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pacerier

先輩

1 Apr 2009

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• 1 Apr 2009

• #1

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

Sempai

Donor

8 Apr 2004

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• 2 Apr 2009

• #2

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

 

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Chellie

後輩

13 Mar 2009

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• 4 Apr 2009

• #3

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

Japa'n vagyok

18 Jan 2006

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• 4 Apr 2009

• #4

Chellie said:

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?

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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.)