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nice nai form for ( Kuru) vb.to come
Nai form isn't kinai... it becomes Konai ( therfore it is an irregular vb.)

 

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we havent covered it that thorougly in class, i was just making an educated guess

 

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nai form also = masen form.

example: iku (vb.to go) = ikanai = ikimasen

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im interested. i have a dream of going to japan to study netsuke carving. (hxxp://www.msnusers.com/vossistcarvings)

 

If you are, start asking, my friend

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Hideki-san and vslater, I have just one question for now:
Is 'kore' really a pronoun (or whatever else?) which refers to the first person? If so, is it a n active, passive or possesive pronoun? I asked this because I got a bit confused with these two sentences:
Kore ga chikara da -> This is my true power / I will show you my true power / ????
Kore ni ja nai yo (spelling error at large) -> Don't make me laugh

Thanks in advance

 

"kore" means "this", it can replace nouns, but it is easier to understand with the noun there
eg. kore wa takai desu = this is short..., i could be talking about anything

i am not sure but i am positive that you can use it in the situatians that you mention, you often dont mention yourself in japanese so it makes sense

 

Hideki,

I have just a few conversational phrases that I'd like to learn...

1) Where's the bathroom?
2) I'll take one beer please.
3) How much does that cost? (and then hopefully the person will show it to me in writing instead of saying the answer since I know nothing about Japanese yet

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Thanks.

 

Sorry people, i have been doing sigo no Kimatsushiken!! Soshite, ima wa jiyu

- Kore (simply put )it means; This or what I am refering to directly.
Kore wa takai means= This is tall. ie) pointing to an object that is directly infront of you.
-that is right it is good not to mention one's self. Mention another person is better.

Mr. Komon ( anal)
1) Otoire wa doko desu ka
2) Sumimasen, biiru ippai onegaishimasu. / Kudasai (_hai/pai/bai = counter for glasses)
3) kore wa ikura desu ka.

 

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i thought i got that the wrong way around with takai

 

Thank you Hideki

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douitashimashite,
(you're welcome)

mochiron , itsudemo goshitsumon o ore ni tazunette ii yo!

 

Anymore question ?? so fire away to me ! Ok
So little question = so many little time to think about such thing.

I don't make any sense tonight?

 

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　the word Esuna is the name of a spell from final fantasy that cures all status ailments but I honestly think it is made up. I put it through the babelfish translator and it gave me "it does to obtain" for えすな.

 

somewhere in the previous pages hideki has said it is not any japanese word he has heard of

 

I am aware of that in fact it was right after the person asked that Hideki answered that on the page before this one.

Are you aware that square is the maker of all final fantasy video games (and many others) and that they are translated from japanese to other languages? I discovered that the staff uses references from myths of ancient races (mainly norse) to make up the various elements of their games.
I'm only pointing out that the word is most likely made up or borrowed whether or not Hideki heard of it as a japanese word himself. His explanation of what the word may have come from is good, I will give him that. I'm not trying to show him up or anything, just answering the question because I saw it and was curious about the meaning myself. To clear up my previous post, I only put it through the Alta Vista Babelfish translator out of my own curiosity but I wouldn't depend on it if I wanted a really good translation.

 

i am interested in taking japanes for my doctorate degree, and i have a interest in learning a few basics before going any further, so if you can help i would be humbily appreciative, and i was told this from a supposed friend but she refuses to decifer it for me "watashi wa totemo kufuku deso" if anyone can translate i would be very thankful

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I would like to do a paper for my speech class on Traditions of Japanees families- such as roles of the males or females or oldest sister and oldest brother-can you provide my with any info on this or perhaps some websites that may be helpful?

 

"i am very ......"(i cant find kufuku in the dict. and i have never heard it before)

 

well the very basics:

sentences end in the verb(desu, imasu, etc)
the larger thing always comes first, (eg. palmtowers, apt 115. or 2004 december 25th 3pm)

and some basic vocab:
yes ~ hai/ ee
no ~ iie
thankyou ~ arigatoo
excuse me/sorry ~ sumimasen
please(eg. sit down) ~ doozo
do(verb) ~ shimasu
be/exist(verb) ~ imasu(for living things)
be/exist(verb) ~ arimasu(inanimate/dead things)
is/it is ~ desu

verb families:
all verbs have 3 forms:
masu ~ formal and polite form of the verb
te ~ linking form(for multiples)
ru ~ form found in dictionaries, very informal and only used in families
(most dictionaries will offer all three forms)

japanese people are very polite, so swearing should be avoided at all times