おくにはいつかえりますか
お国はいつ帰りますか。
You're squeezing all the juice you can from a turd. Is that the kind of juice you really want?
For "this time", use 今回.
結構です also sounds rude. I would say いえ、大丈夫です。ありがとうございます。 instead.Okay. So, I'm trying to use my intuition with this one. You said that person B saying 「いいですよ。」 sounds rude when person A says「あのー、荷物を運んで上げましょうか。」Is person B being rude because he is blatantly refusing someone's help when it was offered to him? Would saying 「結構です。」in this case sound less rude, or is there not much of a difference?
You might be able to find some information in the following section.Or is there a thread here about recommended books written by Japanese speakers for beginners to advanced students?
Yes, almost always without any ambiguity.I know that 今度 can also mean "this time" or something along that line, but how can you determine if it means "this time" or "next time?" Can Japanese people easily sort things out if they have the context?
It's another typo of おくにには.Oh, I haven't thought of 国. Then, isn't it proper to say お国にはいつ帰りますか。Or is the original sentence still valid?
Yes, OKU can mean interior, like in the mountains or valley something. Kind of like inaka. (Same kanji as the kanji in Okusan). But it's a lame choice of word for an example sentence like this.おくにはいつかえりますか。
I have no idea what おく means in this sentence. Does it mean deep (that would make the sentence awkward)? Does it mean おく as in おくさん? My book says おく is similar to 田舎（いなか）. Is this true (I can't trust this book.)?
Usually it means next time. But in some cases, the appropriate translation would be this time. And, yes, like many things Japanese, it needs to be determined from the context. Like let's say you just got out the east exit of Shinjku eki with your friend to go out drinking at 7pm and you say 今度こそへべれけにならないように (Let's not get totally drunk this time...) vs if you said the exact same thing as you're stumbling back to catch your last train at 11:30pm when it would mean "Let's not get totally drunk next time."I know that 今度 can also mean "this time" or something along that line, but how can you determine if it means "this time" or "next time?" Can Japanese people easily sort things out if they have the context?
Unless you have social anxiety disorder.(1) It does not make sense because you would not be scared of a cheerful person.
Emos, goths, 引きこもり's, 非リア充's...1.2 goes against common sense, unless you like gloomy people more than cheerful people
#1 and #2 are both correct. まだ works fine there since it's naturally interpreted that the speaker is not talking about extremely simple ones.日本語は易しいですが、漢字は難しいです。（ ）覚えることができません。
（１）よく
（２）まだ
（３）また
（４）すこし
The correct answer is (1).
That's a relief. #2 was my first choice although I recognized both would work.#1 and #2 are both correct. まだ works fine there since it's naturally interpreted that the speaker is not talking about extremely simple ones.
My advise is still the same; do not trust the given correct answer in that book too much.
What is the difference between いらっしゃる and おいでになる? They both seems to be honorific expressions with similar meanings. Are there some nuances in terms of usage?
いらっしゃるの意味 - 国語辞書 - goo辞書Just a quick question.
What is the difference between いらっしゃる and おいでになる? They both seems to be honorific expressions with similar meanings. Are there some nuances in terms of usage?
Thank you as always.
It's said that 換える is used for "to change a thing to another thing" and 替える is for "to change a thing to a new thing", but the difference is subtle and they are often interchangeable. The former would be more common, but you can also use the latter. The meaning is the same, anyway.What is the difference between 「乗り換える」 and 「乗り替える」? Is the former more frequently used than the latter?
The reading is すいています, not あいています, in that sentence.Which of the following is closest in meaning to 「バスの中が空いています。」
(A) バスの中に人がぜんぜんいません。
(B) バスの中に人がほとんどいません。
My answer is (A) but the book says the correct answer is (B). I don't get it. Doesn't 「空く」 mean empty? What does 「ほとんど」 mean?
承知する also means "to permit/allow".Which of the following is the most appropriate usage of 「しょうちする」?
(A) 両親は留学するのをしょうちしました。
(B) コーヒーを飲むのをしょうちしました。
(C) 朝寝坊してご飯をしょうちしませんでした。
(D) たばこを吸うのをしょうちしました。
I have a vague understanding of the meaning of 「しょうちする」. Is it closer to the meaning of 「知る」(to know, as in to have knowledge of something) or 「考える」(to think, as in objectively in contrast with 「思う」) or 「分かる」(to understand, as in to "really" comprehend something in contrast to "just" knowing something)?'
It should be 今勉強している本より役に立ちますように. Your sentence is interpreted as an inversion, and ように means "in order to".凡人社から新たな本を買いました。今勉強している本より役に立つように。。。
(I purchased a book from Bonjinsha. I hope this one is more useful than the one I'm suing right now...)
Did I use the 「～ように」 correctly? If not, how should I change it?
Which of the following is closest in meaning to 「バスの中が空いています。」
(A) バスの中に人がぜんぜんいません。
(B) バスの中に人がほとんどいません。
My answer is (A) but the book says the correct answer is (B). I don't get it. Doesn't 「空く」 mean empty? What does 「ほとんど」 mean?
Hotondo means "almost." (A) is possible but usually when you say something is 空いています it means it's almost empty, not completely empty. So I think both are possible, but (B) is more likely.Which of the following is closest in meaning to 「バスの中が空いています。」
(A) バスの中に人がぜんぜんいません。
(B) バスの中に人がほとんどいません。
My answer is (A) but the book says the correct answer is (B). I don't get it. Doesn't 「空く」 mean empty? What does 「ほとんど」 mean?
Hotondo means "almost." (A) is possible but usually when you say something is 空いています it means it's almost empty, not completely empty. So I think both are possible, but (B) is more likely.
For example a common phrase of お腹が空いている doesn't mean your stomach is completely empty of all contents. It means it's empty enough for you to feel hungry.
The reading is すいています, not あいています, in that sentence.
承知する also means "to permit/allow".
承知の英語・英訳 - goo辞書 英和和英
It should be 今勉強している本より役に立ちますように. Your sentence is interpreted as an inversion, and ように means "in order to".
For example a common phrase of お腹が空いている doesn't mean your stomach is completely empty of all contents. It means it's empty enough for you to feel hungry.
It is easiest to just think of すいている as being the opposite of 混んでいる. A very commonly used alternate way of saying it is ガラガラ. In my line of work すいている is very frequently used. I have never heard it used in the sense of (A).
Inversion (linguistics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThank you for the correction, but what do you mean by "inversion?"
この前作文の宿題がありました。最近は漢字も習っていますが、書き方がわからなくて大変なので、全部ひらがなで書いて出しました。すると先生に「これからは漢字で書きなさい。」と言われてしまいました。