goes. Now, I am rather sure that this: >ケーキが食べられた Means: >The cake was eaten. (by... more
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05/07/19

What's the difference between wa (は) and ga (が)?
When is it correct to use は but not が, and when is it correct to use が but not は? Are there any times when you can use either without changing the meaning of the sentence? How does switching change... more
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Japanese Grammar

05/07/19

いい人そう。using "seemingly" そう with nouns?
Recently I've been trying to wrap my head around the differences between 「らしい」「よう」「みたい」「そう」. I thought I was making some progress when I gave this example to a Japanese friend. >... more
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Japanese Grammar Word Choice

05/07/19

Difference between intransitive and passive?
I was thinking about Japanese passive and made the following example 壊すー>壊される which means to be broken But looking at the English definition of "to be broken", isn't there another Japanese... more
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Japanese Grammar

05/07/19

How to parse 中国人で日本語が話せる方は、お電話ください。?
I have a difficulty to parse the following sentence. > 中国人で日本語が話せる方は、お電話ください。 I just understood the following partial phrases. - 中国人で means "with Chinese" - 日本語が話せる方 means "person who can... more
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Japanese Grammar Particles

05/07/19

からだけ vs "だけから", which is grammatical?
Good afternoon all, I was wondering when we chain particles, should "から" come before "だけ", or should it be the other way round? For example, I'm expecting a mail from 健一, a mail from 健二, and a... more
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Japanese Grammar Nuances

05/07/19

Te-form versus "masu-stem + して" (消しているうちに versus 消ししているうちに)?
Is there any difference between 消して and 消しして in the following sentences? For example, > A: 手紙を書いては消し、書いては**消しして**いるうちに、朝になってしまった。 > B: 手紙を書いては消し、書いては**消して**いるうちに、朝になってしまった。
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Japanese Grammar

05/07/19

Difference between ながら, がてら and つつ?
What is the difference between ながら, がてら and つつ?
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Japanese Grammar

05/03/19

だって (datte) meaning?
What are the possible uses for だって?
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Japanese Grammar Translation

05/03/19

〜しては is this a grammar pattern?
I was trying to translate this sentence: 僕はアルバイトしてはレコードばかり買っていたから、一日半働けばLP一枚買えるな、と思って働いていた。 I think I get the overall meaning as: Because I spent all my wages on records I went to work thinking... more
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Japanese Grammar

05/03/19

Difference between ために and ように?
I've got a question regarding difference in usage of 辞書形+ように and 辞書形+ために with verbs' dictionary forms, i.e. - 飛行機に乗り遅れないように、前日早寝したのです。 - 彼は質問をするために手を上げました。 The notion I get is that the first... more
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Japanese Grammar Word Choice

05/02/19

Difference between 〜といい〜といい　＆　〜といわず〜といわず?
Can somebody explain the difference between these two expressions? I have pasted the definitions and some examples from 日本語表現文型辞典 to help but they seem to come down to the same thing. (When can... more
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05/01/19

lyrics translation
what are the English and Japanese lyrics to this song arehttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B1jN3ThTpeU
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Japanese Grammar Nuances

04/30/19

What is the difference between "verb＋て＋みる" and "verb＋(よ)う+とする"?
In Japanese there are words which mean "to try something or attempt at doing something", e.g. 試す, 試みる and つとめる. However, at the same time we also have two grammatical constructions "verb＋て＋みる" and... more
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04/30/19

In what way is the negative form of a verb an adjective?
I was reading the [wikipedia page on "predicate,"](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predicate_%28grammar%29) where it mentioned that in Japanese, the negative form of a verb is an adjective. I thought... more
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Japanese Grammar Nuances

04/29/19

Stative verbs: ～ている　vs　～てある　vs　～（ら）れる?
I'm not sure if I'm wording this properly, but I want to know the nuances of these "stative" type verb forms that act kind of like adjectives. For example, you could describe an open window with... more
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04/29/19

Can placements of adverbs be altered freely?
I'm curious if there is any difference in nuance between these two sentences: 1. 彼は少なくとも週に一度車を洗う。 2. 彼は週に少なくとも一度車を洗う。 I'm aware that grammatically speaking both are 100% right, but this question... more
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Japanese Grammar Expressions

04/29/19

What's the difference between 「いけない」 and 「いかない」?
I've just learned that `～わけにはいけない` as in `断{ことわ}るわけにはいけない` ("I can't refuse") apparently isn't valid but `～わけにはいかない` is, even though I've been using the former frequently. But what is the... more
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04/29/19

What is the difference between 残念ながら and 残念なことに?
I hear both 残念ながら and 残念なことに when expressing that something was unfortunate before the actual sentence, much like the English "Unfortunately, ...". However, I'm not sure on where these two phrases... more
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