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Daily Thread: simple questions, comments that don’t need their own posts, and first time posters go here (April 05, 2025)

  • April 5, 2025

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12 comments

  1. Would the idiom “to be in a pickle” be a suitable translation for 困る?

  2. hi hi, some questions please.

    見たことない面白い形 (see subtitles in the video)

    is this grammatically correct? is it only used in spoken language or oral? is it in newspapers? if okay to use in written language such as newspapers, would the particles が or は affect the coherence/emphasis/主語 of the sentence?

    e.g.
    昨日、この近所で見たことがない犬を見かけました。
    この建物の形が確かみたことはない面白い形ですよね

    https://preview.redd.it/smu1hkljkxse1.png?width=2880&format=png&auto=webp&s=7f9217dbb0f53b215341fff892f3f2fcf82535b9

  3. Hello, question about learning with Anki.

    I just finished Genki 1, and am pretty confident with all the grammar structures in it. I find myself struggling to speak and listen due to my shallow pool of pure vocab knowledge.

    So I want to start doing bulk learning with anki. I downloaded the N5 deck, and the flashcards have a kanji “word” and the furigana above it.

    **As someone who wants to not only speak but read and write,** how should I be learning new kanji I haven’t seen? It’s quite a task to commit a completely new kanji to memory, and I have to write it 50+ times to really nail it.

    If I see a new kanji, should I stop, write it 50 times, and then press “again”?

    Also, there are tons of vocab I know the readings of, but don’t know the kanji. For example, if someone said to me “くだもの”, I would know what that means. But, I don’t know the kanji for it.

    Again, how should I approach this?

    For people who want to not only speak, but read and write, how do you use anki to learn new vocab specifically?

    Thanks, and please let me know if i need to clarify anything.

  4. im not sure which to use for 変える　and 変わる for own mood – a vague thing that’s not an object i can physically change.

    when i watch an anime scene, my mood changes.

    i choose to watch an anime scene – do i use 気分は変えられる？ or 変われる?

    also same question for when im watching an anime scene, like for the first time. like, when at the final scene the good guy wins etc

  5. Hello, I’ve recently started learning Japanese on Duolingo. It’s directed me to learn Hiragana first… Or it’s the first tab, I’m not sure. But I’ve been learning a decent bit of it.

    My question is, should I learn Hiragana fully first then go to Katakana? Or should I learn them simultaneously. I’m not sure which would be easier, please help

  6. 今回のコラム取材は浅草でした　鎌倉の時と同じように、お寺の取材をしようと思ってたんですけど・・・・・・　実は、行く前に紬ちゃんがおすすめの甘味処を教えてくれたんです　何軒か教えてもらったんですけど、そのお店がどこも素敵で．．．．．．

    is this read as なんげん　何軒？　is she saying: she told me about several stores?

  8. I’m a bit confused about the sentence 田中さんは車を持っていないと言っていました. I’m on lesson 8 of genki and don’t remember it ever teaching that 持っている is how you would say you have something? I’m not even sure what verb is being used here other than いる. Can someone explain…?

  9. Hi, I’m studying Japanese via Anki cards, and I got a little confused about the usage of the -te form in these two sentences:

    “Obentou tabesasete moratte ii ka na” (お弁当食べさせてもらっていいかな)

    “Kikasete morau yo” (聞かせてもらうよ)

    In the first sentence, after the causative form, “morau” is conjugated in the -te form, while in the second sentence, it’s used in its regular form. Why is there this difference? Can someone explain why the -te form is needed in the first sentence but not in the second?

  10. Hi, I’m only a few months into my Japanese language journey. I’ve been studying for roughly 2-3 hours a day and have only just begun the (rather painful) process of reading basic books.

    I was wondering if anyone has a favorite learning community? A group, discord, etc?

    I have had fun with Renshuu, and they have reading groups?

    My primary interest right now is reading. I’m a bit too shy to speak much, and wouldn’t want to butcher such a beautiful language 🙂

    Learning along side others, having a reading groups, and possibly making some new friends who are close to the same stage I am would be a wonderful motivator.

    (side note / maybe better for a different sub but if anyone has manga author or anime recommendations which might suit a 47 year old woman let me know :). I quite like Satoshi Kon’s work for reference.

    And anything about 蜂　or 虫 🐛❤️🐝)

    Thank you!!! 🙏 ❤️

  11. a: 静香ちゃんと美嘉ちゃんは、地元なんだよね？

    b: はい。挙げればきりがないですけど．．．。

    b: かりんとうとか、どうですか？

    c: 他には芋そうめんに、芋まんじゅうあたりが有名かな

    what あたり means in this case?

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