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Move, move, move - afterglowefx - 2014-01-24
These synonyms are killing me. Girlfriend can't even really explain this one, and she's Japanese. Then again she's fairly terrible at explaining pretty much everything.
移る・移す - Trans./Intrans.
動かす
移動する
What's the difference here? Thanks!
Move, move, move - dizmox - 2014-01-24
You mean
Quote:移る・移す - Intrans./Trans.?
移る・移す I think a better word for this in English is "transfer". Emphasizes that something is moving from point A to point B. Like staff transferring to a different department for example.
動く・動かす emphasizes the motion of the movement itself, instead of the end result. eg. a car moving.
移動する is quite general, kind of encompasses the above two meanings.
Have to look at example sentences to really understand though.
Move, move, move - afterglowefx - 2014-01-25
Ah, yeah, had that backwards up there. Thanks for the clarification!