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    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
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Thank you! Makes sense
Istrebitel The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,251 2014-04-19, 4:55 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Can someone explain please why if 下りる is intransitive, the sentence そこの階段を下りてください is valid? Doesn't "intransitive" mean that verb has no object and isn't 階段 an object to 下りる in this case?
Istrebitel The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,251 2014-04-19, 10:52 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

So, taking the advice, I've read Michael Kamerman's book. A lot has become clear to me, but I still don't understand: If negative of だ is じゃない, and past is だった, then why can you use じゃない and だった in ...
Istrebitel The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,251 2013-11-18, 11:34 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Thanks for replies everybody, and for the links (uisukii) I guess it never hurts to use different sources - for some things, Tae Kim's guide explains details very well, for others I found "An Introdu...
Istrebitel The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,251 2013-11-09, 3:13 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Honestly, after doing some lessons of Genki, and some other "professional" books, I was absolutely sure that 私は犬です always means "I am a dog", that です is a polite form of だ and is an equivalent of engl...
Istrebitel The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,251 2013-11-08, 1:40 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

I'm learning grammar using Tae Kim's guide and I have a kind of stupid question (probably): In the lesson on relative clause and sentence order (http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/grammar/clause) h...
Istrebitel The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,251 2013-11-08, 9:55 am
    Thread: How do japanese people percieve/remember/operate Kanji?
Post: How do japanese people percieve/remember/operate K...

Thanks everybody, especially NightSky (your long explanation was most informative)! I have spent some free time going through Kanjidamage and http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/grammar and it kinda...
Istrebitel Remembering the Kanji 28 14,466 2013-11-04, 10:03 am
    Thread: How do japanese people percieve/remember/operate Kanji?
Post: How do japanese people percieve/remember/operate K...

2 vix86 Thanks. I asked about a bit different aspect though, that's why I tried to elaborate it in a rather lengthy OP. I'm not asking about how they recognize words, but rather how do they perceive...
Istrebitel Remembering the Kanji 28 14,466 2013-11-01, 5:43 am
    Thread: Is there a good way to dissect an unknown kanji?
Post: Is there a good way to dissect an unknown kanji?

I guess, I'll follow the advice, and since my OP question has been answered (kanjidamage and yarxi are good ways to find out how to dissect kanji into other kanji) I'll post another thread on the new ...
Istrebitel Remembering the Kanji 25 5,224 2013-11-01, 4:07 am
    Thread: How do japanese people percieve/remember/operate Kanji?
Post: How do japanese people percieve/remember/operate K...

Greetings. As suggested in other thread, I'll try to ask direct questions and not deviate much into other topics. I'll thus ask a question first, and then elaborate on what I mean and how I think (sk...
Istrebitel Remembering the Kanji 28 14,466 2013-11-01, 4:06 am
    Thread: Is there a good way to dissect an unknown kanji?
Post: Is there a good way to dissect an unknown kanji?

2 Katsuo Oh wow, thanks! 2 ktcgx Yeah, sorry, mentioned only part of the keyword, here's the page for it http://kanjidamage.com/kanji/30-danna-husband-%E6%97%A6 2 ファブリス I must apologise.. I admit my...
Istrebitel Remembering the Kanji 25 5,224 2013-11-01, 3:04 am
    Thread: Is there a good way to dissect an unknown kanji?
Post: Is there a good way to dissect an unknown kanji?

Finally on topic - thank you everybody for suggestions, but I think I'll settle with http://kanjidamage.com/ for now. I discovered it yesterday (now I see, someone also suggested it in this thread) an...
Istrebitel Remembering the Kanji 25 5,224 2013-10-31, 1:16 pm
    Thread: Is there a good way to dissect an unknown kanji?
Post: Is there a good way to dissect an unknown kanji?

Tzadeck Wrote:This hackneyed line is a pet peeve of mind. Can't we assume that anything you say is your opinion? How is this different than proclaiming that what you're about to say is what you're a...
Istrebitel Remembering the Kanji 25 5,224 2013-10-31, 12:55 pm
    Thread: Is there a good way to dissect an unknown kanji?
Post: Is there a good way to dissect an unknown kanji?

Hmm, what is the charset to use to open the tsv file provided? I tried to feed "亘" to the site you provided, and it worked, but for "食" it colored everything differently - it didn't seem to recognize...
Istrebitel Remembering the Kanji 25 5,224 2013-10-30, 1:33 pm
    Thread: Is there a good way to dissect an unknown kanji?
Post: Is there a good way to dissect an unknown kanji?

Greetings. Well, seeing as my first thread here got swayed into Heisig Method Holywar, I guess there's no point asking there, so I'm making a new one. For all means, please regard this as a QUESTION ...
Istrebitel Remembering the Kanji 25 5,224 2013-10-30, 12:28 pm
    Thread: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in a different order?
Post: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in ...

NightSky Wrote:Do I? What methods? I'm only really discussing Heisig, I don't think I've gone into much detail at all, if any, into other methods. You seem to really be very agitated about bashing Hei...
Istrebitel Remembering the Kanji 89 12,529 2013-10-28, 9:48 am
    Thread: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in a different order?
Post: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in ...

Haych Wrote:Also, there's a bit of a phenomenon around here of people who make it through RTK, give themselves a pat on the back, then just vanish. Usually we can safely assume the worst. I think RTK ...
Istrebitel Remembering the Kanji 89 12,529 2013-10-25, 10:31 am
    Thread: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in a different order?
Post: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in ...

2 quark Insulting why? This thread is an expression of opinion! And in a form of question! You think people are not entitled to opinions? I made every effort to note that: a) I am not "very seriou...
Istrebitel Remembering the Kanji 89 12,529 2013-10-24, 8:15 am
    Thread: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in a different order?
Post: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in ...

2 NightSky Hmm, interesting, could you please tell me of a system that does teach you to use the writing system? Really really interested.
Istrebitel Remembering the Kanji 89 12,529 2013-10-23, 10:32 am
    Thread: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in a different order?
Post: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in ...

Greetings. This post will be part a story of my life, part testemonial, and part a question. So, without further ado: Being an anime fan, and later japanese culture fan, and later picking up Kamen R...
Istrebitel Remembering the Kanji 89 12,529 2013-10-23, 8:22 am