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03-08-2010, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by KyleGoetz View Post
1. You know, most people don't precede が with polite form.
Where did you learn that? Everyone does!

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2. You didn't actually use 欠く anywhere in your example sentence, so how can we answer your question?
He did use it though incorrectly. He said "じかんをかきません."
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Originally Posted by pacerier View Post
anyway regarding the word 欠く, can i use it this way:

じかんをかきませんが、おかねはありません
No, you can't. We use another word 事欠く for that.

「時間には事欠きませんが、お金はありません。」

However, if I may say this, it's probably too early for you to learn the word 欠く/欠ける. It's a much bigger word than you appear to think it is. If I were a beginner in Japanese, I would just say:

「時間はありますが、お金はありません。」
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