Counting and Counters http://www.nnj.co.jp/P/002/
Japanese pronounces a language in a basis "kana-50-on".
But there is a word to change according to an idiomatic rule. It is a numeral. Japanese numeral is a word showing the meaning by number and unit character.
The unit character varies with object word.
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Intransitive vs Transitive Verb Pairs http://www.sf.airnet......MPq0e.html
The rule is simple. The verb suru (to do) means transitivity, and the verb aru (to be) means intransitivity. They were attached to other verbs long ago to show transitivity and intransitivity. They are also related to the causative and passive forms.
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sci.lang.japan Verb Info http://www.sljfaq.or......tive_verbs
Japanese has a large variety of related pairs of transitive (take a direct object) and intransitive (do not take a direct object) verbs, such as hajimaru (to begin) and hajimeru (to begin). For example,
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Learn Japanese Language http://www.learn-jap......akana.com/
Learn to speak, read, and write Japanese language - Kanji, Hiragana, and Katakana Symbols
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Causative, Passive Verb Forms http://www.yookoso.c......&pagenum=1
Yookoso! is a portal for those who study Japanese language (Nihongo) and writing (Kanji) and those who want to travel to Japan or learn more about Japanese culture, life, music (JPOP) and more
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Yamasa Online J-Class http://www.yamasa.or......index.html
Learn Japanese with the Online Center for Japanese Studies, Japan's leading distance learning JSL programs
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Suffixes & Conjunctions http://www.as.ua.edu......ammar1.htm
Name suffix -san
The name suffix "san" can be used after first names or family names to represent "Mr.," "Miss" or "Mrs." It is very important to not use it for your own name! Notice in the dialog that Carlos uses "san" for greeting Mr. Tanaka, and Aiko does not introduce herself using "san."
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Particles, Family, and Plurals http://www.as.ua.edu......ammar3.htm
Most Japanese parents address their young children using an abbreviated form of the first name plus -kun for boys or -chan for girls. Using the name suffix -san (Mr/s.) would be weird! First names that are three or four hiragana characters long are usually abbreviated to two characters plus the name suffix:
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Interrogatives http://www.griffith.......usage.html
There are two ways to make interrogative questions.
The first expression starts with...
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Some Things to Remember http://www.griffith.......opics.html
Grammatically, one of the most misunderstood Japanese words by basic learners may be 「すき」. 「すき」is believed to be an equivalent verb of the English "to like".
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Japanese on-line http://www.hesjapanese.com
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