tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60811827195336195292024-03-18T08:00:10.916-07:00Japanese with AnimeAnd kanji with mangaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger881125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081182719533619529.post-5704515180087439762023-08-29T16:58:00.000-07:002023-08-29T16:58:06.509-07:00konna koto mo arou ka to こんなこともあろうかと<p>In Japanese, <i>konna koto mo arou ka to</i> こんな事もあろうかと, meaning "[I] thought something like this might happen, [so I prepared this in advance]," is a phrase commonly as a gag in comedy <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2016/10/manga.html"><i>manga</i></a> and <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2016/08/anime.html"><i>anime</i></a>, by a character who is just too well prepared, specially for a situation nobody would have expected to happen.</p>
<div class="picture-div"><a href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/images/2218/konna-koto-mo-arou-ka-to.png/"><img alt="Examples of konna koto mo arou ka to こんな事もあろうかと." height="378" src="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/uploads/konna-koto-mo-arou-ka-to.png" width="555"></a></div>
<div class="picture-label">Manga: Ya Boy Kongming!, <i>Paripi Koumei</i> パリピ孔明<br>Manga: SPY×FAMILY</div>
<nav class="toc-container"><ul class="table-of-contents"><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/08/konna-koto-mo-arou-ka-to.html#Grammar">Grammar</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/08/konna-koto-mo-arou-ka-to.html#Examples">Examples</a></li></ul></nav><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/08/konna-koto-mo-arou-ka-to.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081182719533619529.post-39421266906750776272023-07-31T16:08:00.002-07:002023-07-31T16:45:20.272-07:00い Particle<p>In Japanese, sometimes a phrase ends with <i>dai</i> だい or <i>kai</i> かい that would normally end with the <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/10/da-copula.html"><i>da</i> だ copula</a> or the <a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/547" title="Unwritten article."><i>ka</i> か</a> question marker. This extra <i>i</i> い is a <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/06/sentence-ending-particles.html">sentence-ending particle</a> and is generally used to make a sentence more soft and amicable.</p>
<ul>
<li><i>nanda<b>i</b></i><br>なんだ<b>い</b><br>What is it?</li>
<li><i>sou ka<b>i</b></i><br>そうか<b>い</b><br>Is that so?</li>
<li><i>iku zo<b>i</b></i><br>行くぞ<b>い</b><br>Let's go!</li>
<li><i>akireta wa<b>i</b></i><br>呆れたわ<b>い</b><br>[I give up] (on y'all, on this situation, etc.).</li>
</ul>
<p>The sentences above mean the same thing as themselves without the particle: <i>nanda</i>, <i>sou ka</i>, <i>iku zo</i>, <i>akireta wa</i>.</p>
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<div class="picture-label">Source: Various.</div>
<nav class="toc-container"><ul class="table-of-contents"><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/07/i-particle.html#Usage">Usage</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/07/i-particle.html#Amicable-Questions">Amicable Questions</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/07/i-particle.html#Instead-of-yo-よ">Instead of <i>yo</i> よ</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/07/i-particle.html#By-Elderly-Characters">By Elderly Characters</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/07/i-particle.html#Cutesy-zoi-ぞい">Cutesy <i>zoi</i> ぞい</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/07/i-particle.html#Romaji">Romaji</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/07/i-particle.html#Copula">Copula</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/07/i-particle.html#References">References</a></li></ul></nav><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/07/i-particle.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081182719533619529.post-81817638504912172612023-06-30T19:50:00.002-07:002023-06-30T21:59:22.730-07:00iyashikei 癒し系<p>In <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2016/10/manga.html"><i>manga</i></a> and <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2016/08/anime.html"><i>anime</i></a>, <dfn><i>iyashikei</i></dfn> <dfn lang="ja-jp">癒し系</dfn>, meaning in Japanese "healing-type," refers to a genre and type of character (or even person) that "heals" you, in the sense of makes you feel at ease, relaxed, calm.</p>
<nav class="toc-container"><ul class="table-of-contents"><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/06/iyashikei.html#Meaning-in-Japanese">Meaning in Japanese</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/06/iyashikei.html#Character-Type">Character Type</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/06/iyashikei.html#Genre">Genre</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/06/iyashikei.html#References">References</a></li></ul></nav><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/06/iyashikei.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081182719533619529.post-17782159380581977812023-05-31T18:05:00.002-07:002023-07-06T12:26:40.834-07:00Counters<p>In Japanese, a "<dfn>counter</dfn>," or <i>josuushi</i> 助数詞, is a word that comes after a <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2016/10/japanese-numbers-ichi-ni-san.html">number</a> to say what sort of thing is being counted, e.g. "3 <b>slices</b>," <i>mi-<b>kire</b></i>3<b>切れ</b>. More technically, it's a <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2017/12/morphemes.html">morpheme</a> suffixed to a quantifier, which includes non-numbers like <i>zen~</i> 全~, "all," and <a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/550" title="Unwritten article."><i>nan~</i> 何~</a>, "how many."</p>
<ul>
<li><i>keeki <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/05/wo-particle.html">wo</a> mi-<b>kire</b> tabeta</i><br>ケーキを3<b>切れ</b>食べた<br>[I] ate three <b>slices</b> of cake.</li>
<li><i>banana wo san-<b>bon</b> tabe<a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/584" title="Unwritten article.">te-iru</a></i><br>バナナを3<b>本</b>食べている<br>[I] have eaten three bananas.</li>
<li><i>nan-<b>nichi</b> ga kakaru?</i><br>何<b>日</b>がかかる<br>How many <b>days</b> will [it] take?</li>
<li><i>suu-<b>byou</b> de owatta</i><br>数<b>秒</b>で終わった<br>[It] ended in a few <b>seconds</b>.</li>
<li><i>{suu-<b>kiro</b> <a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/520" title="Unwritten article.">mo</a> <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/03/aru.html">aru</a>} ton'neru</i><br>数<b>キロ</b>もあるトンネル<br>A tunnel [with] {many <b>kilometers</b> [of length]}.</li>
</ul>
<nav class="toc-container"><ul class="table-of-contents"><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/05/counters.html#Grammar">Grammar</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/05/counters.html#Basic-Usage">Basic Usage</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/05/counters.html#Sentence-Final-Counter">Sentence-Final Counter</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/05/counters.html#~te-iru-Form"><i>~te-iru</i> Form</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/05/counters.html#Changes-in-Pronunciation">Changes in Pronunciation</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/05/counters.html#Static-Pronunciation">Static Pronunciation</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/05/counters.html#Counters-vs-English-Nouns">Counters vs. English Nouns</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/05/counters.html#Homography">Homography</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/05/counters.html#Polysemy">Polysemy</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/05/counters.html#Same-Thing-Different-Counter">Same Thing, Different Counter</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/05/counters.html#Counting-People">Counting People</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/05/counters.html#Same-Thing-Different-Perspective">Same Thing, Different Perspective</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/05/counters.html#What-Comes-Before-the-Counter">What Comes Before the Counter</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/05/counters.html#Pronunciation-of-the-Number">Pronunciation of the Number</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/05/counters.html#The-Number-Of">"The Number Of"</a></li></ul></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/05/counters.html#References">References</a></li></ul></nav><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/05/counters.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081182719533619529.post-88233243884488594092023-04-29T09:12:00.002-07:002023-04-29T11:17:21.306-07:00Introduction to Japanese Grammar<p>So you know nothing about Japanese and you want to know what a sentence in Japanese says. Well, this article is for you. For starters, the basic structure of a simple, typical Japanese sentence looks like this:</p>
<ul>
<li>{{<a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/09/adverbs.html">Adverb</a>} + <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2017/01/adjectives.html">adjective</a>/<a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2017/07/verbs.html">verb</a>} + <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/06/nouns.html">noun</a> + <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2017/07/particles.html">particle</a><br>× <span class="transcript-extra">N</span> times<br>+ adjective/verb + <span class="transcript-extra">N</span> particles.</li>
</ul>
<p>For example:</p>
<ul>
<li><i>{{sugoku</i><sup>(adv.)</sup><i>} sugoi</i><sup>(adj.)</sup><i>} hito</i><sup>(n.)</sup><i> wa</i><sup>(p.)</sup><i><br>sugoi</i><sup>(adj.)</sup><i> na</i><sup>(p.)</sup><br>すごくすごい人はすごいな<br>People<sup>(n.)</sup> [that] {are {incredibly<sup>(adv.)</sup>} incredible<sup>(adj.)</sup>} are incredible<sup>(adj.)</sup>. (literally.)<br>An {{incredibly} incredible} person is incredible.</li>
<li><i>yo</i><sup>(n.)</sup><i> no</i><sup>(p.)</sup><i> naka</i><sup>(n.)</sup><i> niwa</i><sup>(p.)</sup><i><br>{ii</i><sup>(adj.)</sup><i>} hito</i><sup>(n.)</sup><i> mo</i><sup>(p.)</sup><i><br>{warui</i><sup>(adj.)</sup><i>} hito</i><sup>(n.)</sup><i> mo</i><sup>(p.)</sup><i><br>iru</i><sup>(v.)</sup><i> yo ne</i><sup>(p.)</sup><br>世の中にはいい人も悪い人もいるよね<br>In the world<sup>(n.)</sup>, there are<sup>(v.)</sup> {good<sup>(adj.)</sup>} people<sup>(n.)</sup> and {bad<sup>(adj.)</sup>} people<sup>(n.)</sup>, too, aren't there?</li>
<li><i>jibun</i><sup>(n.)</sup><i> wo</i><sup>(p.)</sup><i> shinjiru</i><sup>(v.)</sup><i> na</i><sup>(.p)</sup><i>,</i><br><i>ore</i><sup>(n.)</sup><i> wo</i><sup>(p.)</sup><i> shinjiro</i><sup>(v.)</sup><i>!</i><br><i>{omae</i><sup>(n.)</sup><i> wo</i><sup>(p.)</sup><i> shinjiru</i><sup>(v.)</sup><i>}<br>ore</i><sup>(n.)</sup><i> wo</i><sup>(p.)</sup><i> shinjiro</i><sup>(v.)</sup><i>!!</i><br>自分を信じるな、俺を信じろ!<br>おまえを信じる、俺を信じろ!!<br>Don't believe<sup>(v.)</sup> in yourself<sup>(n.)</sup>, believe<sup>(v.)</sup> in me<sup>(n.)</sup>!<br>Believe<sup>(v.)</sup> in the me<sup>(n.)</sup> [that] {believes<sup>(v.)</sup> in you<sup>(n.)</sup>}!!</li>
<li><i>shinjiraremasen</i><sup>(v.)</sup><br>信じられません<br>[I] can't believe<sup>(v.)</sup> [it].</li>
</ul>
<p>As you can see above, you often have a "n. p. n. p." noun-particle pattern, and v.'s tend to come after p.'s.</p>
<p>Some sentences have different structures, and we still don't know what adverbs, adjectives, verbs, nouns, and particles look like exactly. In this article we'll see all of this and some more, so you'll have a starting point even if you know nothing about Japanese.</p>
<p>Then, once you figured out the structure of the sentence, all that's left is to look up the words of the sentence in a dictionary (e.g. <a href="https://jisho.org/" rel="external">jisho.org</a>), and with luck you'll understand what it means.</p>
<p class="warning-note">Note: this article is only about grammar. It's recommended you familiarize yourself with <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2016/08/the-japanese-alphabet.html">the Japanese "alphabets"</a> before continuing.</p>
<nav class="toc-container"><ul class="table-of-contents"><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/04/introduction-to-japanese-grammar.html#Translating-Inexplicitness">Translating Inexplicitness</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/04/introduction-to-japanese-grammar.html#Postpositions">Postpositions</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/04/introduction-to-japanese-grammar.html#Sentence-Structure-Overview">Sentence Structure Overview</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/04/introduction-to-japanese-grammar.html#Conjunctions">Conjunctions</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/04/introduction-to-japanese-grammar.html#Sentence-Ending-Particles">Sentence-Ending Particles</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/04/introduction-to-japanese-grammar.html#Predicates">Predicates</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/04/introduction-to-japanese-grammar.html#Double-Subject-Sentences">Double Subject Sentences</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/04/introduction-to-japanese-grammar.html#Inflections">Inflections</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/04/introduction-to-japanese-grammar.html#Auxiliaries-and-Compounds">Auxiliaries and Compounds</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/04/introduction-to-japanese-grammar.html#Ergativity">Ergativity</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/04/introduction-to-japanese-grammar.html#Change-of-Transitivity">Change of Transitivity</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/04/introduction-to-japanese-grammar.html#Passive-Voice">Passive Voice</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/04/introduction-to-japanese-grammar.html#Attributive-Clauses">Attributive Clauses</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/04/introduction-to-japanese-grammar.html#Adverbs">Adverbs</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/04/introduction-to-japanese-grammar.html#Tensed-Predicates">Tensed Predicates</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/04/introduction-to-japanese-grammar.html#Subordinate-Tense">Subordinate Tense</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/04/introduction-to-japanese-grammar.html#Parallel-Predicates">Parallel Predicates</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/04/introduction-to-japanese-grammar.html#Respectful-Predicates">Respectful Predicates</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/04/introduction-to-japanese-grammar.html#Interjections">Interjections</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/04/introduction-to-japanese-grammar.html#Yes-and-No">Yes and No</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/04/introduction-to-japanese-grammar.html#Idiomatic-Expressions">Idiomatic Expressions</a></li></ul></nav><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/04/introduction-to-japanese-grammar.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081182719533619529.post-46114266637099641552023-03-31T19:54:00.004-07:002023-04-03T09:38:21.680-07:00Can You Learn Japanese with Anime?<p>One question many weebs ask themselves is: can you learn Japanese with <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2016/08/anime.html"><i>anime</i></a>? Or: can you learn Japanese with <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2016/10/manga.html"><i>manga</i></a>? Or with <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2016/10/light-novel.html">light novels</a>, visual novels, Japanese games, Japanese songs, Japanese dramas, etc.?</p>
<p>The answer is... <b>yes, you can!</b> Except you still have to study. If you work real hard and spend all your time reading <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2017/01/raws.html">raw</a> <i>manga</i> in Japanese, you'll get really good at Japanese... found in raw <i>manga</i>, which is maybe all you wanted anyway.</p>
<p>In this article, I'll explain how it works, and provide some guidance to learn Japanese by consuming media.</p>
<nav class="toc-container"><ul class="table-of-contents"><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/03/can-you-learn-japanese-with-anime.html#About-Language-Acquisition">About Language Acquisition</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/03/can-you-learn-japanese-with-anime.html#Yeah-I-Speak-Japanese-vs-Other-Goals">"Yeah, I Speak Japanese" vs. Other Goals</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/03/can-you-learn-japanese-with-anime.html#Easy-Mode-Japanese">Easy Mode Japanese</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/03/can-you-learn-japanese-with-anime.html#Tools-and-Guidance">Tools & Guidance</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/03/can-you-learn-japanese-with-anime.html#The-Absolute-First-Step-to-Learn-Japanese">The Absolute First Step to Learn Japanese</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/03/can-you-learn-japanese-with-anime.html#How-to-Type-Japanese">How to Type Japanese</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/03/can-you-learn-japanese-with-anime.html#How-to-Acquire-Vocabulary">How to Acquire Vocabulary</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/03/can-you-learn-japanese-with-anime.html#Using-Google-Translate">Using Google Translate</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/03/can-you-learn-japanese-with-anime.html#Using-a-J-E-Dictionary">Using a J-E Dictionary</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/03/can-you-learn-japanese-with-anime.html#Using-a-J-J-Dictionary">Using a J-J Dictionary</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/03/can-you-learn-japanese-with-anime.html#Learning-Japanese-with-Just-Grammar-Resources">Learning Japanese with Just Grammar Resources</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/03/can-you-learn-japanese-with-anime.html#Learning-Japanese-with-Books-without-Kanji">Learning Japanese with Books without 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ni</i></dfn> <dfn lang="ja-jp">かのように</dfn> means someone does something "as if" something else were true. Syntactically, this is (likely) the <a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/547" title="Unwritten article."><i>ka</i> か particle</a> turned into a <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2018/11/no-adjectives.html"><i>no</i> の adjective</a> qualifying <i>you</i> 様 followed by the <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/10/ni-copula.html"><i>ni</i> に adverbial copula</a>. Other conjugations include: <dfn><i>ka no you na</i></dfn> <dfn lang="ja-jp">かのよう<a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/10/na-copula.html">な</a></dfn>, <dfn><i>ka no you da</i></dfn> <dfn lang="ja-jp">かのよう<a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/10/da-copula.html">だ</a></dfn>, and <dfn><i>ka no you desu</i></dfn> <dfn lang="ja-jp">かのよう<a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/653" title="Unwritten article.">です</a></dfn>.</p>
<ul>
<li><i>tenshi da</i><br>天使だ<br>[It] is an angel.</li>
<li><i>tenshi <b>ka no you</b> da</i><br>天使<b>かのよう</b>だ<br>[It] is <b>as if</b> [they] were an angel.</li>
<li><i>{tenshi <b>ka no you</b> na} kao</i><br>天使<b>かのよう</b>な顔<br>[They have] a face [that] {is <b>as if</b> [they] were an angel}.<br>They have a face <b>that makes you think</b> they're an angel.<br>They have a face <b>like</b> that of an angel.</li>
<li><i>{tenshi <b>ka no you</b> ni} sora wo tobu</i><br>天使<b>かのよう</b>に空を飛ぶ<br>To fly {<b>as if</b> one were an angel}.</li>
</ul>
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<p>Most likely, it means "to make [something] become in a way that does/doesn't do something," i.e. "to make [it] start doing" or "to stop doing" something; specially "to make it so it would do something" when something else happens, "to ensure" it happens in that case; or "to make it possible for [it] to do something/for something to happen;" Syntactically, this is <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/08/you-appearance.html"><i>you</i> 様</a> followed by the <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/10/ni-copula.html"><i>ni</i> に adverbial copula</a> modifying the <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2017/07/verbs.html">verb</a> for "to make become," <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/01/suru.html"><i>suru</i> する</a>.</p>
<ul>
<li><i>watashi wa {{Tarou ga rouya kara nigerareru} <b>you ni} shita</b></i><br>私は太郎が牢屋から逃げられる<b>ようにした</b><br><b>I made [it] {so [that]</b> {<a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2018/04/haikoumei-birth-order-japanese-names.html"><i>Tarou</i></a> can escape from the jail cell}}.<br>I made it possible for him to escape from there.</li>
<li><i>{{{efekuto wo kurikku suru to} kieru} <b>you ni} shimashita</b></i><br>エフェクトをクリックする<a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/09/conditional-to.html">と</a>消える<b>ようにしました</b><br><b>[I] made [it] {so [that]</b> {{if [you] click on an effect}, [it] disappears}}.<br>I made the effects disappear when clicked.</li>
</ul>
<nav class="toc-container"><ul class="table-of-contents"><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/01/you-ni-suru.html#Grammar">Grammar</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/01/you-ni-suru.html#Examples">Examples</a></li></ul></nav><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2023/01/you-ni-suru.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081182719533619529.post-26636583260788551482022-12-06T21:14:00.002-08:002022-12-06T21:19:46.957-08:00you ni naru ようになる - Meaning in Japanese<p>What does <i>~<dfn>you ni naru</dfn></i> ~<dfn lang="ja-jp">ようになる</dfn> mean in Japanese?</p>
<p>Most likely, it means "to become in a way that does/doesn't do something," i.e. "to start doing" or "to stop doing" something; or "to become able/unable to do something;" it can also mean to "to become like/similar to something else." Syntactically, this is <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/08/you-appearance.html"><i>you</i> 様</a> followed by the <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/10/ni-copula.html"><i>ni</i> に adverbial copula</a> modifying the <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2017/07/verbs.html">verb</a> for "to become," <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/02/naru.html"><i>naru</i> なる</a>.</p>
<ul>
<li><i>watashi wa {{mai-nichi hon wo yomu} <b>you ni} natta</b></i><br>私は毎日本を読む<b>ようになった</b><br>I <b>became {such way</b> [that] {reads books every day}}.<br>I started reading books every day.</li>
<li><i>{{hon wo yomanai} <b>you ni} naru</b></i><br>本を読まない<b>ようになる</b><br><b>To become {such way</b> [that] {doesn't read books}}.<br>To stop reading books.</li>
<li><i>{{kanji ga yomeru} <b>you ni</b>}<b> naru</b></i><br>漢字が読める<b>ようになる</b><br><b>To become {such way</b> [that] {is able to read <i>kanji</i>}}.<br>To start being able to read <i>kanji</i>.<br>To become able to read <i>kanji</i>.</li>
<li><i><a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/564" title="Unwritten article.">kimi</a> no <b>you ni nari</b><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2018/10/tai-form.html">tai</a></i><br>君の<b>ようになり</b>たい<br>[I] want <b>to become like</b> you.</li>
</ul>
<div class="picture-div"><a href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/images/2206/you-ni-naru.png/"><img alt="Examples of you ni naru ようになる in Japanese." height="450" src="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/uploads/you-ni-naru.png" width="720"></a></div>
<div class="picture-label">Manga: <i>Chainsaw Man</i>, チェンソーマン<br>Manga: <i>Mieruko-chan</i> 見える子ちゃん<br>Manga: <i>Gintama</i> 銀魂</div>
<nav class="toc-container"><ul class="table-of-contents"><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/12/you-ni-naru.html#Grammar">Grammar</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/12/you-ni-naru.html#Examples">Examples</a></li></ul></nav><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/12/you-ni-naru.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081182719533619529.post-25355723745917944802022-11-30T13:42:00.005-08:002022-11-30T13:43:40.922-08:00you ni ように - Meaning in Japanese<p>What does <dfn><i>you ni</i></dfn> <dfn>ように</dfn> mean in Japanese?</p>
<p>Most likely, it means something "will become," <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/02/naru.html"><i>naru</i> なる</a>, in a way that does <span class="transcript-extra">X</span>, i.e. it will start doing <span class="transcript-extra">X</span>; it may also mean to stop doing <span class="transcript-extra">X</span> by becoming in a way that doesn't do <span class="transcript-extra">X</span>; it may mean "to make <span class="transcript-extra">Y</span> become," <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/01/suru.html"><i>suru</i> する</a>, in a way that does or doesn't do <span class="transcript-extra">X</span>; to ensure <span class="transcript-extra">X</span> happens; to do <span class="transcript-extra">Y</span> so that <span class="transcript-extra">X</span> happens; at the end of sentences it may be a prayer wishing that <span class="transcript-extra">X</span> would happen; it may also mean to do or be <span class="transcript-extra">X</span> "like" one were <span class="transcript-extra">Y</span>, in similar way; or to do <span class="transcript-extra">X</span> like <span class="transcript-extra">Y</span> were true, as if. Syntactically, this is <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/08/you-appearance.html"><i>you</i> 様</a> followed by the <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/10/ni-copula.html"><i>ni</i> に copula</a>.</p>
<ul>
<li><i><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2018/04/haikoumei-birth-order-japanese-names.html">Tarou</a> ga {{hon wo yomu} <b>you ni</b>} natta</i><br>太郎が本を読む<b>ように</b>なった<br><i>Tarou</i> became {<b>in such way [that]</b> {reads books}}.<br><i>Tarou</i> <b>started</b> reading books.</li>
<li><i>Tarou ga {{hon wo yomanai} <b>you ni</b>} natta</i><br>太郎が本を読まない<b>ように</b>なった<br><i>Tarou</i> became {<b>in such way [that]</b> {doesn't read books}}.<br><i>Tarou</i> <b>stopped</b> reading books.</li>
<li><i>{{me-datanai} <b>you ni</b>} shita</i><br>目立たたない<b>ように</b>した<br>[I] made [it] {<b>so [that]</b> {[it] doesn't stand out}}.<br>[I] made [it] <b>stop</b> standing out.<br>[I] made [it] inconspicuous.</li>
<li><i>{{itsu demo nigerareru} <b>you ni</b>} junbi shite-oita</i><br>いつでも逃げられる<b>ように</b>準備しておいた<br>{<b>So that</b> {[I] could escape anytime}}, [I] prepared in advance. (e.g. I prepared a escape route in advance.)<br>{<b>To ensure</b> {[I] could escape anytime}}, [I] prepared in advance.</li>
<li><i>{shukudai wo wasurenai} <b>you ni</b> <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/10/ne-particle.html">ne</a></i><br>宿題を忘れない<b>ように</b>ね<br><b>Ensure</b> that {[you] don't forget [your] homework}, okay?<br><b>Make sure</b> you do your homework, alright?</li>
<li><i>shiken ni ukarimasu <b>you ni</b>!</i><br>試験に受かります<b>ように</b>!<br>[<b>Let it be that</b>] [I] will pass the exam! (used when praying that one would pass some exam, e.g. to enter an university.)</li>
<li><i>{hane no <b>you ni</b>} karui</i><br>羽の<b>ように</b>軽い<br>Light {<b>like</b> a feather would be}.<br>Light {<b>like</b> a feather}.<br><b>As</b> light <b>as</b> a feather.</li>
<li><i>{marude katta ka no <b>you ni</b>} yorokonde-ita</i><br>まるで勝ったかの<b>ように</b>喜んでいた<br>[He] was happy about [it] {<b>in a way that was like</b> if [he] had won}. (i.e. he lost a match, but he looked like he had won given how pleased he was with it.)<br>[He] was so happy about [it] [it] was as if [he] had won.</li>
</ul>
<div class="picture-div"><a href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/images/2204/you-ni.png/"><img alt="Examples of you ni ように in Japanese." height="525" src="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/uploads/you-ni.png" width="700"></a></div>
<div class="picture-label">Manga: <i>Hataraku Saibou</i> はたらく細胞<br>Manga: <i>Chainsaw Man</i>, チェンソーマン<br>Manga: <i>Gabriel DropOut</i>, ガヴリールドロップアウト<br>Manga: <i>Historie</i>, ヒストリエ<br>Manga: Ya Boy Kongming!, <i>Paripi Koumei</i> パリピ孔明<br>Manga: <i>Sousou no Frieren</i>, 葬送のフリーレン</div>
<nav class="toc-container"><ul class="table-of-contents"><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/11/you-ni.html#Grammar">Grammar</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/11/you-ni.html#Examples">Examples</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/11/you-ni.html#References">References</a></li></ul></nav><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/11/you-ni.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081182719533619529.post-53754234958903253112022-10-31T07:51:00.003-07:002022-11-30T14:10:44.983-08:00you na ような - Meaning in Japanese<p>What does <dfn><i>you na</i></dfn> <dfn lang="ja-jp">ような</dfn> mean in Japanese?</p>
<p>Most likely, it means to be similar, as in "an <span class="transcript-extra">X</span> that is like an <span class="transcript-extra">Y</span>," or "an <span class="transcript-extra">X</span> that is like of an <span class="transcript-extra">Y</span>;" or it being "like," "as if," something had happened; or to say someone or something is "the sort" of person/thing that would do something. Sometimes it's found at the end of an <a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/1063" title="Unwritten article.">incomplete sentence</a> where <a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/556" title="Unwritten article."><i>ki ga suru</i> 気がする</a> is omitted, in which case it would mean "[I] have the impression that." Syntactically, this is <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/08/you-appearance.html"><i>you</i> 様</a> followed by the <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/10/na-copula.html"><i>na</i> な copula</a>. It could also be the end of the <a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/762" title="Unwritten article.">volitional form</a> followed by a <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/05/na-particle.html"><i>na</i> な particle</a>, in which case it means "let's do <span class="transcript-extra">X</span>, shall we?"</p>
<ul>
<li><i>{taiyou no <b>you na</b>} hito da</i><br>太陽の<b>ような</b>人だ<br>[He] is a person [that] {<b>is like</b> the sun}.<br>[He] is a sun-<b>like</b> person.</li>
<li><i>{neko no <b>you na</b>} mimi</i><br>猫の<b>ような</b>耳<br>?Ears [that] {<b>are like</b> cats}. (unlikely.)<br>Ears [that] {<b>are like of</b> cats}. (likely.)<br>Cat-<b>like</b> ears.</li>
<li><i>{omise no you na} ryouri wa tsukurenai</i><br>お店のような料理は作れない<br>[I] can't make food {<b>like of</b> the store}.<br>I can't make food like the food a restaurant makes.</li>
<li><i>{{yuurei demo mita ka no} <b>you na</b>} kao</i><br>幽霊でも見たかの<b>ような</b>顔<br>A face {<b>like</b> {[he] saw a ghost [or something like that]}}.<br>[He was making] a face <b>like</b> he had seen a ghost.</li>
<li><i>{{<a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2017/08/uso.html">uso</a> wo tsuku} <b>you na</b>} <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2016/10/hito-nin-jin.html">hito</a> janai</i><br>嘘をつく<b>ような</b>人じゃない<br>[He] isn't a person {<b>the sort</b> [that] {spews lies}}.<br>He isn't the sort of person that lies.</li>
<li><i>{{doko ka de mita} <b>you na</b>}...</i><br>どこかで見た<b>ような</b>・・・<br><span class="line-tags">(incomplete sentence.)</span>
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<li><i>{{doko ka de mita} <b>you na</b>} ki ga suru</i><br>どこかで見た<b>ような</b>気がする<br>?[I] got a feeling {as if {[I] saw [it] somewhere}}. (literally.)<br>[I] have the impression that {{[I] saw [it] somewhere [before}}.<br>I feel like I have seen it before somewhere. (in the sense of "I'm not sure but that's the feeling that I got.")</li>
</ul>
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<li><i>benkyou shi<b>you na</b></i><br>勉強し<b>ような</b><br>Let's study, shall we?<br>Let's study, alright?</li>
</ul>
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<nav class="toc-container"><ul class="table-of-contents"><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/10/you-na.html#Grammar">Grammar</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/10/you-na.html#Examples">Examples</a></li></ul></nav><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/10/you-na.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081182719533619529.post-36074996013183482522022-09-30T17:34:00.000-07:002022-09-30T17:34:04.365-07:00you da ようだ - Meaning in Japanese<p>What does <dfn><i>you da</i></dfn> <dfn lang="ja-jp">ようだ</dfn> mean in Japanese?</p>
<p>Most likely, it means "it seems that (something is true)" or "(this thing) is like/is similar to (this other thing)." Syntactically, this is <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/08/you-appearance.html"><i>you</i> 様</a> followed by the <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/10/da-copula.html"><i>da</i> だ copula</a> (<i>you <a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/653" title="Unwritten article.">desu</a></i> ようです is <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2017/02/masu-mashita-meaning.html">polite form</a>). There are also other words pronounced <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/09/you.html"><i>you</i> よう</a> it could be, like <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/07/you-business.html"><i>you</i> 用</a>, "business," but normally only <i>you</i> 様 is <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2017/12/words-written-with-hiragana.html">spelled with <i>hiragana</i></a>. For example:</p>
<ul>
<li><i><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2016/10/kanojo.html">kanojo</a> <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/06/wa-particle.html">wa</a> marude {tenshi <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/10/no-copula.html">no</a>} <b>you da</b></i><br>彼女はまるで天使の<b>ようだ</b><br>She completely <b>is like</b> {an angel}.<br>She <b>is</b> just <b>like</b> {an angel}.</li>
<li><i>douyara {muda no} <b>you da</b></i><br>どうやら無駄の<b>ようだ</b><br><b>It seems</b> {it is futile} after all.</li>
<li><i>{sekai ga owatta ka no} <b>you da</b></i><br>世界が終わったかの<b>ようだ</b><br><b>It's like</b> {the world ended}.<br><b>It's as if</b> {the world had ended}.</li>
<li><i>nan'no <b>you da</b>?</i><br>なんの<b>ようだ</b>?<br>What sort of <b>business</b> [do you have with me]?</li>
</ul>
<nav class="toc-container"><ul class="table-of-contents"><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/09/you-da.html#Grammar">Grammar</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/09/you-da.html#Examples">Examples</a></li></ul></nav><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/09/you-da.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081182719533619529.post-26449841762293915652022-09-02T19:37:00.001-07:002022-09-02T19:52:46.226-07:00よう - Meaning in Japanese<p>In Japanese, <dfn><i>you</i></dfn> <dfn lang="ja-jp">よう</dfn> (or <i>yoo</i> よ<a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2017/04/prolonged-sound-mark.html">ー</a>, <i>yoo</i> よ<a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2017/12/small-kana.html">ぉ</a> with a <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/11/long-vowels.html">long vowel</a>) may mean various different things depending on context, specially as there are multiple <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2017/12/homonyms.html">homonyms</a> so it may spell different words. For disambiguation:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/08/you-appearance.html"><i>you</i> 様</a>, literally "appearance," used in "the way it is," homograph with <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2016/07/sama-honorific.html"><i>~sama</i> ~様</a>. It's an auxiliary (like a <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/03/light-nouns.html">light noun</a> that conjugates as a <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2018/11/na-adjectives.html"><i>na</i>-adjective</a>) that's normally spelled in <i>hiragana</i>, and has various different uses.
<ul>
<li><i>henji ga nai. tada no shikabane no <b>you da</b></i><br/>返事がない。ただの屍の<b>様だ</b><br/>There's no response. It <b>seems</b> to be just a corpse.</li>
<li><i>nige-<b>you</b> ga nai</i><br/>逃げ<b>様</b>がない<br/>There's no <b>way</b> of escaping.</li>
<li><i>{{yuurei ga mieru} <b>you <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/ni-naru.html">ni</a></b><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/ni-naru.html">} naru</a></i><br/>幽霊が見える<b>様に</b>なる<br/>To become {<b>in such way</b> [that] {is able to see ghosts}}.<br/>To become able to see ghosts.</li>
<li><i>{{anata wo damasu} <b>you na</b>} mane wa shinai</i><br/>あなたを騙す<b>様な</b>真似はしない<br/>[I] wouldn't do something {<b>like</b> {deceiving you}}.</li>
<li><i>dono <b>you</b> na?</i><br/>どの<b>様</b>な?<br/>What <b>sort of</b>? What <b>sort of</b> [thing is it]? The thing you're talking about is like what?</li>
<li><i>{{sekai ga owatta ka no} <b>you ni</b>} kanjite-ita</i><br/>世界が終わったかの<b>ように</b>感じていた<br/>[It] felt {<b>as if</b> {the world had ended}}.</li>
<li><i>{{okane wo nusumu} <b>you na</b>} hito janai</i><br/>お金を盗む<b>様な</b>人じゃない<br/>[He] isn't a person {<b>the sort</b> [that] {would steal money}}.</li>
<li><i>{{hayaku} naorimasu} <b>you ni</b></i><br/>早く治ります<b>様に</b><br/>[<b>Let it be so</b> that] {[it] heals {quickly}}. (used when making wishes, praying for things.)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/07/you-business.html"><i>you</i> 用</a>, literally "business," "use." Sometimes spelled in <i>hiragana</i>.
<ul>
<li><i>nani ka <b>you</b>?</i><br/>何か<b>用</b>?<br/>[Do you have] any <b>business</b> [with me]?<br/>Do you have <b>something to discuss</b> with me?</li>
<li><i>nan'no <b>you</b> da?</i><br/>何の<b>用</b>だ?<br/>What <b>business</b> [do you have with me]?<br/><span class="line-tags">(same meaning, basically.)</span></li>
<li><i>omae ni <b>you</b> ga aru</i><br/>お前に<b>用</b>がある<br/>[I] have <b>business</b> with you.</li>
<li><i>jissen-<b>you</b> no katana</i><br/>実戦<b>用</b>の刀<br/>A sword <b>for</b> real-battle. (as opposed to for training.)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><i>~you</i> ~よう is the ending of some verb types in <a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/762" title="Unwritten article.">volitional form</a>.
<ul>
<li><i>benkyou shi<b>you</b></i><br/>勉強し<b>よう</b><br/>Let's study.<br/><span class="line-tags">(<a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/01/suru.html">verb <i>suru</i> する</a>.)</span></li>
<li><i>tabe<b>you</b></i><br/>食べ<b>よう</b><br/>Let's eat.<br/><span class="line-tags">(<a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/11/ichidan-verbs.html"><i>ichidan</i> verb</a>.)</span></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><i>you</i> 要 means "necessity" or "necessary."<br/>
<ul>
<li><i>you suru ni</i><br/>要するに<br/>In summary. (i.e. to say only what's necessary.)</li>
<li><i>you wa kateba ii-n-da</i><br/>要は勝て<a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/1055" title="Unwritten article.">ばいい</a>んだ<br/>In summary, [I] just need to win. (nevermind the details, that's all that's necessary.)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><i>you</i> 陽 means "sunshine," or the spot where the sun hits. Also "yang." Meanwhile "ying" is <i>in</i> 陰. Related words are <i>taiyou</i> 太陽, "sun," and <i>kage</i> 陰, "shade."
<ul>
<li><i>you-kyara</i> (or <i>you-kya</i>)<br/>陽キャラ (陽キャ)<br/>"Sunshine character." Slang for a character with "cheerful," <i>youki</i> 陽気, personality. An extrovert. A <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/03/riajuu.html"><i>riajuu</i> リア充</a>. Etc.</li>
<li><i>in-kyara</i> (or <i>in-kya</i>)<br/>陰キャラ (陰キャ)<br/>"Shade character." Slang for a character with "gloomy," <i>inki</i> 陰気, personality. An introvert. A <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2016/07/hikikomori.html"><i>hikikomori</i> 引きこもり</a>. Etc.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><i>you</i> 良う means "good," "well," a variant of <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/02/yoku.html"><i>yoku</i> 良く</a>, <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/03/adverbial-form.html">adverbial form</a> of <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/03/ii-yoi-kanji-difference.html"><i>yoi</i> 良い</a>.
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/07/youkoso.html"><i>youkoso</i></a><br/>良うこそ<br/>Welcome.
<ul>
<li><i>yoku zo kita</i><br/>よく<a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/524" title="Unwritten article.">ぞ</a>来た<br/>Well done coming [here].</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><i>you</i> 酔う means "to get drunk." Although you're more likely to see it in the <a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/584" title="Unwritten article."><i>te-iru</i> form</a>: <i>yotte-iru</i> 酔っている, "[he] is drunk."</li>
</ul>
<p>Ironically, <i>you</i> よう doesn't mean "you," the <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2017/08/anata-omae-kimi-kisama-meaning.html">second person pronoun</a>. For that, <i>yuu</i> ユー would be the <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2017/12/katakanization.html">katakanization</a>, e.g. <i>ai rabu yuu</i> アイ・ラブ・ユー, "I love you."</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081182719533619529.post-21618587234219895732022-08-31T10:52:00.005-07:002022-09-01T22:59:49.744-07:00you 様 - Meaning in Japanese<p>In Japanese, <i>you</i> よう, <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/03/same-word-spelled-multiple-ways.html">also spelled</a> <i>you</i> 様, <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2017/12/homonyms.html">homonymous</a> with <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2016/07/sama-honorific.html"><i>~sama</i> ~様</a>, has several different meanings: it refers to the way something is "like," to say one thing is like another; to say that it's like something that isn't true were true; it can be used to say someone is or isn't the sort of person that would do something, also works for sorts of things; it's used to make future-tensed certain phrases (verbal statives) that would otherwise be present-tensed; it can refer to the desired way things should be that you attempt to cause by doing a certain thing; it's used to say that you have been making yourself do, or not do, something, trying to gain a habit or lose it; it's used in sentences that express wishes, specially in prayers; it's used to say there doesn't seem to be a way to do something; and it's used to express you have made a conclusion based on some evidence but you aren't certain the conclusion is true, you're merely proposing it based on available evidence.</p>
<ul>
<li><i>marude {tenshi no} <b>you da</b></i><br>まるで天使の<b>ようだ</b><br>[She] <b>is</b> just <b>like</b> an angel.<br>It's <b>as if</b> [she] is an angel.<br><span class="line-tags">(comparison with noun.)</span></li>
<li><i>{{tori no} <b>you ni</b>} sora wo tobu</i><br>鳥の<b>ように</b>空を飛ぶ<br>To fly {<b>like</b> {a bird}}.<br><span class="line-tags">(adverbial comparison.)</span></li>
<li><i>{sekai ga owatta ka no} <b>you da</b></i><br>世界が終わったかの<b>ようだ</b><br>[It] <b>is as if</b> {the world ended}.<br><span class="line-tags">(counterfactual analogy.)</span></li>
<li><i>{{uso wo tsuku} <b>you na</b>} hito janai</i><br>嘘をつく<b>ような</b>人じゃない<br>[He] isn't a person {<b>the sort</b> [that] {would lie}}.<br><span class="line-tags">(sort of person.)</span></li>
<li><i>Tarou ga {{yasai wo taberu} <b>you ni</b>} natta</i><br>太郎が野菜を食べる<b>ように</b>なった<br><i>Tarou</i> became {<b>in such way</b> [that] {eats vegetables}}.<br><i>Tarou</i> started eating vegetables.<br><span class="line-tags">(future tense auxiliary.)</span></li>
<li><i>{{nigerarenai} <b>you ni</b>} doa ni kagi wo kaketa</i><br>逃げられない<b>ように</b>ドアに鍵をかけた<br>{<b>So that</b> {[he] couldn't escape}}, [I] put a lock on the door.<br><span class="line-tags">(desired end result.)</span></li>
<li><i>{{uso wo tsukanai} <b>you ni</b>} shite-imasu</i><br>嘘をつかない<b>ように</b>しています<br>[I] have been <b>[trying to]</b> {{not spew lies}}.<br><span class="line-tags">(habit enforcement.)</span></li>
<li><i>yuki ga furimasu <b>you ni</b></i><br>雪が降ります<b>ように</b><br>[<b>Let it be so</b> that] it snows.<br><span class="line-tags">(wish.)</span></li>
<li><i>naoshi-<b>you</b> ga nai</i><br>直し<b>よう</b>がない<br>There's no <b>way</b> to fix [it].<br><span class="line-tags">(feasibility.)</span></li>
<li><i>douyara {muda no} <b>you da</b></i><br>どうやら無駄の<b>ようだ</b><br><b>It seems</b> {it is futile}.<br><span class="line-tags">(uncertain conclusion.)</span></li>
</ul>
<nav class="toc-container"><ul class="table-of-contents"><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/08/you-appearance.html#Conjugation">Conjugation</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/08/you-appearance.html#Grammar">Grammar</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/08/you-appearance.html#To-Be-Like">To Be Like</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/08/you-appearance.html#To-Be-Like-Of">To Be Like Of</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/08/you-appearance.html#Like-One-Would">Like One Would</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/08/you-appearance.html#Non-Nominal-Likeness">Non-Nominal Likeness</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/08/you-appearance.html#Counterfactual-Analogies">Counterfactual Analogies</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/08/you-appearance.html#Illogical-Temporal-Usage">Illogical Temporal Usage</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/08/you-appearance.html#The-Sort-Of-X-That-Would-Do-Y">The Sort Of X That Would Do Y</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/08/you-appearance.html#Future-Tense-of-Statives">Future Tense of Statives</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/08/you-appearance.html#So-That-X-Would-Happen-I-Did-Y">So That X Would Happen, I Did Y</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/08/you-appearance.html#Enforcing-Habits">Enforcing Habits</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/08/you-appearance.html#Prayer">Prayer</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/08/you-appearance.html#There-s-No-Way-To-X">There's No Way To X</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/08/you-appearance.html#Uncertain-Conclusions">Uncertain Conclusions</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/08/you-appearance.html#Past-Tense-Propositions">Past Tense Propositions</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/08/you-appearance.html#Hearsay">Hearsay</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/08/you-appearance.html#After-Pronouns">After Pronouns</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/08/you-appearance.html#vs-nna">vs. ~んな</a></li></ul></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/08/you-appearance.html#References">References</a></li></ul></nav><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/08/you-appearance.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081182719533619529.post-44247791478471572432022-07-10T10:46:00.000-07:002022-07-10T10:46:01.408-07:00you 用 - Meaning in Japanese<p>In Japanese, <i>you</i> <dfn>用</dfn> means various things: it refers to something you have to do, a "task" or "business" you have to care of; the "use" of a thing in doing a task; "for what task" is a thing suitable, its "purpose;" and to refer to the usefulness of a thing in the sense of how many uses it has, what tasks it can do, its "purposefulness."<sup>(<a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/07/you-business.html#citation-日本国語大辞典-用">日本国語大辞典:用</a>)</sup></p>
<ul>
<li><i><b>you</b> ga aru</i><br><b>用</b>がある<br>[I] have <b>business</b> to do [with you].<br>I have <b>something to discuss</b> with you.</li>
<li><i><b>you</b> ni tatsu</i><br><b>用</b>に立つ<br>[This thing] "stands up" to <b>the task</b>.<br>[This thing] is useful for doing this task.</li>
<li><i><b>you</b>rei</i><br><b>用</b>例<br><b>Usage</b> example. Example of <b>use</b>.</li>
<li><i>keiko-<b>you</b> no katana</i><br>稽古<b>用</b>の刀<br>A sword <b>for use in</b> sparring. A training sword. (e.g. a "wooden sword," <i>bokutou</i> 木刀.)</li>
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<div class="picture-div"><a href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/images/2151/you-business.png/"><img alt="Sentence examples of you 用." height="322" src="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/uploads/you-business.png" width="485"></a></div>
<div class="picture-label">Manga: <i>Shadows House</i>, シャドーハウス (Chapter 13)<br>Manga: <i>Shijou Saikyou no Deshi Ken'ichi</i> 史上最強の弟子ケンイチ (Chapter 7)<br>Manga: Fullmetal Alchemist, <i>Hagane no Renkinjutsushi</i> 鋼の錬金術師 (Chapter 2)<br>Manga: <i>Holy Land</i>, ホーリーランド (Chapter 6)<br>Manga: <i>Goblin Slayer</i>, ゴブリンスレイヤー (Chapter 5)</div>
<nav class="toc-container"><ul class="table-of-contents"><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/07/you-business.html#Usage">Usage</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/07/you-business.html#Thing-You-Have-to-Do">Thing You Have to Do</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/07/you-business.html#To-Go-to-The-Toilet">To Go to The Toilet</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/07/you-business.html#Business-With-Someone">Business With Someone</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/07/you-business.html#you-ga-aru">用がある</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/07/you-business.html#you-ga-nai">用がない</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/07/you-business.html#To-Have-Business-With-Things">To Have Business With Things</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/07/you-business.html#nanika-you">何か用</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/07/you-business.html#nanno-you-da">何のようだ</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/07/you-business.html#Purpose">Purpose</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/07/you-business.html#Purpose-Suffix">Purpose Suffix</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/07/you-business.html#To-Use">To Use</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/07/you-business.html#Necessary-Resources">Necessary Resources</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/07/you-business.html#Vocabulary">Vocabulary</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/07/you-business.html#References">References</a></li></ul></nav><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/07/you-business.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081182719533619529.post-76294989731240196222022-07-06T20:17:00.000-07:002022-07-06T20:17:15.943-07:00wa yo わよ - Meaning in Japanese<p>In Japanese, <dfn><i>wa yo</i></dfn> <dfn lang="ja-jp">わよ</dfn> is a combination of two <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/06/sentence-ending-particles.html">sentence-ending particles</a>: <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/06/wa-sentence-ending-particle.html"><i>wa</i> わ</a>, generally <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/06/female-language.html">used by women</a>, used to voice one's decision, surprise, conclusion, or opinion, and <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html"><i>yo</i> よ</a>, used when correcting someone or informing, alerting them of something. In manga and anime, it's typically used by "rich girl," <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2018/05/ojousama.html"><i>ojousama</i> お嬢様</a> characters speaking in polite language: <i><a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/653" title="Unwritten article.">desu</a> wa yo</i> ですわよ, <i>~<a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/626" title="Unwritten article.">masu</a> wa yo</i> ますわよ, <i>~<a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/758" title="Unwritten article.">masen</a> wa yo</i> ませんわよ.</p>
<div class="picture-div"><a href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/images/1424/wa-yo-yuru-yuri-ch07.png/"><img alt="負けませんわよ 時期生徒会副会長になるのはこのわたくしですわ! わ 私だって負けないもん! というか向日葵には負けないからっ うぐぐっ 相変わらず生意気な子ですわ" height="502" src="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/uploads/wa-yo-yuru-yuri-ch07.png" width="533"></a></div>
<div class="picture-label">Manga: <i>Yuru Yuri</i> ゆるゆり (Chapter 7, 長期連載への布石)</div>
<nav class="toc-container"><ul class="table-of-contents"><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/07/wa-yo-particle.html#Grammar">Grammar</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/07/wa-yo-particle.html#Examples">Examples</a></li></ul></nav><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/07/wa-yo-particle.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081182719533619529.post-85805352656118674592022-06-30T10:19:00.001-07:002022-06-30T10:30:21.804-07:00よ Particle<p>In Japanese, <dfn><i>yo</i></dfn> <dfn lang="ja-jp">よ</dfn> is a <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2017/07/particles.html">particle</a> generally used to call for the listener's attention. It can be used in various ways: as a <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/06/sentence-ending-particles.html">sentence-ending particle</a> when alerting, correcting, asking, ordering, forbidding, or inviting the listener; as an <a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/1191" title="Unwritten article.">interjection</a> after someone or something's name to call for them, or mid-sentence to add an emphatic pause after a phrase.</p>
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<li><i><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2016/10/chigau.html">chigau</a> <b>yo</b>!</i><br>違う<b>よ</b>!<br>[That's wrong]!<br>[You got the wrong idea]!</li>
<li><i>kiite <b>yo!</b></i><br>聞いて<b>よ</b>!<br>Hear [me]!</li>
<li><i>ore wa <b>yo</b>, tsuyoi-n-da yo</i><br>俺は<b>よ</b>、強いんだよ<br>I (insert pause here) am strong.</li>
<li><i>kami <b>yo</b>, douka <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2016/08/wareware.html">wareware</a> wo o-sukui <a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/576" title="Unwritten article.">kudasai</a>!</i><br>神<b>よ</b>、どうか我々<a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/05/wo-particle.html">を</a><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2018/03/honorific-prefix-o-go.html">お</a>救いください!<br>God, please save us!</li>
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<div class="picture-div"><a href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/images/837/yo-particle-hinamatsuri-ch03.png/"><img alt="ん よだれたれてるよ ん ああ 制服でしちゃ" height="200" src="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/uploads/yo-particle-hinamatsuri-ch03.png" width="471"></a></div>
<div class="picture-label">Manga: <i>Hinamatsuri</i> ヒナまつり (Chapter 3, 授業参観は突然に)</div>
<nav class="toc-container"><ul class="table-of-contents"><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html#Grammar">Grammar</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html#Sentence-Ending-Particle">Sentence-Ending Particle</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html#Imposing-Awareness">Imposing Awareness</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html#Correcting-Statements">Correcting Statements</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html#Correcting-Assumptions">Correcting Assumptions</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html#Correcting-Ignorance">Correcting Ignorance</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html#Warning">Warning</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html#Advice">Advice</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html#Reassurances">Reassurances</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html#Confirming-Awareness-of-Irrefutable-Assertions">Confirming Awareness of Irrefutable Assertions</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html#Teaching">Teaching</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html#Expert-Assertions">Expert Assertions</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html#Permitting-and-Forbidding">Permitting and Forbidding</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html#Personal-Explanations">Personal Explanations</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html#Personal-Plans">Personal Plans</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html#Personal-Emotions">Personal Emotions</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html#Alerting-About-Newly-Noticed-Issues">Alerting About Newly Noticed Issues</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html#Questions">Questions</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html#Seeking-Confirmation">Seeking Confirmation</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html#Emotionally-Charged-Questions">Emotionally-Charged Questions</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html#Requests">Requests</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html#Sentence-Ending-Syntax">Sentence-Ending Syntax</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html#Mid-Sentence-yo-Before-Dislocated-Constituent">Mid-Sentence よ Before Dislocated Constituent</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html#kayo-and-dayo-Questions">かよ and だよ Questions</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html#no-yo-and-n-da-yo">のよ and んだよ</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html#About-Emphasis">About Emphasis</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html#After-Name-or-Title">After Name or Title</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html#Interjectory-Usage">Interjectory Usage</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html#Filler-Word">Filler Word</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html#Greeting">Greeting</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html#Sentence-Final-Interjection">Sentence-Final Interjection</a></li></ul></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html#Homonyms">Homonyms</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html#In-Rap">In Rap</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html#References">References</a></li></ul></nav><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/06/yo-particle.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081182719533619529.post-73570027078514972422022-05-31T19:52:00.003-07:002022-05-31T21:22:41.007-07:00Word Arrows Piercing Characters Through The Chest<p>In <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2016/10/manga.html"><i>manga</i></a> and <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2016/08/anime.html"><i>anime</i></a>, sometimes a character is pierced by arrows symbolizing something harsh that's being said about them, or told them directly. Typically, the arrows go through their chest, and it's just a visual representation of a figure of speech, so nobody dies from being pierced by these, although they may cough blood or bleed or appear to have died temporarily for the sake of comedy..</p>
<div class="picture-div"><a href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/images/2114/word-arrows-jibaku-shounen-hanako-kun-ep07.jpg/"><picture><source srcset="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/uploads/word-arrows-jibaku-shounen-hanako-kun-ep07.webp" type="image/webp"><img alt="面倒くさい" height="300" src="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/uploads/word-arrows-jibaku-shounen-hanako-kun-ep07.jpg" width="533"></picture></a></div>
<div class="picture-label">Left: <i>Hanako</i> 花子 <br>Right: <i>Yashiro Nene</i> 八尋寧々<br>Anime: <i>Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun</i> 地縛少年花子くん (Episode 7)</div>
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<li>Context: <i>Nene</i> tells <i>Hanako</i> something that pierces through his very core.</li>
<li><i>sore de omotta no, Hanako-<a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2016/07/kun-honorific.html">kun</a> <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/09/tte-topic-marker.html">tte</a> shoujiki <a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/993" title="Unwritten article.">chotto</a> <b><a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/618" title="Unwritten article.">mendou</a>-<a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/1066" title="Unwritten article.">kusai</a></b> <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/05/na-particle.html">na</a> <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/09/tte-particle.html">tte</a></i><br>それで思ったの<span class="transcript-space" title="A space."> </span>花子くんって正直ちょっと<b>面倒くさい</b>なって<br>[So I thought]... <i>Hanako-kun</i>, honestly [you] are a bit of <b>a pain in the ass</b>, [aren't you].<br>
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<li><i>mendou-kusai</i> - literally "smells of trouble," in the sense it feels like it takes (too much) effort to handle.</li>
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<nav class="toc-container"><ul class="table-of-contents"><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/05/word-arrows.html#Symbol">Symbol</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/05/word-arrows.html#Examples">Examples</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/05/word-arrows.html#Word-in-Arrow-Symbol">Word in Arrow Symbol</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/05/word-arrows.html#Pierced-by-Speech-Balloon">Pierced by Speech Balloon</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/05/word-arrows.html#Arrows-Without-Words">Arrows Without Words</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/05/word-arrows.html#Actual-Arrows">Actual Arrows</a></li></ul></li></ul></nav><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/05/word-arrows.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081182719533619529.post-21909908462469112872022-04-21T04:44:00.002-07:002022-04-21T04:45:14.908-07:00~koto wo suru ~ことをする - Meaning in Japanese<p>In Japanese, <i>~<dfn>koto wo suru</dfn></i> ~<dfn lang="ja-jp">ことをする</dfn> (<a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/03/koto.html"><i>koto</i> こと</a>, marked by <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/05/wo-particle.html"><i>wo</i> を</a>, plus <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/01/suru.html"><i>suru</i> する</a>) means "to do something that is <span class="transcript-extra">X</span>" or "to do an <span class="transcript-extra">X</span> thing," what sort of thing we're doing depends on the <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2017/01/adjectives.html">adjective</a> or <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2018/12/relative-clauses.html">relative clause</a> qualifying <i>koto</i>. It effectively lets you create <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2021/12/suru-verbs.html"><i>suru</i>-verbs</a> out of random phrases describing acts so you can <a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/1224" title="Unwritten article.">conjugate</a> the description like a <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2017/07/verbs.html">verb</a>. When the description already ends in a verb to begin with, sometimes the phrase <i>~koto wo suru</i> just makes the sentence longer.</p>
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<li><i>{<a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/01/warui.html">warui</a>} koto wo suru</i><br>悪いことをする<br>To do something [that] {is bad}.<br>To do a {bad} thing.</li>
<li><i><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2016/10/konna-sonna-anna-donna.html">sonna</a> koto shi<a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/551" title="Unwritten article.">tara</a></i><br>そんなことしたら<br>If [you] do something like that...</li>
<li><i>{fudan shinai} koto <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/05/wo-particle.html">wo</a> suru</i><br>普段しないことをする<br>To do something [that] {[you] normally don't do}.<br>To do things [you] {normally don't}.</li>
<li><i>{mahou wo tsukau} koto <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/05/ga-particle.html">ga</a> dekiru</i><br>魔法を使うことができる<br>To be able to do the thing [that is] {to use <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2017/05/magic.html">magic</a>}.<br>To be able to {use magic}.
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<li><i>mahou ga tsukaeru</i><br>魔法が使える<br>To be able to use magic.<br><span class="line-tags">(same meaning.)</span></li>
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</li>
</ul>
<p>The phrase <i>~<dfn>koto ga <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2017/07/dekiru.html">dekiru</a></dfn></i> ~<dfn lang="ja-jp">ことができる</dfn> is the <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/11/irregular-verbs.html">irregular</a> <a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/552" title="Unwritten article.">potential form</a> of <i>~koto wo suru</i>. The phrase <i>~<dfn>koto wo <a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/1249" title="Unwritten article.">itashimasu</a></dfn></i> ~<dfn lang="ja-jp">ことをいたします</dfn> is a humble speech (<a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/1233" title="Unwritten article."><i>kenjougo</i> 謙譲語</a>) variant, while <i>~<dfn>koto wo nasaru</dfn></i> ~<dfn lang="ja-jp">ことをなさる</dfn> is a honorific speech (<a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/1158" title="Unwritten article."><i>sonkeigo</i> 尊敬語</a>) variant. The phrases <i>~<dfn>koto suru</dfn></i> ~<dfn lang="ja-jp">ことする</dfn>, <i>~<dfn>koto dekiru</dfn></i> ~<dfn lang="ja-jp">ことできる</dfn>, <i>~<dfn>koto itashimasu</dfn></i> ~<dfn lang="ja-jp">こといたします</dfn>, and <i>~<dfn>koto nasaru</dfn></i> ~<dfn lang="ja-jp">ことなさる</dfn> are <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/07/null-particle.html">null-marked</a> (<a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2021/08/null-symbol.html">φ</a>).</p>
<nav class="toc-container"><ul class="table-of-contents"><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/koto-wo-suru.html#Grammar">Grammar</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/koto-wo-suru.html#Examples">Examples</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/koto-wo-suru.html#Adjectival-Qualifier">Adjectival Qualifier</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/koto-wo-suru.html#Demonstrative-Qualifier">Demonstrative Qualifier</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/koto-wo-suru.html#Verbal-Qualifier">Verbal Qualifier</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/koto-wo-suru.html#Paraphrasic">Paraphrasic</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></nav><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/koto-wo-suru.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081182719533619529.post-39753955196208390182022-04-17T08:12:00.000-07:002022-04-17T08:12:24.544-07:00~ku suru ~くする - Meaning in Japanese<p>In Japanese, <i>~<dfn>ku suru</dfn></i> ~<dfn lang="ja-jp">くする</dfn> (<a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/ku-copula.html"><i>~ku</i> ~く adverbial copula</a> plus <i>suru</i> する) means "to make <span class="transcript-extra">X</span> become <span class="transcript-extra">Y</span>," "to turn <span class="transcript-extra">X</span> into <span class="transcript-extra">Y</span>" when the <i>~ku</i> <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2017/12/morphemes.html">morpheme</a> is attached to the <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/stem.html">stem</a> of an <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2018/10/i-adjectives.html"><i>i</i>-adjective</a>; when it's attached to the <a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/723" title="Unwritten article.">negative form</a> of a <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2017/07/verbs.html">verb</a> (<i>~naku suru</i> ~なくする) it means "to make X stop being Y," or "to make X stop doing Y," in the sense of "<span class="transcript-extra">X</span> used to do <span class="transcript-extra">Y</span>, but you made it so <span class="transcript-extra">X</span> won't do <span class="transcript-extra">Y</span> anymore." The phrase <i>~ku <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2017/07/dekiru.html">dekiru</a></i> ~くできる is its <a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/552" title="Unwritten article.">potential form</a>, and <i>~ku <a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/1249" title="Unwritten article.">itashimasu</a></i> ~くいたします is a humble speech (<a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/1233" title="Unwritten article."><i>kenjougo</i> 謙譲語</a>) variant.</p>
<ul>
<li><i>sora wo {aka<b>ku</b>} <b>suru</b></i><br>空<a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/05/wo-particle.html">を</a>赤<b>くする</b><br><b>To make</b> the sky <b>become</b> {red}.
<ul>
<li><i>akai</i> 赤い, <i>i</i>-adjective meaning the color "red."</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><i>{koukoku wo hyouji shina<b>ku</b>} <b>suru</b></i><br>広告を表示しな<b>くする</b><br><b>To make [it] so [that]</b> {[it] doesn't display advertisements}. (it used to show ads, then you did something so that it doesn't show ads anymore.)
<ul>
<li><i>hyouji shinai</i> 表示しない, "to not display," <a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/723" title="Unwritten article.">negative form</a> of the <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2021/12/suru-verbs.html"><i>suru</i>-verb</a> <i>hyouji suru</i> 表示する, "to display."</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><i>{nemurena<b>ku</b>} <b>suru</b></i><br>眠れな<b>くする</b><br><b>To make [it] so [that]</b> {[one] can't sleep}.
<ul>
<li><i>nemurenai</i> 眠れい, "to not be able to sleep," negative form of <i>nemureru</i> 眠れる, "to be able to sleep," <a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/552" title="Unwritten article.">potential form</a> of <i>nemuru</i> 眠る, "to sleep."</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<div class="picture-div"><a href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/images/2107/ku-suru-gabriel-dropout-ch17.png/"><img alt="実は私・・・ブレンドコーヒーには少し自身があってね 味や香りを良くするために5種類のコーヒー豆を使っているんだ それぞれの持ち味を生かせるように工夫を重ねたのが当店のブレンドでね" height="300" src="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/uploads/ku-suru-gabriel-dropout-ch17.png" width="486"></a></div>
<div class="picture-label">Manga: <i>Gabriel DropOut</i>, ガヴリールドロップアウト (Chapter 17)</div>
<nav class="toc-container"><ul class="table-of-contents"><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/ku-suru.html#Grammar">Grammar</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/ku-suru.html#Examples">Examples</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/ku-suru.html#References">References</a></li></ul></nav><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/ku-suru.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081182719533619529.post-21113209115574965332022-04-15T14:21:00.001-07:002022-04-15T14:21:29.572-07:00~ku naru ~くなる - Meaning in Japanese<p>In Japanese, <i>~<dfn>ku naru</dfn></i> ~<dfn lang="ja-jp">くなる</dfn> (<a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/ku-copula.html"><i>~ku</i> ~く adverbial copula</a> plus <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/02/naru.html"><i>naru</i> なる</a>) means "will become <span class="transcript-extra">X</span>" or "will be <span class="transcript-extra">X</span>" when <i>~ku</i> is attached to the <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/stem.html">stem</a> of an <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2018/10/i-adjectives.html"><i>i</i>-adjective</a>; when it's attached to the negative form a verb (<i>~naku naru</i> ~なくなる), it means "will stop being" or "will stop doing," in the sense of "used to do it, but won't do it anymore" instead.</p>
<ul>
<li><i>{aka<b>ku</b>} <b>naru</b></i><br>赤<b>くなる</b><br>To become {red}.
<ul>
<li><i>akai</i> 赤い is an <i>i</i>-adjective for the <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2017/03/names-of-colors-in-japanese.html">color</a> "red."</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><i>{awana<b>ku</b>} <b>naru</b></i><br>会わな<b>くなる</b><br>To stop {meeting}. (in the sense of we used to meet, but we won't be meeting anymore.)
<ul>
<li><i>au</i> 会う, "to meet."</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><i>{arukena<b>ku</b>} <b>naru</b></i><br>歩けなくなる<br>To stop being {able to walk}.
<ul>
<li><i>arukeru</i> 歩ける, "to be able to walk," <a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/552" title="Unwritten article.">potential form</a> of <i>aruku</i> 歩く, "to walk."</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<div class="picture-div"><a href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/images/1440/ku-naru-nougami-neuro-ch01.png/"><img alt="まあ そうかたくなるな 言った通り手伝ってほしいだけなのだ 我が輩の食事を" height="341" src="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/uploads/ku-naru-nougami-neuro-ch01.png" width="300"></a></div>
<div class="picture-label">Manga: <i>Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro</i> 魔人探偵 脳噛ネウロ (Chapter 1, 手【て】)</div>
<nav class="toc-container"><ul class="table-of-contents"><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/ku-naru.html#Grammar">Grammar</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/ku-naru.html#Examples">Examples</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/ku-naru.html#With-Negative-Verbal-Statives">With Negative Verbal Statives</a></li></ul></li></ul></nav><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/ku-naru.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081182719533619529.post-51928829187341634962022-04-15T09:48:00.004-07:002022-07-19T17:14:07.985-07:00~ku ~く Adverbial Copula<p>In Japanese, <i>~<dfn>ku</dfn></i> ~<dfn lang="ja-jp">く</dfn> is the ending of <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2018/10/i-adjectives.html"><i>i</i>-adjectives</a> when <a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/1224" title="Unwritten article.">conjugated</a> to their <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/12/renyoukei.html"><i>ren'youkei</i> 連用形</a>, i.e. the <i>~ku</i> suffix is the <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/03/adverbial-form.html">adverbial form</a> of the <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/i-copula.html"><i>~i</i> ~い copula</a>. It's similar to the "~ly" suffix that turns <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2017/01/adjectives.html">adjectives</a> in <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/09/adverbs.html">adverbs</a> in English, e.g. if <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2016/10/sugoi.html"><i>sugoi</i> すごい</a> means "incredible," then <i>sugo<b>ku</b></i> すご<b>く</b> means "incredib<b>ly</b>," although it may translate to the bare form when it expresses the final state of a process. It can also be used to connect multiple adjectives to each other. In rare cases, <i>~ku</i> is used in a manner similar to a <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/06/nouns.html">noun</a> describable by the adjective. For example:</p>
<ul>
<li><i>{karu<b>ku</b>} takaku</i><br>軽<b>く</b>叩く<br>To hit [something] {light<b>ly</b>}.<br>To hit [something] {<b>in a way that is</b> light}.<br><span class="line-tags">(process modification.)</span>
<ul>
<li><i>karui</i><br>軽い<br>Light. As in not "heavy," <i>omoi</i> 重い. Not to be confused with a sparkling "light," <i>hikari</i> 光.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><i>{karu<b>ku</b>} naru</i><br>軽<b>く</b>なる<br>To become {light}.<br><span class="line-tags">(final state.)</span></li>
<li><i>{{taka<b>ku</b>} hayai} kuruma</i><br>高<b>く</b>速い車<br>A car that {{<b>is</b> expensive <b>and</b>} fast}.<br><span class="line-tags">(connective copula.)</span><br>
<ul>
<li><i>takai</i><br>高い<br>High. (height.)<br>Expensive. (price.)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><i>too<b>ku</b> <span class="transcript-extra">φ</span> e nigeru</i><br>遠<b>く</b><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/07/e-particle.html">へ</a>逃げる<br>To escape to <span class="transcript-extra">[a place that]</span> is far away.<br><span class="line-tags">(noun-like usage.)</span>
<ul>
<li><i>tooi</i><br>遠い<br>Far. Antonym of <i>chikai</i> 近い, "near."</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<div class="picture-div"><a href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/images/2163/ku-copula.png/"><img alt="Examples of the ~ku ~く suffix in Japanese that's the ren'youkei 連用形 of i-adjectives." height="286" src="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/uploads/ku-copula.png" width="265"></a></div>
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<nav class="toc-container"><ul class="table-of-contents"><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/ku-copula.html#Grammar">Grammar</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/ku-copula.html#Adverbial-Copula">Adverbial Copula</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/ku-copula.html#At-Sentence-End">At Sentence End</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/ku-copula.html#Derived-Forms">Derived Forms</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/ku-copula.html#Before-Particle">Before Particle</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/ku-copula.html#Connective-Copula">Connective Copula</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/ku-copula.html#Noun-Like-Usage">Noun-Like Usage</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/ku-copula.html#Homonyms">Homonyms</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/ku-copula.html#References">References</a></li></ul></nav><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/ku-copula.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081182719533619529.post-17867226676332715212022-04-12T21:57:00.001-07:002022-07-28T22:30:32.782-07:00~i ~い Copula<p>In Japanese, <i>~<dfn>i</dfn></i> ~<dfn lang="ja-jp">い</dfn> is a suffix that functions like a <a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/1033" title="Unwritten article.">copula</a>, which is found in <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2018/10/i-adjectives.html"><i>i</i>-adjectives</a>, giving them their name. For example: <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/03/kawaii.html"><i>kawaii</i> かわいい</a> doesn't mean just "cute," it means "<b>to be</b> cute," and we can separate the <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2017/12/morphemes.html">morphemes</a> into the <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/stem.html">stem</a> <i>kawai~</i> meaning "cute," and <i>~i</i> meaning "to be." This <i>~i</i> ~い is sometimes suffixed to random stuff to create new adjectives, and, in rare cases, used adverbially:</p>
<ul>
<li><i>tekui</i><br>テクい<br>Skilled. (as in having "technique," <i>tekunikku</i> テクニック)<br><span class="line-tags">(neologism.)</span></li>
<li><i>era<b>i</b> muzukashii</i><br>偉<b>い</b>難しい<br>Extreme<b>ly</b> difficult.<br><span class="line-tags">(adverbial usage.)</span></li>
</ul>
<div class="picture-div"><a href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/images/757/i-copula-one-punch-man-ch10.png/"><img alt="速い" height="335" src="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/uploads/i-copula-one-punch-man-ch10.png" width="200"></a></div>
<div class="picture-label">Manga: One Punch Man, <i>Wanpanman</i> ワンパンマン (Chapter 10)</div>
<nav class="toc-container"><ul class="table-of-contents"><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/i-copula.html#Grammar">Grammar</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/i-copula.html#Copula">Copula</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/i-copula.html#Contractions">Contractions</a></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/i-copula.html#Adverbial-Usage">Adverbial Usage</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/i-copula.html#Neologisms">Neologisms</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/i-copula.html#Abbreviations">Abbreviations</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/i-copula.html#Etymology">Etymology</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/i-copula.html#Homonyms">Homonyms</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/i-copula.html#Renyoukei-of-Godan-Verbs"><i>Ren'youkei</i> of <i>Godan</i> Verbs</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/i-copula.html#Adjective-Like-Conjugation-of-Godan-Verbs">Adjective-Like Conjugation of <i>Godan</i> Verbs</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/i-copula.html#Particle">Particle</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/i-copula.html#References">References</a></li></ul></nav><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/i-copula.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081182719533619529.post-49267393105414309642022-04-11T08:20:00.002-07:002022-04-11T08:22:46.603-07:00-u Verbs<p>In some Japanese textbooks, the term <dfn>-u verb</dfn> (or <dfn>u-verb</dfn>) means the same thing as a <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/11/godan-verbs.html"><i>godan</i> verb</a>. Such <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2017/07/verbs.html">verbs</a> always end in the <i>~u</i> vowel in their <a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/1027" title="Unwritten article.">nonpast form</a> (or <a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/1019" title="Unwritten article.">dictionary form</a>, <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/12/shuushikei.html"><i>shuushikei</i> 終止形</a>), however, they aren't the only ones to do so: ALL Japanese verbs end in the <i>~u</i> vowel, including, for example, <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/11/ichidan-verbs.html"><i>ichidan</i> verbs</a> (<a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/ru-verbs.html">-ru verbs</a>), which aren't -u verbs, so not all verbs that end in the <i>~u</i> vowel are actually -u verbs, making the term extremely confusing for lots of people trying to learn Japanese.<sup>(<a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/u-verbs.html#citation-Steffanick-2010">Steffanick, 2010</a>:20)</sup></p>
<nav class="toc-container"><ul class="table-of-contents"><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/u-verbs.html#Grammar">Grammar</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/u-verbs.html#Explanation-of-the-Term">Explanation of the Term</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/u-verbs.html#References">References</a></li></ul></nav><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/u-verbs.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081182719533619529.post-7188078083942249082022-04-11T08:17:00.002-07:002022-04-11T08:21:57.172-07:00-ru Verbs<p>In some Japanese textbooks, the term <dfn>-ru verb</dfn> (or <dfn>ru-verb</dfn>) means the same thing as an <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/11/ichidan-verbs.html"><i>ichidan</i> verb</a>. Such <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2017/07/verbs.html">verbs</a> always end in <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/ru-suffix.html"><i>~ru</i> ~る</a> in their <a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/1027" title="Unwritten article.">nonpast form</a> (or <a class="placeholder-link" href="https://media.japanesewithanime.com/articles/placeholder/1019" title="Unwritten article.">dictionary form</a>, <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/12/shuushikei.html"><i>shuushikei</i> 終止形</a>), however, they aren't the only ones to do so: <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/11/godan-verbs.html"><i>godan</i> verbs</a> (or <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/u-verbs.html">-u verbs</a>) can also end in <i>~ru</i> in nonpast form, which means not every verb that ends in <i>~ru</i> is a "ru verb," making the term extremely confusing for lots of people trying to learn Japanese.<sup>(<a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/ru-verbs.html#citation-Steffanick-2010">Steffanick, 2010</a>:20)</sup></p>
<nav class="toc-container"><ul class="table-of-contents"><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/ru-verbs.html#Grammar">Grammar</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/ru-verbs.html#Explanation-of-the-Term">Explanation of the Term</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/ru-verbs.html#References">References</a></li></ul></nav><a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2022/04/ru-verbs.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0