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 Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:52 pm
*raises hand* Question!
Does anyone know if it's proper to use 'datte' as a 'te' form of 'da' or 'desu' when listing verbs?
For instance:
I am Stephanie and I am eating cheese
Watashi wa Stephanie datte, chiizu wo tabeteimasu
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 9:05 pm
It looks like you say "de." A native speaker joined the F.L.G. recently and that's what it looked like she used, but I'm not very good with recognizing things in roumaji. It doesn't seem like she does too well with it either. I can get you what she wrote so you can examine yourself...
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Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 3:44 pm
Hermonie Urameshi It looks like you say "de." A native speaker joined the F.L.G. recently and that's what it looked like she used, but I'm not very good with recognizing things in roumaji. It doesn't seem like she does too well with it either. I can get you what she wrote so you can examine yourself... Yea...I asked my native speaker online friend about and he said it's 'de' not 'datte'. I must have just forgot that, because I know I learned it before rolleyes Thank you though
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Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 7:00 am
Okay, I got a really awesome looking sushi set for christmas, but I can't read it. I'd try to look it up, but I can't even really make out all the characters. sweatdrop
So, I was wondering if somebody could either translate this for me, or just put it in phonetics ( kanji, kana or romanji ) and I could try to translate it myself. ^^
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Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 11:16 pm
Is there a verb conjugation that would something along the lines of "to try to/attempt to [verb]" ?
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 8:25 am
UsagiDesu Is there a verb conjugation that would something along the lines of "to try to/attempt to [verb]" ? Volitinal form+とする
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 4:04 pm
Hermonie Urameshi UsagiDesu Is there a verb conjugation that would something along the lines of "to try to/attempt to [verb]" ? Volitinal form+とする Thank you very much :3
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 1:13 pm
How do you say 'badass' in japanese?
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Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 5:55 pm
What particle do you use before 'iru' (to need)? sweatdrop
Nevermind. It's 'ga'. I was hoping it wasn't because it's the same as the other 'iru' which is confusing to me. gonk
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Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 1:27 pm
"When is anata used in place of desu (particle form) when saying you in Japanese? Or the other way around?"...
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Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 1:38 pm
Red 5 "When is anata used in place of desu (particle form) when saying you in Japanese? Or the other way around?"...
I don't understand your question. I don't think you ever replace desu with anata. If you are just trying to say "you" in response to a question like... "Wait, who are you asking?" --- "You", you can either use "Anata" or "Anata desu." The former would be less polite than the latter but they essentially mean the same thing.
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Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 2:17 pm
I'm trying to have a conversation with someone in Japanese and I'm not too sure if what I said is grammatically correct. Can someone read over it and tell me if it sounds right?
大学で日本語の授業を二年間に受けました。中国語と韓国語も習いたいです。レイ
ンさんはたくさん言語を知っていますね。すごいですね。各のを習うのはいくら
ぐらい掛かりましたか。
What I really want checked is the last sentence. I am pretty sure of the rest.
This is what I am trying to say:
I took Japanese in college for two years. I want to learn Chinese and Korean also. You know a lot of languages, don't you? That's amazing. How long did it take you to learn each one?
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Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 5:14 pm
Synonymous Red 5 "When is anata used in place of desu (particle form) when saying you in Japanese? Or the other way around?"...
I don't understand your question. I don't think you ever replace desu with anata. If you are just trying to say "you" in response to a question like... "Wait, who are you asking?" --- "You", you can either use "Anata" or "Anata desu." The former would be less polite than the latter but they essentially mean the same thing.
"I have a book and a friend that knows the ENTIRE Japanese Laugange, they both say that desu (particle form) and anata are both used to say you. But I'm not sure when one should be used and the other should not"...
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Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 8:25 pm
Red 5 "I have a book and a friend that knows the ENTIRE Japanese Laugange, they both say that desu (particle form) and anata are both used to say you. But I'm not sure when one should be used and the other should not"...
Oh hmm. I've never heard that before at all. I am curious to see if anyone has any input on this.
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:56 am
"I'm pretty sure (from looking at the book and speaking to a friend in Japanese), I have come to guess that anata is used when you is the subject, but desu (particle form) is used when talking about like a secondary subject or such"...
Ex: You (anata) are cool...
Ex: I am going to beat you (desu) up...
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