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Difference between the verbs used in the main clause of 間 and 間に
I saw these two sentences in a Youtube video-
私は冬休みの間韓国へ行きました。
私は冬休みの間に韓国へ行きました。
Shouldn't the first sentence be-
私は冬休みの間韓国へ行っていました。
My question is that shouldn't we use ています form of verbs with 間?( to ...
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N1 を N2 に見る structure
四畳半神話大系 EP6, I encountered this sentence:
「ラブドールを性欲処理の道具にしか見ていない輩には分からないだろうが これは高尚な趣味である。」
In which the protagonist is introducing a love doll he has been engaging with romantically for some time.
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とどく; 届く meaning in this sentence
と…とても信じられん…こ…この聖域にまでパワーがとどくなんて
Unbelievable! That the power would reach even this sanctuary...!
Looking for an in depth explanation of the usage of とどく; 届く here, because I've read that it means reach ...
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Help understanding the meaning of a part in a song's lyric はち切れてしまいそう [closed]
https://www.uta-net.com/song/41088/
I'm having trouble to understand this part from a song's lyric
はち切れてしまいそう
Hope someone can give me a correct definition of this verb.
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What are the differences between ~といわれている, ~とされている and ~と考えられている?
I understand that these verbs related to expressing a certain belief or viewpoint. I frequently confuse the three.
From what I can understand the meanings are:
~といわれている
Repeating or reporting on ...
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what does it mean when there is Verb+Adverb+Verb
おかげで僕は、辛うじてこいつらへの不信感を誤魔化せるギリギリに留まっていられた。
In English, would we use a comma here? I heard somewhere that Japanese doesn't use commas in those situations. I feel like the same scenario would be:
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What does されています here? レポートには間違っていた箇所が指摘されています
in this sentence (レポートには間違っていた箇所が指摘されています)
"Xが指摘されています" can mean: "X will be pointed out" or only "X is pointed out"?
"されています" can be used to express actions ...
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What is the meaning of なりうるがため in this context?
恐るべき 事態に なりうるがため、 子細を 伝えることはできぬ。
The context is that I'm talking to a wizard in the game who happens to know something about my future.
Currently, I am trying to figure the exact construction/meaning ...
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です vs ありますwhat is the difference between the two? Can they ever be interchangeable?
Q: 日本語の授業は毎日ありますか。一日に何時間ですか。
A: 日本語の授業は毎日あります。一日に二時間あります。
I have questions about the difference between “です” and “あります” regarding the above sentences taken from my textbook. Why is that “です” was used ...
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Qual o significado de ようで e ような na seguinte frase? | What is the meaning of ようで and ような in this sentence?
Estou analisando a letra de uma música chamada 君が好きだと叫びたい. Cheguei em um ponto de dúvida na frase 恋をしているようで 躍らされてるような.
Mais especificamente eu gostaria de entender o conceito por traz de ようで, o ...
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「 〜のです。」is confusing when I have to use it with the casual form of the verb
I'm having trouble understanding the difference between 何かあるのですか。and 何かあったのですか。Are they both the same? Initially I thought that the former was present tense and the latter was past tense but I really ...
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Concept of Negative Form of Auxiliary Verbs
I was studying different auxiliaries and I am having a hard time understanding those auxiliaries which have their meanings attached with them.
Following the those auxiliaries and questions:
てみる - ...
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Difference between shimatte arimasu and shimete arimasu
In this link, it is explained that shimeru is a transitive verb and so it can take the -te aru ending but shimaru is an intransitive verb so it can take the -te imasu ending.
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Use of adverb with いる
I was reading an explanation online regarding the difference between いつも, いつでも and いつまでも. At the bottom of the article there was this sentence, which seems to be taken from a banner ad:
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Meaning of “かぶらず” and usage of に
I came across a sentence which had かぶらず. As, per the picture, the meaning is nothing to wear on head. However, I was trying to figure out whether かぶらず is part of conjugation of the verb かぶる, however, ...
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