Can't you reverse-engineer what the dictionary form of ふさがって is and look it up in the dictionary?
No, it's totally wrong. What is the dictionary form of ふさがって?So would it mean something like : to apply kindness
Can't you reverse-engineer what the dictionary form of ふさがって is and look it up in the dictionary?
You ignored を見るように completely. Indeed 木, 見る and むかいあう means "tree", "to see" and "to face each other", respectively, but what is the function of を? Is there no difference between 木を見る and 木が見る, for instance? It's not enough to look up each word in the dictionary. You need to think about the functions of each word, otherwise you can't understand the meaning correctly.
How about 気持ちがふさがって, by the way? You got the meaning or it's still unclear? Any response to my reply, anyway?
Yes, that's the dictionary form.OK, ふさがる
So would the translation be like: a persons emotions does not leave ones feelings?
Would this be more of a negative statement?
塞がるの英語・英訳 - goo辞書 英和和英ふさがる【塞がる】
II 〔胸がいっぱいになる〕
それを聞くと胸がふさがる
It depresses me to hear it.
I'm afraid I have to say this, but that's a very basic point you have to get in the early stage of learning Japanese...I haven't really figured out the difference between を and が yet. I'll go on Kims site to see if can find out the difference.
OK, ふさがる
So would the translation be like: a persons emotions does not leave ones feelings?
Would this be more of a negative statement?
I haven't really figured out the difference between を and が yet. I'll go on Kims site to see if can find out the difference.
Then, how about 私がバナナを食べた? You don't seem to get it perfectly. What is the function of バナナ in the first sentence and かれ in the second?
Maybe: 雨がふっている
It's raining.
The ga here shows some kind of action?
Yes, that's one of the functions of が, but not the main function. I'll change the question. What is the function/element of "He" in the English sentence "He runs fast" or "I" in "I ate a banana"?が Ⅰunderstand has like 3 meanings to it.
1. direct object of certain verb
Yes, that's one of the functions of が, but not the main function. I'll change the question. What is the function/element of "He" in the English sentence "He runs fast" or "I" in "I ate a banana"?
Sorry, but I'm afraid you seem to be confusing yourself here.
You're saying that both が and を mark direct objects and have something to do with action. Does that make any sense to you?
Here's a question that you should be able to answer if you understand the difference:
雨がふっている is grammatical and does mean "It's raining", as written.
雨をふっている would be ungrammatical.
Why?
Here's another:
私がバナナを食べた means "I ate a banana," as above.
私をバナナが食べた (which likely wouldn't occur in this word order, but could, because Japanese word order has far fewer restrictions than English) would mean something much more terrifying.
What would it mean, and why?
You should make sure you're clear on this before worrying about the far more complex issue of transitive/intransitive verbs.
Thanks, I think I finally understand that part of "ga".This is the main function of が, and exactly why が is often called "subject marker".
Now you can see why 私をバナナが食べた（＝バナナが私を食べた） means something much more terrifying, right?
See the following page. It might be helpful than Tae Kim's site. (I believe that this function of が or を must be explained in the textbook you used in the classroom you attended previously, though)
The Particle Ga I