ledojaeger
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- 19 Jul 2015
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Hello. I was wondering about the uses of shi, koto ga au, and koto wa aru. Also, how to say 'I miss you', and a certain grammatical question about how to say 'I like it' minus the noun.
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１）「し」の使い方
I pieced together my own understanding of shi after hearing it many times and speaking it with friends. Correct me if I'm wrong: 'Shi' is kind of like making a list. In a sense, like 'kara' and 'node' in their explanatory nature, but maybe a bit more casual. For example, perhaps when apologizing to a friend, 「ごめんね、雨よく降ってるし、スーパーに行けないし、今日はケーキ焼けないね。」(Intended meaning: Sorry, it's raining a lot, and I can't go to the store, so I can't bake the cake today.) Do I have the right idea?
２）ことがある
This is just to make sure I have then right idea about verb forms and meanings.
行くことがある - occasionally/sometimes go
行かないことがある - don't usually go
行ったことがある - went/have been to （経験）
行かなかったことがある - occasionally/sometimes didn't go
３）ことはある
This one I'm less familiar with. What happens when I play with verbs like I do with koto ga aru above?
行かないことはある - does this mean 'I never go'? I faintly remember something like that from a textbook.
４）'I miss you'
After some searching, I still haven't found a definitive way to say I miss someone/something in Japanese. I don't think there is a word for it like we have in English and it may depend on context. The closest I remember is 「寂しくなる」, 'become lonely', or 「（友達）がいなくて寂しくなった」(You) aren't there so I got lonely. Is this the closest way to express that?
５）（私は）（何かが）好きです。
My question is this. I know you can omit 'watashi wa' and simply state, say, パンケーキがすきです！And the 'I' is kind of obvious (unless you really want to emphasize that -I- like them). Let's say we already know the subject is pancakes. Presumably, you could affirm and say 好きです by itself to just throw in that you like them, too. But if you say 私は好きです, first, is that correct to say, and second, does it carry an emphatic -I-, as if to say, 'Well, you may not like them, but I like them!'
A lot of my guesses are just that: best guesses.
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１）「し」の使い方
I pieced together my own understanding of shi after hearing it many times and speaking it with friends. Correct me if I'm wrong: 'Shi' is kind of like making a list. In a sense, like 'kara' and 'node' in their explanatory nature, but maybe a bit more casual. For example, perhaps when apologizing to a friend, 「ごめんね、雨よく降ってるし、スーパーに行けないし、今日はケーキ焼けないね。」(Intended meaning: Sorry, it's raining a lot, and I can't go to the store, so I can't bake the cake today.) Do I have the right idea?
２）ことがある
This is just to make sure I have then right idea about verb forms and meanings.
行くことがある - occasionally/sometimes go
行かないことがある - don't usually go
行ったことがある - went/have been to （経験）
行かなかったことがある - occasionally/sometimes didn't go
３）ことはある
This one I'm less familiar with. What happens when I play with verbs like I do with koto ga aru above?
行かないことはある - does this mean 'I never go'? I faintly remember something like that from a textbook.
４）'I miss you'
After some searching, I still haven't found a definitive way to say I miss someone/something in Japanese. I don't think there is a word for it like we have in English and it may depend on context. The closest I remember is 「寂しくなる」, 'become lonely', or 「（友達）がいなくて寂しくなった」(You) aren't there so I got lonely. Is this the closest way to express that?
５）（私は）（何かが）好きです。
My question is this. I know you can omit 'watashi wa' and simply state, say, パンケーキがすきです！And the 'I' is kind of obvious (unless you really want to emphasize that -I- like them). Let's say we already know the subject is pancakes. Presumably, you could affirm and say 好きです by itself to just throw in that you like them, too. But if you say 私は好きです, first, is that correct to say, and second, does it carry an emphatic -I-, as if to say, 'Well, you may not like them, but I like them!'
A lot of my guesses are just that: best guesses.
