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Need help learning interrogatives - SevenSyndicate - 2014-12-07
As a full disclaimer I am posting this on two other forums, the learn japanese reddit, and how to learn any language forum. I hope that isn't against the rules as I know some forums don't like that.
I have been studying Japanese for 1 year and I have learned many words a long the way. But for some reason, I still get my interrogatives mixed up and confused. I have just recently started doing conversation practice over skype with a Japanese native and this is hurting me a lot. By interrogatives I mean words like, 誰、どこ、どの、どれ、どちら、どれくらい、どのくらい、いつ、 etc. Do you guys have any good tricks or not getting these words mixed up?
Need help learning interrogatives - Aikynaro - 2014-12-07
I can't imagine getting them mixed up if you listen to/are exposed to enough Japanese. They're used all the time - it should just naturally be drummed into you?
Need help learning interrogatives - RandomQuotes - 2014-12-07
If you want to memorize them quickly, don't memorize them in isolation, rather learn them in full sentences with an appropriate answer. Then, it's just a matter of time and exposure.
Need help learning interrogatives - anotherjohn - 2014-12-07
If you need a 'system' I guess you can just learn the d-words with the corresponding and very similar k-words:
だれ？ かれ。
どこ？ ここ。
どの？ この。
どれ？ これ。
どちら？ こちら。
どれくらい？ これくらい。
どのくらい？ このくらい。
いつ？ いま。
Need help learning interrogatives - Eminem2 - 2014-12-07
Perhaps a deck concentrating on specifically these words can help? See https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/496526742.