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Positioning of small kana in compound kana

When writing compound kana the small kana is slightly lower than centre. But is it slightly left of centre as well ? Take じゃあ Here we have 3 kana. Firstly,...

Asked on 10/25/2021

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Does the name Yoshi from Super Mario mean anything?

The Japanese spelling of Yoshi is Yosshii ヨッシー I couldn't find any information regarding the origin of this name. Is it a Japanese name ? Does it mean anything ?...

Asked on 10/25/2021

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What does the "も” mean in "ーてもいいですか”

When asking for permission to do something in Japanese, a common form is the te form verb + もいいですか .My question is does the te form "nounify" or nominalize...

Asked on 10/25/2021 by Mark Chen

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Meaning of っていうのは without っていうことだ

あんた、だって、懐かしいっていうのは昔行った場所に久しぶりに行くから感じるんやろCame across this sentence while playing a visual novel and just had a small question. Would I be correct in saying there is a ということ omitted just after the 感じる?...

Asked on 10/25/2021 by lee moran

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Semantic classification of verbs

Lately, I've been spending a lot of focus in how to translate certain verbs in the form ～ている. Mostly comes from the fact that, depending on the verb, it can...

Asked on 10/25/2021

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Are "au" & "ue" vowels?

I'm a new learner of a day & am confused by my Japanese learning app that puts au & ue together with a, i, u, e, o under a section...

Asked on 10/25/2021 by verve

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で and に when you use them!

Since I started learning Japanese I have always thought that when talking about something that will occur at a certain time you either use 「に」 or nothing.For example,来月の終わりに誕生日のパーティーをします。明日日本に行きます。I know...

Asked on 10/25/2021 by Dave07

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what grammatical structures in this word 考えなさんな?

「そう難しく考えなさんな、佳織ちゃんよ」 please help to define grammatical structures in this word 考えなさんななさ　looks like なさい（imperative). てんな　is ているな　(continuative negative imperative) , but here is no て so what is this ? slang...

Asked on 03/17/2021 by tek1

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What does the phrase 「こうしちゃおれんな」mean?

Here is the sentence that includes the phrase.なんと　忘れてしまった！　格好だけに　こうしちゃおれんな！...

Asked on 02/23/2021

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What's the difference between V-るうちに and V-ているうちに?

My grammar book says: "V-ている is used more than V-る, but the pattern V-るうちに is sometimes used." Is there a difference in meaning or style between the two? When are...

Asked on 02/18/2021 by seesta

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