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Can I always use 色々な or do I have to use 色々の sometimes?
On the web I can find many occurrences of both 色々な and 色々の.
色々な seems to be used more often though.
Can I always use 色々な and get away with it, or is 色々の the only choice in some particular cases?
If yes, which cases?
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when do I have to use naru hodo, and when do I have to use wakarimashita?
When do I have to use naru hodo, and when do I have to use wakarimashita? As far as I know, they both mean something like "I understand" or "I understood".
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Does タメ語{ご} mean "casual speech"?
A debate came up on the use of タメ語{ご} in this question, and I thought it was worth its own analysis.
The question is, does タメ語 simply mean "casual speech", or does it mean "speech between equals". Or something else.
The difference has implications…
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What is the implication when a gruff old man ends a sentence with わ?
In this question, it seems to me it was clearly established that わ, at the end of a sentence, is decidedly feminine. There was talk of a Kansai-ben わ with slightly different implications, but still within a range of femininity.
So, I'm reading…
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Is there a difference between 赤{あか} and 赤色{あかいろ}?
While studying Japanese I've met some problems with distinguishing some vocabulary.
For example we have:
赤{あか} = Red (color)
赤{あか}い = Red (adjective)
But what about 赤色{あかいろ}? Is there a difference between that and 赤{あか}?
Is the former just…
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Difference between チケット, 切符 and 乗車券
チケット (chiketto) 切符 (kippu) 乗車券 (joushaken)
All words mean ticket -Is there any difference among them? When is appropriate to use them or not?
The only one thing I found yet, is that the last one means passenger ticket or train ticket in detail.
Are…
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女子 vs 女の子 nuances
I was wondering when to use one over the other, when talking about a girl. I've seen 女の子 more often, but would like to know the nuances.
Interesting enough, I've only come across 男の子 for boys. But then again I haven't had the chance to read a lot of…
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How do I read 100°C in Japanese?
In English, I just read it "one hundred degrees Celsius".
In Japanese, I don't know how to read it.
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How is the "のです" working here?
目立つ事を恐れ、一緒でなければいけないという日本人が確実に減ってきているのです。
The strong feelings that Japanese have of being afraid of standing out and everybody having to do things together are starting to become less prominent.
To better understand this sentence, I tried to…
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けど usage in ”魔石灯”がいい例だけど、”魔石”は…
I know that けど is a colloquial form of けれども and that is used to connect two sentences with the meaning of "but, although" but in the following sentence I cannot understand its…
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Is Japanese that lacks proofreading likely to contain bad spelling or grammar?
Regarding written English that isn't proofread ... it's quality definately leaves alot to be desired. I would advise people against treating written English that wasn't professionally written (for example, mailing lists or Stack Overflow questions)…
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Fun with synonyms - "eternity"
What are the differences among the following two-kanji words that seem to mean "eternity":
永遠 {えいえん}
永久 {とわ}
永世 {えいせい}
永代 {えいたい}
永劫 {えいごう}
永永 {えいえい}
久遠 {きゅうえん}
悠久 {ゆうきゅう}
恒久 {こうきゅう}
恒常 {こうじょう}
長久 {ちょうきゅう}
無窮 {むきゅう}
Please include any other related…
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Can だ ever be used in a question?
I learned in Tae Kim's Grammar Guide that だ cannot be used when asking a question. But in the book Japanese Sentence Patterns for Effective Communication by Taeko Kamiya, I found several example sentences that used だ in a question. I also have seen…
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Difference Between "何も" and "何でも"
What is the difference between "何も" and "何でも"?
I have commonly heard that "何も" means "everything/nothing" and "何で" means "anything" until my Japanese teacher (a native speaker) told me that the difference between these two is that "何も" is only used…
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Is there a radiotelephony alphabet standard for kanji, similar to NATO phonetic alphabet ("alfa, bravo, charlie")?
NATO phonetic alphabet is used for precise dictation of English letters:
"A" is pronounced as "Alfa"
"B" as "Bravo"
"C" as "Charlie", etc.
There are similar alphabets for other languages.
There are only 26 letters in English, and still it's worth…
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