Japanese Help Questions/Translations

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can u teach me japanese.

[Sachiko]

Originally Posted by Debezo

余暇 yoka
自由時間 jiyuu-jikan

Domo arigatou!

(^.^)

[Debezo]

Originally Posted by anrakushi

i did some reading at a bit more of an intense forum then this, on the topic and it seems no one has pointed out the difference. they just kept stating that 好き／嫌い are exceptions to the が＋形容詞 (ga + adjective) rule and they allow for を to be used as well.

a common construct you will see is 何を好きに成った (i became to like 'something') you will usually see 何が好きです as the format for saying 'I like something'

strictly speaking, 'wo sukida' is a wrong sentence. wo need a transitive verb.
however it's ok in modern japanese, maybe because some adjective derived from a transitive verb.
好く suku (verb) -> sukida (adj)
嫌う kirau (verb) -> kiraida (adj)
欲す hossu (verb) -> hoshii (adj)
etc...

well, old men might say "wo sukida is wrong!".

[anrakushi]

yeah unfortunately language doesn't follow rules very much.. look at english ><
I did find in my grammar book though, maybe two months ago, an explanation for a small difference in the meaning of 何を好きだ／何が好きだ i wish i could find it. but yeah the old style placed が but modern japanese has been changing and を is becoming more and more common.

[Sitron]

What does "kimashita mean?

[anrakushi]

来ました - きました - kimashita
the polite past tense on the verb 来る - くる - kuru - 'to come'
so.. it means 'came' in the simplest meaning of the word.

[Sitron]

Originally Posted by anrakushi

来ました - きました - kimashita
the polite past tense on the verb 来る - くる - kuru - 'to come'
so.. it means 'came' in the simplest meaning of the word.

Thank you!

Do you also know what shiteiruto, and nakakara mean?

[Sachiko]

hello,
today i just received the WORST new ever!!!
my sensei is leaving. There are only 3 people in my class atm so we all broke down crying....
anyway what I'm wondering is can anyone help me, as atm we're writing her card and we can't quite remember how to say : we will miss you !!!!
all I can remember is; I miss you... 君がいないので寂しい, (hmm i think that's right.)
ah man, it's sooo annoying!

anyway if you could help we'd be forever in your debt... also if anyone knows any other 'niceties' can you let us know.

domo arigatou.
sachiko, haruka & ayaka.
xx

[Serenity]

I've been arguing this with a friend of mine, she says "7, 8, and 9" is roku, nana Hachi. She thinks goru is 7 nana is 8, and hachi is nine.

I think it is ichi, ni, san, shi, go, roku, nana, hachi, and kyuu. As in 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. Who is right?

[anrakushi]

Originally Posted by Sitron

Thank you!

Do you also know what shiteiruto, and nakakara mean?

it is better to see these words used in sentences

中 + から - from inside/middle/amoung

していると - している (to be doing)　＋　と (partical, marks a condition that brings about an uncontrollable state)

i suggest you learn kana and begin to recognise where nouns/verbs etc are within a sentence. this grammar above is pretty basic beginner stuff, especially the 中から

Originally Posted by Serenity

I've been arguing this with a friend of mine, she says "7, 8, and 9" is roku, nana Hachi. She thinks goru is 7 nana is 8, and hachi is nine.

I think it is ichi, ni, san, shi, go, roku, nana, hachi, and kyuu. As in 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. Who is right?

1.　一 ichi 　2.　二 ni 　3.　三 san 　4.　四 yon/shi 　5.　五 go　 6.　六 roku 　7.　七 shichi/nana 　8.　八 hachi 9.　九 kyuu/ku　 10　十 jyuu