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1 * Can the で particle be thought of as the て-form of だ?
Just had this realization today and I felt like it was way easier to swallow anything involving で when I think in this way.
2 * And is the じゃ in これじゃ the contraction of これでは? Can they be thought of as equivalent? And if this is true, is じゃ always a contraction of では?
I’m going to Japan on June the 14th. Currently I’m using 1 Anki set to learn kanji, I have all hirigana down, with some katagana, I’ve been listening to 2 Japanese podcasts (one for very early beginners, and another for mid/ high level). I’m obviously not expecting to be fluent in the next 188 days, but I would like to be able to hold a natural conversation and read most things, what should I add?
I’ve looked into getting the Genki books as right now I still don’t feel anywhere near confident with grammar and formatting, but I figured I’d message here to get more specific advice. Thank you for reading!