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Daily Thread: for simple questions, minor posts & newcomers [contains useful links!] (July 25, 2025)

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  1. https://imgur.com/a/uwdeIQu

    The person depicted in the first panel is Ouka’s sister.

    I am not sure what does まさか姉妹揃って服飾関係ってことはないと思うけど mean. They don’t wear same clothes? I checked English translation and it says “I doubt both of them are interested in fashion.” Not sure where the translator got this idea.

  3. https://preview.redd.it/kv1mlk1l1xef1.png?width=315&format=png&auto=webp&s=3e9bd3101517486c62de237369ea0c223373859e

    I just did some exercises with chatgpt to get to know the conditional forms (たら形, ば形 and なら形) with some verbs (regular Ichidan/Godan and irregulars), nouns and adjectives (い・な).

    I did some mistakes but already corrected them. Thing here is I know chatgpt may do mistakes sometimes, thats why Im asking for anybody to confirm all those phrases are fine, so later may I add them to my reading/pronunciation routine. Thank you very much!

  4. Hi all, I came across the sentence 「彼の性格は、他者と暮らすのには向いていない。」while studying には. I understand には is the topicalisation of に, but I don’t understand why の was used before には in this sentence. I do know that the non-topicalised に must be preceeded by a Verb nominalised by の. However I was taught には only follows the dictionary form of a Verb w/o the の. Is there a special function or meaning to the の?

  5. Does anyone know what we call “Quotes” in Japanese? not quotation marks, but famous quotes that get used frequently. “Be the change you want to see in the world” for example. Phrases, Quotes, I’m not sure but what is the general term for them in Japanese?

  6. Is there a grammar point for this type of -ようとする structure? I see this pattern (volitional plus とする) when describing a function or role of something but I don’t really know how to Google this structure for a proper explanation. For example:

    人間には健康を高めようとする自然良能力が備わっていることです。(along the lines of “Humans are equipped with a natural ability/function to raise/improve their health”)

    Is it actually the volitional form I’m seeing, or is this the stem plus 様? Is the とする used here the same as として when used to describe a role or capacity?

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