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Daily Thread: for simple questions, minor posts & newcomers [contains useful links!] (April 03, 2026)

  • April 3, 2026

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6 comments

  1. From this example sentence “生で野菜を食べる” how come 生 has a で？ isn’t it a no-adjective?

  2. Does the Japanese language differentiate between inductive and deductive reasoning? I found すいろん, which seems to conflate the two, but maybe there are better words to use.

    Edit because I failed to read the mod note: the context was a discussion with an acquaintance at the Igo Kaikan. We have shared overlap interests in philosophy and math, and I was trying to explore the different thinking skills used in stats and math.

  3. そんなことかゆっくりと羽を伸ばすなり—

    混浴を期待するなりしてくるがよい

    Just double checking, なり here means “or…” after dictionary form of a verb?

    Is there an omitted の after くる, してくる(の)がよい?

  4. Where does the negation apply in progressive form? I.e. would 分かっていない mean “I am in the state of not understanding ” or “I am not in the state of understanding”? For whichever one it is, how would I articulate the other one?

    EDIT: Oops, mistakenly said “potential” instead of progressive form

  5. How do you even begin to tackle Kanji? I know Hiragana and Katakana, but given the nature of Kanji, I seem to be completely lost since there is soooo many. I actually don’t know where to start.

  6. would anyone be kind enough to explain how passive sentences work in sonkeigo? if i want to say 社長は蜂に刺された, how would that work? what about 先生が褒めてくれました in sonkeigo? 先生がお褒めになってくださいました？thanks so much in advance!

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