日本語 Japanese Ask Questions Thread 7

If you have a question about the language, ask it and fellow 4channers might see it and answer it for you.
日本の方からのご協力も大歓迎です。


■USEFUL TOOLS

Rikaichan
http://www.polarcloud.com/rikaichan/
A pop-up dictionary for Firefox that shows readings and definitions when you hover over words.

Rikaikun
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/jipdnfibhldikgcjhfnomkfpcebammhp
Same as above, but for Chrome.

Anki
http://ankisrs.net/
Flash card program mainly useful for vocab and kanji repetition. Can sync decks between computers and your phone.


■WEB-BASED DICTIONARIES

ALC
http://www.alc.co.jp/
Offers a web interface to the Eijirou dictionary, made for use in translation work.

kotobank
http://kotobank.jp/
Pretty good for J-J lookups. J-E/E-J definitions from Progressive.

Tangorin
http://tangorin.com/
The best interface to Jimu Buuriinu-sama's EDICT, which is a mess, so don't use this unless you have to.

weblio 類語辞典
http://thesaurus.weblio.jp/
It's an extensive thesaurus.

(If you want the best J-E/E-J dictionary, get an EPWING copy of Kenkyusha.)


■MEDIA

D-Addicts
http://d-addicts.com/forum/torrents.php
It's a horrible community, but it's THE go-to for drama series. Many variety shows turn up there as well.

JPopsuki
http://jpopsuki.eu/
It's a private music tracker with an extensive selection of just about everything.

KeyHoleTV
http://www.v2p.jp/video/english/
An application that lets you stream live TV in shit quality.

Tokyo Toshokan
https://www.tokyotosho.info/
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■PREVIOUS THREADS

See >>2 for links.

>>634
手伝う is Plain Verbs.
手伝う + くれる = 手伝ってくれる is Passive Verbs. This means "Thank you for me, You helped me."
For example,
Taro(太郎) and Jiro(次郎) is here. Jiro helped Taro. then,
1) If Taro think "I am glad, because Taro helped me", Taro say,  (私を)手伝ってくれてありがとう。or more deferential:(私を)手伝って下さってありがとうございます。
  meaning is  "Thank you for your help."
2) If Jiro think "I am very grad, because I could help Taro", Jiro say (あなたを)手伝わせてくれてありがとう。 or more deferential:(あなたを)手伝わせてくださってありがとうございました。
3) If Taro say "thank you", and then Jiro think "You are welcome.", Jiro say どういたしまして。

>>636
For example, situation is as same as above. If Jiro want to help Taro, Jiro say (私に)手伝わせてください or "(私が)お手伝いしましょうか?"

>>639
Thank you for your advice. Could you read >>637 ?