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Situation 1
At home, Ami is talking to her older brother Kento.
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ããŽæŦã¯ããĸããŽã§ããīŧ
A ã¯ã
B ããã
ãĸãīŧããŽæŦãŖãĻčĒ°ãŽīŧ
ãąãŗãīŧããīŧäŋēãŽã ãã
ãĸãīŧéĸįŊãīŧããã
ãąãŗãīŧãžããæŽéããĒã
ãĸãīŧã¸ãŧãčĒãã§ãããīŧ
ãąãŗãīŧåĨãĢãããã
Situation 2
Matsui-san had a meal at a restaurant with a subordinate, Yamada-san.
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____ãããéãåēãã
A æžäēãã
B æžäēãããŽåé
C åąąį°ãã
D åąąį°ãããŽåé
æžäēīŧãããįžåŗãããŖãããããŽãåēã
åąąį°īŧã¯ãīŧ
æžäēīŧãéãį§ãåēããã
åąąį°īŧãããããã§ããīŧ
æžäēīŧããã
åąąį°īŧãããã¨ãããããžãã
Situation 3
At school, Rika is talking to her senior student Hiroto.
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ãããã¯ãããŽåéĄãåãããžããīŧ
A ã¯ã
B ããã
ãĒãĢīŧããŽåéĄãåãããžãīŧ
ãããīŧãããåãããã
ãĒãĢīŧãģãã¨ã§ããīŧį§ãå ¨įļåãããĒããĻã
ãããīŧäŋēãæããããīŧįĩæ§į°Ąåã ãã
Situation 4
In the evening at the company, Saito-san is talking to his subordinate Suzuki-san.
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åąąį°ããã¯ã____帰ãŖãã
A ãĄããŖã¨ã ã
B å°ãåãĢ
C įĩæ§ãã
D ããå°ã
æč¤īŧåąąį°ãããŖãĻãã帰ãŖãīŧ
é´æ¨īŧã¯ããå°ãåãĢ帰ããžãããã
æč¤īŧããŖãã
é´æ¨īŧäŊãããŖããã§ããīŧ
æč¤īŧãĄããŖã¨čãããäēãããŖãĻã
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HI Could you tell me why the te form is used in this sentence?
ãĒãĢīŧãģãã¨ã§ããīŧį§ããããå ¨įļããããåããããĒããĻã
(instead of ããããĒãīŧThanks
(verb) + ããĻ indicates a reason or cause. It is typically followed by the speaker’s feelings.
The full sentence should be:
į§ãå ¨įļåãããĒããĻå°ãŖãĻããžãã (“I’m having trouble understanding it at all.”)
The speaker omitted å°ãŖãĻããžã since it’s obvious.
You could say åãããžãã, which simply states the fact and ends the sentence.
ãããã¨ãããããžãã
ãŠãããããžããĻã^ ^
I have a few questions about this sentence:
ãéãį§ãåēã ãã
Could you word it like this [below]? where ãé comes after the subject and subject particle:
į§ããéåēã ãã
My second question is why is it ã instead of 㯠since ‘I’ am the one paying for the food [in this example]?
Could you word it like this [below]? where ãé comes after the subject and subject particle:
į§ããéåē
ããããŧãŧ Yes, you can switch the word order.
My second question is why is it ã instead of 㯠since âIâ am the one paying for the food [in this example]?
ãŧãŧ You understand the meaning correctly, and it is why you should use ã.
ã works when you specify a person or a thing, such as “I’m the one” or “this is the reason”.
The standard form is ãéã¯į§ãåēããã- As for money, I’m the one paying for the food (not you or anyone else).
Thank you for the great explanation, much appreciated.
You’re very welcome! I’m glad I could help. đ
The definition of äē seems mixed up with other stuff / nonsensical:
äēã㨠(n) thing: 大äēã ãããĒã㨠an important thing; ã㨠converts a sentence into a massive noun: ææĨããããæĨæŦãĢãģããĢčĄãããã¨ã¯éŖãããããã It’s difficult to go to Japan tomorrow. īŧ’ææĨããããæĨæŦãĢãģããĢčĄããã㨒 works like a big chunk of noun); often used with a person: ãã¤ãŽãã¨åĨŊããīŧ Do you like Mai?
.. should be just “thing” ?
The word äē has multiple meanings. Roughly speaking, it can function as both a common noun and a formal noun. As a common noun, it means ‘thing,’ while as a formal noun, it helps form ‘it’ or a noun phrase.