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1. What does this “x line” mean?

   https://preview.redd.it/mca6zj75x0pf1.png?width=522&format=png&auto=webp&s=ca3206c04f2346aab546493ee25f3623e40a19a2

2. I am still a beginner so please forgive me if this is a common or silly question.

   I am currently learning about verbs ending in ましょう.

   It seems similar to いっしょに meaning together.

   Does it mean to do the verb together then? Or is it more like an invitation?

3. Ran into this example sentence on jpdb and I don’t get the usage of に here.
   彼はかろうじて試験に合格した。

   Is it because は is already used? My current guess is 合格 is a state being applied to 試験?

4. got some questions about this quartet 1 dialogue

   ルームメート：もう６時かあ。今日の晩ご飯どうする？何か作る？

   ソヨン：出かけるのは嫌だから、今あるもので作ろうよ。冷蔵庫に何が残っていたっけ？

   ルームメート：確か鶏肉と玉ねぎがあったはず・・・。それで何が作れるかな？

   ソヨン：ネットで調べてみよ。

   1. in 1st sentence is roomate saying: “what will you(ソヨン) make for dinner today?”, or can it mean what will we(both) do? confused since volitional form is used a lot in the dialogue

   2. in 2nd sentence does the 嫌 in 出かけるのは嫌 mean “i dont want to”?

   3. is the 確か in 3rd sentence “if i remember correctly”?

5. Reading genki 1 3rd edition chapter 3 and I am so lost. All of a sudden there’s a bunch of kanji text with no explanation. Even the grammar explanations rely on Kanji knowledge which hasn’t been covered in chapter 1 & 2. What is going on? Do I need a separate book to first cover kanji then come back and do chapter 3?

6. I have finished Genki 1 and have started Genki 2, but I feel like I am struggling to remeber all of the grammar points from Genki 1. I don’t want to get stuck in a loop of going back to try and memorize grammar points, but I also don’t want to just plow ahead and get completely overwhelmed, does anyone have any advice on this?

7. Hello,

   I was reading [NHK](https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/ne2025090811402/ne2025090811402.html) and came across this:

   >「日本とアメリカの関税の問題が**解決しそうです**。今がやめる時だと考えました」と言いました。

   To my understanding, we can’t put です after a verb but しそう looks like a conjugated する to me yet it has です following it.

   What is going on?

   thanks

8. I have a problem with two honorifics. Han and shi. I really don’t know how to use them

   Like If someone says 中島-はん or 八神-し. Like what are these honorifics used for?

9. JLPT N3 07/2012
   「これから行くおすし屋さんは、おすし（ ）カレー（ ）ラーメン、なんでもありますよ。」
   According to the key I found
   1 で／で
   2 が／が
   正解:　3 に／に
   4 は／は　
   Why? I would understand using something like や or とか but why に in a list when followed by あります?
   よろしくお願いします

10. I’m in the process of studying for N3, (I passed N4 in December 24 and I plan to try N2 in July 26), and I’m wondering about other people’s experience in immersion, specifically reading native novels. Is it beneficial at this point/level or will it slow down my learning? Since there’s not much time until July, I’m a bit conflicted about it. Thank you for any answer in this regard

11. a friend has offered me the matoume series for N2, but it’s the 2010 edition. Is it still valid nowadays or is it too outdated?

12. I am a bit sceptical and feel like there is something missing in my study method.

    I use anki daily and am about 850 words into my deck (Kaishi 1.5k). I read Genki and tae kims grammar guide although somewhat lazily. And finally i spend a lot of time watching japanese media like podcasts (HOTCAST & そこあに), all kinds of anime (primarily ones i have allready seen) and youtube. If i had to estimate on how much i comprehended for the anime and youtube it would be around 10 percent for the podcasts its lower. I can form very simple sentences but my understanding of verb conjugation is probably the most limited. Im aware that anime uses really edgy language, might this be a problem for language aquisition?

    Now, am I missing something? I heard that there are graded readers or a whole bunch of other apps or study methods out there. Am I maybe wasting my time on the ones i named before?

    My goal is to reach reading, listening and speaking comprehension to a degree where i can read books, watch native media and have conversations and I didnt really care too much about the JLPT until now and didnt practice any handwriting. This goal section seems kinda obvious to me but maybe that information is needed. Im going on a trip in summer to a few asian countries with japan among them, so it might be nice to be able to read and speak somewhat okay but Im guessing that this is kinda unrealistic. Thank you!

13. I came across the dialogue 今日, おすすめは鉄板焼きになります to mean “Today, our recommendation is the teppanyaki ”

    Is the になる here means the same as the one in the Vことになっている where it could mean “It’s has been decided” or is it just a more common expression to say than, let’s say, “今日, おすすめは鉄板焼きです”?

14. Why do we say ごはんはしろくておいしい食べ物です。 And not ごはんはしろいとおいしい食べ物です。?

15. Every week I plan on making a short story with the vocab I learn for that week, is there any place I can post it and get some feedback on it?

    I already made one for this week

16. そういえば、港の片隅にぽつんと、屋台が出ていた気がする。

    「私達もやってみるのは……どうかな」

    「ふむ。文化祭のノリだな」

    「すでにあの屋台で十分っぽいけどな」

    「逆に言えば、競合相手はあそこだけとも言える」

    confused about あそこだけとも

    does あそこ in this case means “over there, at that place” ?

    does だけ mean “only” ?

    is it saying:

    conversely, you could also say, it’s the only competitor “over there (at the harbour)” ?

17. 「食材はどうする」

    「そもそもそれを調達する金がない」

    「どっかから、もらってこよう」

    「けっこう使われず捨てられる食材ってあるからな」

    「それをしろはがなんとか美味しくしたてて……」

    「元手ゼロにして、着実な利益をあげる」

    is にして in this case :

    **In; at; over; while**

    A compound particle that indicates a period of time/stage (in life) at which some surprising action or state takes place.

    ?

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