I will introduce an interesting concept called consciousness & unconsciousness verb which you might not be aware yet. So what is it? Here is some explanation about it. Consciousness verb: the action from the “verb” which can be controlled by the person who conducts it. Unconsciousness verb: the action from the “verb” which cannot be […]
We have been learning the “授受表現” for a few weeks. Students should know that there is a kind of emotion about “offering a benefit to somebody” included in this structure. However, many students usually misunderstanding this “benefit”. Therefore, Today I will introduce some typical mistakes that students are liable to make. Wrong example 1: […]
This week I will introduce the expression about “receive (くれる/くださる)”. Let’s have a look at the structure first. Giver が/は + receiver に (etc.) + item + くれる/くださる Example: マリさんは私の妹に絵本をくれました。(Mary gave my sister a picture book.) If it is clear to identify the receiver, usually it is not necessary to mention the […]
Last week we have learned that you should use “さしあげる” instead of “あげる” when you give an item to someone superior such as your supervisor. However, it sounds like you are very pushy and it might end up making your supervisor uncomfortable. Therefore, instead of “さしあげる”, you could alter the sentence a bit as below. […]
As shown in the title, today I will talk about the give and take of an item. Similar to the action, there are two rules need to be born in mind. – the direction of the item going – who present the item あげる・くれる あげる: the item goes out from the speaker くれる: the […]
What I will introduce today is probably the most confusing part for most Japanese learner. It is called “授受(じゅじゅ)表現” or “give and receive”. As we all know, “あげる” means give, “もらう” means receive and “くれる” means give. In contrast, the conversion of “〜てあげる、〜てもらう、〜てくれる” is the form of giving and receive of action, and this is […]
Except for the prohibition, “ないでください” can also be used as a form of request. However, you would find that the structure is exactly same with we have learned before which probably makes you confused. Thus, practice is necessary to distinguish the difference. Let’s have a look at the following examples. A: コーヒーでも飲みませんか。(Would you want some […]
We are planning to do a Japanese “ORIGAMI” culture class on the 22nd of July. This culture class is for all levels. We will learn how to make many different things by ORIGAMI. It is going to be fun please join! We will need to charge $10 for Awesome Japanese students to cover materials and […]
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Last week we have learned the basic form of “ないでください” and the nuance under different circumstances. Today I will introduce the ways of response for such nuance respectively. First, let’s have a brief review. Imagine that you are in a museum. You have been told that do not touch the articles. – すみませんが、この会場では品物に触らないでください。 […]