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is the use of 突っ込まないで considered rude?
ごめん。深く突っ込まないで
In this context and in general, I wonder is the meaning more like "please don't be noisy and leave it", or "haha, it's nothing to worry about!"?
The use of ごめん ...
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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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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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Difference between 任せる and 任す?
Looking at the dictionary, both 任せる and 任す seem to have the same meaning and they're both transitive verbs, so I wonder if there is any difference between them. Is there any situation where one of ...
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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.
However, in some grammar ...
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Verb (とどめる) and its meaning in these sentences
I was looking for the meaning of the verb (とどめる) and how it differs from (とめる). I understood that (とどめる) means (to stop "potentially" from moving). But how does that meaning relate to the following ...
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Can you answer the question 何を飲みますか？ with 水です。?
It doesn’t seem that natural, as 水です seems to mean “It is water”, rather than a shorter form of 水を飲みます.
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Difference between「のびる／のばす」and「のべる」
With the use of a dictionary, along with reading some web pages, I understood the meaning as well as the proper usage of 「延びる／延ばす」and 「伸びる／伸ばす」. But I noticed an overlapping in meaning regarding「延べる」...
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対する vs 関する？ For to 'relate' meaning
What is the difference between 対する and 関する？ For the 'relate' meaning.
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Difference between 助ける【たすける】 and 救う【すくう】
What is the difference between the verbs 助ける【たすける】 and 救う【すくう】?
Apparently, both mean to save.
When searching on Google, I found the same question asked on Yahoo! 知恵袋:
『助ける』と『救う』の意味の違いを教えてください。
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Difference between 帰って来る and 帰る
Consider the following two sentences:
うちへ帰って来ます。
うちへ帰ります。
What's the difference between these two sentences? How does the bolded part affect the meaning?
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How does one express "late" or "lateness"?
So I know that おそい, ちこく, and おくれる all can mean late. But I don't know what context to use which in. Can I just swap おそくなります, ちこくする, and おくれる at will?
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What is the difference between ～すぎ and ～すぎる?
When I was playing a video game a few months ago, I noticed that some of the characters (mostly young teen females, in case it matters) kept saying ～すぎ instead of ～すぎる.
For example, when one of the ...
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