複合動詞. A compound functioning as a single verb.
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What is the difference between "verb-stem + verb" and "verb-て form + verb"?
例: 吸い取る 対 吸って取る
例: 噛み殺す 対 噛んで殺す
たしかに、意味は同じではないけど似ています。区別は何でしょうか。
What is the difference in meaning between the above verb pairs, and which construction would be used when?
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In compound verbs, what's the difference between ～過ぎる and ～過ごす?
For example, 食べ過ぎる and 寝過ごす: if I say 食べ過ごす and 寝過ぎる instead, is it the same thing?
I already know 寝過ごす is a transitive verb and I think 寝過ぎる is not and I don't even know if 食べ過ごす is right. However, they're just examples and I want to know what to…
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Is 引っ張る a compound verb?
AFAIK compound verbs (複合動詞) are formed by prefixing 連用形 (ren'youkei, or stem form) of one verb to another "full" verb, e.g.:
巡り合う＝巡る(めぐり）＋ 合う
生み出す＝生む（生み）＋ 出す
And so on...
However, 引っ張る seems to not fit this pattern and feels like it was formed by…
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Meaning of とる in 迷惑かけとる
「いつも迷惑かけとるのはわしの方なんじゃから」
Because when it comes to causing trouble, it's usually me. (my TL attempt)
I think I can insert an を to get 迷惑をかける = "to cause trouble". I've seen とる=取る appended to a few verbs adding a meaning of 'take'. In this case I…
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-かける in 出かける, 話しかける, 見かける, etc
Verbs of the form V-始める mean 'begin to V'. Is there such a pattern for V-かける verbs?
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Question about 突き挿す
Is 突き挿す misspelling of 突き刺す or alternative writing of it (it is not listed in EDICT or on dictionary.goo.ne.jp) or is it completely different word?
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How to use verb stem+始める?
I know you use verb stem+始める when you want to indicate that something started, so would this sentence be correct?
特にゲームをする始めます。
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気力がつきかけていた: What meaning does かける have here? And which つき is this?
頭のどこかで諦めてしまっている。体に力が入らず、何より気力がつきかけていた。
I'm not sure how to interpret the meaning of かける in this sentence. What meaning does it have here?
Also, is this つき 尽き or 付き?
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