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こんでいますので
I think こんで means crowed or busy.
But can you translate this for me, please.
I think こんで means crowed or busy.
But can you translate this for me, please.
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You are on the right track. こんで comes from こむ, usually meaning something like "crowded".
The ので means "because". A very important point to be aware of is that Japanese expressions meaning "because" come AFTER the reason, not before it like in English.
So that would be "Because it is crowded...."
yasuminode
gakuseinode
benrinode
himanode
In addition, "takai" is an i-adjective, and "ii" and "kuru" conjugate irregularly.takakujanaide
ikunainode
kunainode
Notice that those are all nouns, while everything else was verbs and adjectives? Didn't your materials say anything about use with nouns (or "adjectival nouns")?
In addition, "takai" is an i-adjective, and "ii" and "kuru" conjugate irregularly.
I prefer to help people with language questions by poking and nudging them into the answers rather than just handing them the answers. That usually takes the form of asking them questions about the things they asked about, hoping to lead them into noticing something and it often takes several back-and-forth exchanges. It works best when the exchange can proceed without gaps of several days.
There's a reason I asked if you noticed those were nouns. It has to do with wanting you to spot what was odd for yourself by contrasting them with the answers you had for the negative versions and by contrasting with the adjectives and verbs as well.
Class is actually moving rather slowly. If you find it fast, that's a sign you're not spending enough time reviewing and pounding the material into your noggin outside class. After over two decades in Eikaiwa you should know full well that nobody succeeds like the students who put in lots of work outside class and nobody fails like the bump-on-a-log students who apparently don't give it a single thought outside the class.