Basically if you have a question about the language, ask it and fellow 4channers might see it and answer it for you.
To start it off. When an animate object (iru) dies, is it considered inanimate(aru)?
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Anonymous2007-11-13 16:22
は marks the subject and introduces a new subject. Try not to equivocate it with an English meaning. Think of it like "the"; a "the" that you can only use when you are introducing a new subject. It's generally bad to interalize Japanese words with English meanings (at least with early, core words, like particles or perogatives)
として means "and". It's different from と in that you use it to connect fragments/whole phrases rather than single words.
This might sound off but I'm tryin gto find online places to learn maybe some basic Japanese.
I just joined Japanese-online forums but I wonder if it's enough where and how did you guys learn Japanese? I have the time devotion and will to learn it myself. D:
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Anonymous2007-11-14 7:31
>>642
1. Learn Hiragana/Katakana (really ingrain this)
2. Googlefu Japanese, learn basic grammar, find practice worksheets/interactive websites
3. Practice
4. Googlefu more grammar, memorize several kanji a week
5. Practice
6. Repeat. Forums are only useful for asking things you don't understand.
7. Eventually, you will reach a limit. Now it's time for actual classes... unless you know a friend fluent in the language (you probably won't learn how to hold a conversation otherwise).
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Anonymous2007-11-14 13:44
>>643
As for point 7, it's important this friend is the same gender as you, as well. Few things are more retarded than a weeaboo using female idioms.
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Anonymous2007-11-14 18:40
>>644
I met a female weeaboo who addressed herself with "boku", she taught her friend a couple phrases and I laughed.
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Anonymous2007-11-14 18:41
>>645
Now that I remember, she also had the annoying habit of pronouncing "me" as "ne". She said "hine" like a thousand times; it really grated on my nerves. If she had been a male I would have smacked her.
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Anonymous2007-11-15 21:57
What does it mean for a sentence to end in no?
Example (from Utsukishiki Ningen no Hibi by Sambomaster):
"Sore demo honto no koto wa sore demo wakaranai no"
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Anonymous2007-11-15 22:49
>>647
"no" is the female colloquial for the plain form verb + ~nda grammar structure.
A guy would say "wakaranainda".
This structure is used when your sentence is meant for explaining or clarifying your stand. It also add a personal touch to your sentence, and so is used only in speech.
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Anonymous2007-11-25 21:54
im guessing まえ is similar to ください, when/why do you use mae?
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Anonymous2007-11-26 2:34
is 所 kanji used for the word place
would it be used in "state of action" form?
eg is this correct?
食事をする所だ
about to eat a meal
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Anonymous2007-11-26 2:35
>>649
i have never heard that. its probably a casual form.
can anyone else confirm this?
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Anonymous2007-11-26 4:40
>>647
の (no)is a casual か(ka) at the end of a sentence, to make it a question
eg
陰茎がいたいの
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Anonymous2007-11-26 23:45
>>649
Would you do it please? してくださいますか？
Just do it. したまえ。
>>650
In that case, you better use hiragana ところ only.
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Anonymous2007-11-26 23:54
>>651
たまえis rather rude/commanding form while くださいis polite.
>>652
Correct, but put a ? to make it more look like interrogative.
In 647's case, it must be a soft confirm.
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Anonymous2007-11-27 3:15
>>654
so is it used as "見てたまえ" rather than "見て下さい"？
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Anonymous2007-11-27 4:39
見る＋給う→ 見ろ＋たまえ→ 見たまえ。Look.
見たまえis close to見ろ、見な、見てみろ、etc.
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what does the ぬ modifier do on verbs? I think it goes on negative verb stems. Is it basically ない? But the context seems like it's the opposite..
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Anonymous2007-12-01 3:06
>>663
eh me again, after further inspection, it does seem like just a ない clone, is there any other differences? Is it some kind of dialect, or just slang?
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Anonymous2007-12-01 3:51
>>664
It's just another form of negative ending. ん、ぬ and ない are all negatives, although ない is much more common. ん and ぬ may sound old or literary, and may be more used in certain dialects. Slangy speech also shortens ない to ん, which may be a separate phenomenon I think.
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Anonymous2007-12-01 4:53
apanese I came
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The Orange Lifestyle2007-12-01 5:34
I need a 1 paragraph translation. Will pay in images.
>>40
otsu (乙) – an abbreviation for "otsukaresama"(お疲れ様), which is literally consisted of the honorific "o" + "tsukare" (meaning "fatigue") + "sama" (a polite title given to every adult, especially in correspondence). But in this particular instance, it roughly means "well done" or "thanks for your trouble" in an utterly ironic or sarcastic tone. For instance >>1乙. "Otsukaresama(desu)" is also a highly popular parting salute among office workers (both male and female), who use it instead of "sayonara."
from the wikipedia article on 2ch
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Anonymous2007-12-06 15:21
For past tense obligations, would it be...
~なければいけませんでした
or
~なければいけなかったです
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Anonymous2007-12-06 22:38
>>672
I'm going to put it in nonpast tense for the moment;
Nakereba ikemasen is simply the polite form of nakereba ikenai (plain)
Both are correct, but you wouldn't want to say ikenai to a superior, etc.
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Anonymous2007-12-07 0:24
Ii(good) has another reading, yoi, right?
If so, which one is more commonly used?
I often hear "Yoi shuumatsu wo" (have a nice weekend)
or "Ii ja nai ka?"
Or does it depend on the situation?
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Anonymous2007-12-07 3:35
>>672
>or
>~なければいけなかったです
~なければいけなかったのです is more better
for example
×掃除するです
○掃除するのです
○掃除する
>>674
>Ii(good) has another reading, yoi, right?
yes
>Or does it depend on the situation?
yes