Name: Anonymous 2009-04-18 13:53
I've been studying Japanese for a few years, passed all the JLPT級 and shit but I still don't know how to use は and が properly and how (「~が(し)たい」 and 「~を(し)たい」 are different.
So, I googled those in Japanese and I got some pretty convoluted explanations that helped me tremendously. I still need to do some reading (just bought a book that focuses exclusively on は and が), but I'm pretty sure I'll have it nailed soon enough. I think I might even start studying grammar from scratch using Japanese grammar books written for Japanese speakers.
So, why don't textbooks geared towards foreigners/English speakers supply that information? Are foreign learners supposed to develop a sixth sense and figure it all out by themselves? Are they afraid they'll scare off people with heaps upon heaps of text?
So, I googled those in Japanese and I got some pretty convoluted explanations that helped me tremendously. I still need to do some reading (just bought a book that focuses exclusively on は and が), but I'm pretty sure I'll have it nailed soon enough. I think I might even start studying grammar from scratch using Japanese grammar books written for Japanese speakers.
So, why don't textbooks geared towards foreigners/English speakers supply that information? Are foreign learners supposed to develop a sixth sense and figure it all out by themselves? Are they afraid they'll scare off people with heaps upon heaps of text?