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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread What is the difference between the particles ば and と when meaning 'if'? It seems that ば is used with a Vcond (verb conditional form) only. If so, then why not just use Vtara (verb tara form)? On the... |
jourukun | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,326 | 2014-11-18, 11:31 pm | ||
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Thread: Can 〜ばかりでなく〜も and 〜だけでなく〜も be used interchangeably? Post: Can 〜ばかりでなく〜も and 〜だけでなく〜も be used interchangeably... Nyanda Wrote:If it helps you, this is from 'A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar' in the related expressions listed under 'dake de (wa) naku ~ (mo)' on page 100. [Related Expressions] In the majori... |
jourukun | The Japanese language | 4 | 1,844 | 2014-11-16, 11:15 am | ||
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Thread: Can 〜ばかりでなく〜も and 〜だけでなく〜も be used interchangeably? Post: Can 〜ばかりでなく〜も and 〜だけでなく〜も be used interchangeably... john555 Wrote:jourukun Wrote:If they are different, could you please provide some specific sentence examples to show how so? Thank you! This is an interesting question. Is the answer that they both ... |
jourukun | The Japanese language | 4 | 1,844 | 2014-11-16, 12:14 am | ||
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Thread: Can 〜ばかりでなく〜も and 〜だけでなく〜も be used interchangeably? Post: Can 〜ばかりでなく〜も and 〜だけでなく〜も be used interchangeably... If they are different, could you please provide some specific sentence examples to show how so? Thank you! |
jourukun | The Japanese language | 4 | 1,844 | 2014-11-15, 7:16 pm | ||
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Thread: Is it better to go to a language school or an international university Post: Is it better to go to a language school or an inte... vileru Wrote:Why not do both? Many language schools in Japan are geared towards university admissions. Your chances of getting into a Japanese university that doesn't suck is much better if you attend... |
jourukun | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 6 | 3,722 | 2014-02-24, 6:57 pm | ||
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Thread: Is it better to go to a language school or an international university Post: Is it better to go to a language school or an inte... There seems to be a never-ending roundabout discussion whether it is best to go to a Japanese language school for a year or so and then apply to a real Japanese University or study somewhere such as T... |
jourukun | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 6 | 3,722 | 2014-02-24, 5:13 pm | ||
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Thread: Does Japan have a crying culture? Post: Does Japan have a crying culture? visualsense Wrote:It is the reverse, the problem is a sexist "culture" stereotyping people who cry as weak, or crying as "abnormal" or a "problem" that needs solving. You definitely misinterpreted wha... |
jourukun | General discussion | 13 | 4,177 | 2014-02-24, 12:43 am | ||
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Thread: Does Japan have a crying culture? Post: Does Japan have a crying culture? I take part in Model United Nations which is a worldwide debating model of the United Nations. The conferences I attend are often international and sometimes there are delegates from Japan. These dele... |
jourukun | General discussion | 13 | 4,177 | 2014-02-23, 2:02 pm | ||
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Thread: To what extent does the dialect of a Japanese tutor affect a student Post: To what extent does the dialect of a Japanese tuto... yudantaiteki Wrote:I think that's mostly true when you're talking about younger people. Older people who have lived outside big cities their whole lives can have such thick accents that they're almos... |
jourukun | The Japanese language | 14 | 2,825 | 2014-02-22, 1:36 pm | ||
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Thread: To what extent does the dialect of a Japanese tutor affect a student Post: To what extent does the dialect of a Japanese tuto... Tzadeck Wrote:Can't you tell how thick her accent is or isn't, based on talking to her? Most people in Japan can switch between their own dialect and standard Japanese to some extent (although not p... |
jourukun | The Japanese language | 14 | 2,825 | 2014-02-22, 6:08 am | ||
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Thread: To what extent does the dialect of a Japanese tutor affect a student Post: To what extent does the dialect of a Japanese tuto... nadiatims Wrote:I think if you still need a tutor, then worrying about their accent of your tutor is kind of putting the horse before the cart. It was simply out of curiosity and interest. Even so, ot... |
jourukun | The Japanese language | 14 | 2,825 | 2014-02-22, 6:05 am | ||
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Thread: To what extent does the dialect of a Japanese tutor affect a student Post: To what extent does the dialect of a Japanese tuto... afterglowefx Wrote:Japanese dialects when contrasted to those, for example, in the U.S. or between English speaking countries, tend not to be nearly as extreme. Nobody in Japan has any real trouble ... |
jourukun | The Japanese language | 14 | 2,825 | 2014-02-22, 1:22 am | ||
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Thread: To what extent does the dialect of a Japanese tutor affect a student Post: To what extent does the dialect of a Japanese tuto... My Japanese tutor is originally from Oita, Oita Prefecture which would indicate she uses Honichi dialect which after research is closer to Chugoku dialect than others in Kyushu. To what extent will th... |
jourukun | The Japanese language | 14 | 2,825 | 2014-02-21, 10:37 pm | ||
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Thread: Website for kanji compounds Post: Website for kanji compounds On the other hand I'd agree. After looking at other resources such as the QuickKanji dictionary I have to come to realise there's better ways to learn simpler compounds. Thank you. |
jourukun | The Japanese language | 7 | 928 | 2014-02-21, 8:57 pm | ||
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Thread: Website for kanji compounds Post: Website for kanji compounds yudantaiteki Wrote:Without any sort of sentences to go along with it, it's not very useful (especially since most people don't care about reading newspapers). Thank you for the reply. I think it's us... |
jourukun | The Japanese language | 7 | 928 | 2014-02-21, 5:54 pm | ||
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Thread: Website for kanji compounds Post: Website for kanji compounds I found this amazing site that lists kanji by frequency in newspapers and the 10 most used compounds for that kanji. I am not sure if it has been shared here before but I think it would be a great res... |
jourukun | The Japanese language | 7 | 928 | 2014-02-21, 5:48 pm | ||
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Thread: What takes longer: kanji pronunciation or kanji meaning+writing? Post: What takes longer: kanji pronunciation or kanji me... EratiK Wrote:When I say "not recommended", I don't mean that in a rigid way, rather that we all learn differently and you have to find out what works out best for you. But yes, on average, learning wi... |
jourukun | The Japanese language | 9 | 1,896 | 2014-02-18, 8:09 pm | ||
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Thread: What takes longer: kanji pronunciation or kanji meaning+writing? Post: What takes longer: kanji pronunciation or kanji me... EratiK Wrote:Just to be clear, learning the various readings (ie pronounciations) each kanji has in isolation is not recommended (except for the pure and maybe semi-pure groups described in RTK 2). ... |
jourukun | The Japanese language | 9 | 1,896 | 2014-02-18, 7:49 pm | ||
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Thread: What takes longer: kanji pronunciation or kanji meaning+writing? Post: What takes longer: kanji pronunciation or kanji me... I would assume that the pronunciations take longer however I am not sure. I am only going in to day 3 of RTK1 at 20 kanji per day. If I was to start learning pronunciations after RTK1 would I be doing... |
jourukun | The Japanese language | 9 | 1,896 | 2014-02-18, 7:08 pm | ||