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rabiz
Joined: 27 Jul 2003 Posts: 55 Location: Tokyo Country: |
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arashinokoto
Joined: 25 May 2003 Posts: 2106 Location: singapore Country: |
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2003 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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Dark^3nforc3r wrote: | wow..arashinokoto..how i envy you...
You are still in sec school but oledi this good in nihongo...
sigh...i still have a long way to go...
I think it is nice for ur govt to let students study an alternative language there..... |
thanks for the compliment.. but i'm really not that good.. when i just started learning i thought it was really boring.. having to travel 1 hour just to learn something you dun understand.. if only at that time i was already interested in jdoramas.. then i would love having japanese lessons.. but too bad i started loving jdoramas after quitting my lessons.. so it's a bit wasted..
and rabiz.. yeah agree that a language school is the best way to go if you want to improve real fast..
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Dark^3nforc3r
Joined: 11 Sep 2003 Posts: 19
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Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2003 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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I'm also currently studying 10 subjects...doin my o levels soon..
Sigh...the subject i'm taking is not a bit interesting...and i haf to study the language i dun like...MALAY!!!...sigh..
Anyways,any one here went to japan b4?Maybe u can share ur experience.....
one prob wif japan is dat the ppl can't speak english well..
It's hard to go for a tour there alone without knowing how to speak nihongo...
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rabiz
Joined: 27 Jul 2003 Posts: 55 Location: Tokyo Country: |
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lovelessemotion
Joined: 07 Apr 2002 Posts: 2495 Location: Wales Country: |
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2003 5:22 pm Post subject: Re: Why is it so...? |
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Dark^3nforc3r wrote: | arigato gozaimasu ta...
The ta at the back...is there any meaning?Izzit a formal word? | its not gosaimasu ta.. its gosaimaSHIta...its the past tense..su is the present tense..and shita is the past tense.....so when u hear shita in a word its refering to the past like nominasu (i drink) and nomimaSHITA (i drank)...i think...hope that helps.... although there are alot of better japanese speakers on these boards.... lets see if they prove me wrong.. (but i hope i'm right)
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Michi
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himitsu
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lovelessemotion
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Slackey
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velvet_ice
Joined: 16 Sep 2003 Posts: 240 Location: Singapore Country: |
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2003 7:49 am Post subject: |
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Slackey wrote: | Loveless is correct, there is a past tense in the Japanese language but there are no rules future tense. Future and present tense have the same rules. |
Oh... so... was loveless correct when he said 'shita' is used for past tense? Hmm...
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ahochaude
Joined: 01 Oct 2003 Posts: 10291 Location: Matsuhama-cho, Ashiya-shi, Hyogo-ken, Japan Country: |
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2003 9:51 am Post subject: |
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velvet_ice wrote: |
Oh... so... was loveless correct when he said 'shita' is used for past tense? Hmm... |
"Shita" is normally used for past tense phrases. Like "tabemaSHITA" -I ate. "nomimaSHITA" -I drank. "ikimaSHITA" -went. "kimaSHITA" -came.
If you go on the flipside and say tabemasu- I will eat. nomimasu- I will drink. ikimasu- I will go. kimasu- I will come.
Loveless is correct. Makes sense though right?
In terms of "ta" It is an informal expression. "shita" would be in the "keigo" catergory/formal way. "Itta" instead of ikimashita. "Tabetta" instead of tabemashita. ~Wakatta?
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lovelessemotion
Joined: 07 Apr 2002 Posts: 2495 Location: Wales Country: |
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2003 10:54 am Post subject: |
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ahochaude wrote: | In terms of "ta" It is an informal expression. "shita" would be in the "keigo" catergory/formal way. "Itta" instead of ikimashita. "Tabetta" instead of tabemashita. ~Wakatta? | wakarimaSHITA! LOL
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velvet_ice
Joined: 16 Sep 2003 Posts: 240 Location: Singapore Country: |
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2003 1:13 pm Post subject: |
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lovelessemotion wrote: | wakarimaSHITA! LOL |
Ditto... thanks for that lesson on past tense. Coming to this forum has really (kind of) improved my limited Japanese vocabulary.
v_ice
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Dark^3nforc3r
Joined: 11 Sep 2003 Posts: 19
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Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 2:38 pm Post subject: |
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ooo....wakarimashita...i've been wondering this for a long time...
Thanx a lot guys...!!
hmm...one more thing..
I noe dat ai=love..
but wat is aiwo??
and for aiSHITERU...wat does the shiteru means?
need more help...
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velvet_ice
Joined: 16 Sep 2003 Posts: 240 Location: Singapore Country: |
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arashinokoto
Joined: 25 May 2003 Posts: 2106 Location: singapore Country: |
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 3:34 pm Post subject: |
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Dark^3nforc3r wrote: | ooo....wakarimashita...i've been wondering this for a long time...
Thanx a lot guys...!!
hmm...one more thing..
I noe dat ai=love..
but wat is aiwo??
and for aiSHITERU...wat does the shiteru means?
need more help... |
ai = love.. love in the noun form..
aishiteru = love in the verb form..
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ahochaude
Joined: 01 Oct 2003 Posts: 10291 Location: Matsuhama-cho, Ashiya-shi, Hyogo-ken, Japan Country: |
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2003 5:05 am Post subject: |
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arashinokoto wrote: |
ai = love.. love in the noun form..
aishiteru = love in the verb form.. |
Literally "shiteru" means "doing at the present time". Dakara aishiteru means "I am loving you" (literally).
Goes back to the discussion earlier (about "shita") Shita=I did. Shiteru=I am doing. Suru=I will do. Futher examples include the verb taberu. Tabemashita=I ate. Tabeteru=I am eating. Tabemashita=I ate.
In some cases, you would use "deru" instead of "teru". For example the verb Nomu. Nomimashita=I drank. Nonderu=I'm drinking. Nomimasu=I will drink. Sorry if I got a little off track from the "love" question. For a more in depth analysis of the love subject...........
http://www.jdorama.com/viewtopic_2045_0.htm
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