Japanese Help Questions/Translations

[james1254]

Originally Posted by Scoob94P

Hi, how can you say 'I do not' or make a verb negative,
also how can i say 'something is...' for example I wanted to say 'kanji is hard' I've always thought it was dai'oh but i really don't know... :S
Thanks

For negative verbs:
in the masu form just change it to masen and for dictionary form take off the ru and add nai and for non-ru verbs change the last one to an あ　Sound　And add nai
Eg
行かない
行きません
exceptions for dictionary form when it is ru verbs it is sometimes different when the ru at the end is not taken off for negative dictionary it becomes ra
a couple of examples:
帰らない kaeranai
成らない naranai

[Scoob94P]

thanks a lot

[andrew2848]

Originally Posted by Nagoyankee

（私は）２年間日本語を勉強しています。

Change 2年間　to　2年半 to make it 2 and 1/2 years.

半 = half

Thank you very much!!!! this really helped

[idahime]

How do I combine 2 simple phrases containing no verbs in the same sentence？
like for example:

it is not a cat, it is a tiger.

猫じゃありません、トラなのです。？

たすけってください。
ありがとございました。

[Nagoyankee]

Originally Posted by idahime

How do I combine 2 simple phrases containing no verbs in the same sentence？
like for example:

it is not a cat, it is a tiger.

猫じゃありません、トラなのです。？

たすけってください。
ありがとございました。

猫ではなくトラなのです。
猫ではなくトラです。
猫じゃなくてトラなんです。
etc.

(In the order of formality.)

One last note. It's たすけて,　and not 　たすけって. Also it's ありがとう, and not ありがと.

[Jemmy]

does someone know a page where tha Kanji is in the order of the alphabet???

today i found a great page but i cant find it anymore!!!=(

[spontanenuphare]

Hi,
I'd like to know, how to translate the sentence "do not fear failure" in japnese. I tried to do it by myself but, it doesn't help much. Probably you guys are gonna be able to help.
Is it a way to have it ony in kanji ? (Id like to have it tatoo so the shorter, the better)
Thanks in advance.

[james1254]

Originally Posted by spontanenuphare

Hi,
I'd like to know, how to translate the sentence "do not fear failure" in japnese. I tried to do it by myself but, it doesn't help much. Probably you guys are gonna be able to help.
Is it a way to have it ony in kanji ? (Id like to have it tatoo so the shorter, the better)
Thanks in advance.

unless its a kotowaza saying you won't get it in only kanji. Why not chinese? you could do it in all kanji then.

[spontanenuphare]

hum, no thanks for the chinese alternative. But i only want it in japanese, it's the language i like. and moreover, it's a japanese friend who told me that once, so japanese language means a lot for it.
well i'll see want i can do. thank you!

[Nagoyankee]

Originally Posted by spontanenuphare

hum, no thanks for the chinese alternative. But i only want it in japanese, it's the language i like. and moreover, it's a japanese friend who told me that once, so japanese language means a lot for it.
well i'll see want i can do. thank you!

I don't understand. If the Japanese language means so much to you, why do you seem unwilling to accept the simple fact that in that language no sentence can be written entirely in kanji?