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[pacerier]

hi all, may i know the difference in this two phrases?

1. ano fune wa nihon made ikimasu
2. ano fune wa nihon ni ikimasu

 

[hirashin]

Hello. I'm Japanese.

There may be a subtle difference between them, but I think you can use the two sentences interchangeably in any case. You don't have to worry about the difference.

Hirashin

 

[Chellie]

おきるとおこすってはどうちがいますか。

What's the difference between okiru and okosu?

 

[undrentide]

おきるとおこすってはどうちがいますか。

What's the difference between okiru and okosu?

起きる（おきる）は自動詞（じどうし）です。
起こす（おこす）は他動詞（たどうし）です。
他動詞には目的語（もくてきご）が必要（ひつよう）です。

Okiru is intransitive verb. (to arise, to awake, for instance)
Okosu is transitive veb, and it requires an object. (to raise something, to wake someone, etc.)