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Blutorange — Fri, 14 May 2010 16:40:03 GMT

said ??????

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	うどんはどうでしょう？ udon wa dou deshou? How about some Udon?		うどんはどうでしょう？ udon wa dou deshou? How about some Udon?

-	==said といいました==	+	==said といいました/と言いました==

Blutorange — Fri, 14 May 2010 16:37:20 GMT

and (then) ???

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	[http://thejapanesepage.com/readarticle.php?article_id=17 more on power words]		[http://thejapanesepage.com/readarticle.php?article_id=17 more on power words]

-	== and (then) そして ==	+	== and (then) そして/然して ==

	そして soshite - connecting phrases. そして is generally used at the start of		そして soshite - connecting phrases. そして is generally used at the start of

Blutorange — Fri, 14 May 2010 16:35:39 GMT

For example ????

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	watashi wa neko no hou ga inu, yori suki		watashi wa neko no hou ga inu, yori suki

-	==For example たとえば==	+	==For example たとえば/例えば==

	Anytime you want to make an illustration or give an example this is the phrase to use.		Anytime you want to make an illustration or give an example this is the phrase to use.

Blutorange — Fri, 14 May 2010 16:34:58 GMT

better / worse than ?????????

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	NOTE: The ta form is the past form. (But obviously no past meaning is intended here.) Observe that the English equivalent "It would be better" or "You had better" gramatically speaking uses the past tense as well, altough it expresses no past meaning.		NOTE: The ta form is the past form. (But obviously no past meaning is intended here.) Observe that the English equivalent "It would be better" or "You had better" gramatically speaking uses the past tense as well, altough it expresses no past meaning.

-	==better / worse than より、のほうがいい==	+	==better / worse than より、のほうがいい/の方が良い==

	This has the same hou ga ii as above. But here we using it to compare things. Also we will introduce yori (less than).		This has the same hou ga ii as above. But here we using it to compare things. Also we will introduce yori (less than).

Blutorange — Fri, 14 May 2010 16:34:05 GMT

~??????

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-	==～たほうがいい==	+	==～たほうがいい/～た方が良い==

	When giving advice this is useful.		When giving advice this is useful.

Blutorange — Fri, 14 May 2010 16:32:32 GMT

~??????

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	It would be better to ask (someone).		It would be better to ask (someone).

-	NOTE: The ta form is ~~the same as~~ the past ~~tense~~. (But obviously ~~it is not~~ past here)	+	NOTE: The ta form is the past form. (But obviously no past meaning is intended here.) Observe that the English equivalent "It would be better" or "You had better" gramatically speaking uses the past tense as well, altough it expresses no past meaning.

	==better / worse than より、のほうがいい==		==better / worse than より、のほうがいい==

Paul b — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 08:09:17 GMT

? (part 2)

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	Our lives are easy thanks to technology but the environment is also important.		Our lives are easy thanks to technology but the environment is also important.

-	* が is primarily used in written language	+	* が is primarily used in written/formal language

-	けど, けれど etc are better in spoken Japanese.	+	けど, けれど etc are better in casual/normal spoken Japanese.

	* が is not a very strong 'but'.		* が is not a very strong 'but'.

Paul b — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 16:33:16 GMT

Negative adjectives: moving

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	To review the 3 types of verbs click [http://thejapanesepage.com/readarticle.php?article_id=13 here].		To review the 3 types of verbs click [http://thejapanesepage.com/readarticle.php?article_id=13 here].
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-	~~==Negative adjectives==~~
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-	we say `not red` to show an absence of that color in English. In Japanese as with the verbs, the adjective`s ending is modified with a negative ending. You will notice a great similarity with the verbal endings.
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-	~~With `i` adjectives the `i` changes to a `ku` before adding the `nai`...<br>~~
-	~~そのりんごは赤くない。sono ringo wa akakunai. That apple isn`t red.~~
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-	~~`na` adjectives simply drop the `na` (which is really only used before nouns) and add `ja nai` or `ja arimasen` (or dewa nai & dewa arimasen)...<br>~~
-	~~私は、きれいじゃない。watashi wa kirei ja nai. I am not pretty.~~
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-	~~To learn more about adjectives click [http://thejapanesepage.com/readarticle.php?article_id=8 here].~~

Paul b — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:27:28 GMT

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	wareware no me wa an'yami ni nareru no ni jikan ga kakarimasu.<br>		wareware no me wa an'yami ni nareru no ni jikan ga kakarimasu.<br>
	Our eyes take time to adjust to the darkness.		Our eyes take time to adjust to the darkness.
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		+	===が (part 2)===
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		+	Previously we dealt with the use of が as the subject particle. However it can also be used to join two sentences like 'but'.
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		+	科学技術のおかげで私達の生活は楽ですが、環境も大切です。<br>
		+	kagakugijutsu no okagede watashitachi no seikatsu wa raku desu ga, kankyou mo taisetsu desu.<br>
		+	Our lives are easy thanks to technology but the environment is also important.
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		+	* が is primarily used in written language
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		+	けど, けれど etc are better in spoken Japanese.
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		+	* が is not a very strong 'but'.
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		+	In other words it can be used like 'and' as well without the sense of contrast.
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		+	* ですが, だが can be used at the start of sentences.
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		+	彼女の手は小さいです。だがピアノが弾けないほど小さくはないです。<br>
		+	kanojo no te wa chiisai desu. daga piano ga hikenai hodo chiisaku wa nai desu.<br>
		+	Her hands are small, but not so small that she can't play the piano.

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	'''Continue to [[Grammar page 6\|lesson 6]] Go back and review [[Grammar page 4\|lesson 4]]'''		'''Continue to [[Grammar page 6\|lesson 6]] Go back and review [[Grammar page 4\|lesson 4]]'''

Paul b — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 07:45:11 GMT

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-	The ~~fourth~~ page of the grammar [[Lessons\|lessons]].	+	The fifth page of the grammar [[Lessons\|lessons]].
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