Originally Posted by chryuop (Post 646810)

Ladies and Gentelmen...I am going to make fun of myself!
But I will try to explain it...
隠す (かくす) is a transitive verb and means "to hide". Thus as a transitive verb it requires the を for what it is hidden. I wouldn't see it as "hiding from something", but more as "hiding your self/your body to someone/something". If you think it this way 雨に would represent what you are hiding from.
Always in my opinion (that I repeat might be as well be wrong) if the rain is the place where you are hiding from something or someone, than it would become a place where the action takes place, thus requiring で.
So the way I see it is...
私は雨に自分を隠す　I hide myself from the rain.
私は雨で彼に自分を隠す　I hide myself from him in the rain.

But wait someone with more knowledge than me to confirm or correct me.

Originally Posted by Theron44 (Post 647604)

Yes this looks right to me...
を- is a direct object marker 私はてがみを書きました。　I wrote a letter. Letter being the direct object to wrote.
に- is a marker for direction ex. だれに...　どこにいきますか？ To whom... Where are (you) going?
で- is a marker of an action took place. 私はとしょかんでべんきょしました。
If it was を instead of で, It would say I studied the library. I wrote it simply without advanced Kanji.
が- i don't really remember, but I use it before adjectives. 私ののどがいたい。My throat hurts. That is as far my memory goes after 2 years of Japanese courses and self study.

Originally Posted by Theron44 (Post 647604)

Yes this looks right to me...
を- is a direct object marker 私はてがみを書きました。　I wrote a letter. Letter being the direct object to wrote.
に- is a marker for direction ex. だれに...　どこにいきますか？ To whom... Where are (you) going?
で- is a marker of an action took place. 私はとしょかんでべんきょしました。
If it was を instead of で, It would say I studied the library. I wrote it simply without advanced Kanji.
が- i don't really remember, but I use it before adjectives. 私ののどがいたい。My throat hurts. That is as far my memory goes after 2 years of Japanese courses and self study.

Originally Posted by SHAD0W (Post 647346)

じっつはそのサイトがつかいませんでした。。

How long exactly have you been studying kana for? I have a degree, a college course and 2 jobs to rush around after and I managed to get kana down in less than 2 weeks with only 20mins study a day.

My memory is god aweful.. so if I can do it, you can.

Originally Posted by Keaton421 (Post 646383)

So give me a sentence using　はじめまして that's not a first-time meeting.

EDIT: Still waiting...

Originally Posted by Nagoyankee (Post 647650)

べんきょ　＞　べんきょう
私ののどがいたい <---- We NEVER say this. We say のどがいたい.

Originally Posted by Ningyou (Post 647678)

Well, that's what it's used for is when you meet someone, but you made it sound like it's only a phrase that certain people should use and that's not the case.

By the way, you don't have to get so offensive for no reason. Don't take yourself so seriously.

Originally Posted by Samuraizr0 (Post 647839)

kore wa yoi kangae desu!!!