When an i-adjective is used before a noun, it is not the sentence predicate, so it does not have a polite form (ie. don’t add “desu”). Because sentences with i-adjective predicates are complete with or without “desu”, it is easy to misunderstand this to mean that “desu” simp...
- Eiga o miru no ga suki nanode, soreni eiga no resenshū o tsukurunoni jikan ga kakarimasu. (I love watching movies, so in addition to that, it takes time to create movie reviews.) - Shigoto ga ōkikute, soreni yakyū no shiai ni sanka surunoni wa muri desu. (Work is busy, ...
But "moshi moshi" is an odd phrase. It doesn't mean "hello" literally. And there's a reason it's mostly (but not always) used on the phone. What Does Moshi Moshi Mean? When Should You Use Moshi Moshi? Other Ways to Start a Japanese Phone Conversation ...
(Kobayashi-san no heya ni wa nani ga arimasu ka.) Peter: Ms. Kobayashi, what do you have in your room or what is there in your room? Now let’s take a look at the sentence. Break it down, first we have Sakura: 小林さん (Kobayashi-san) Peter: Now this teacher is of higher ...
ALICE: What does a man look like? and Human: How was the party? ALICE: I can enjoy almost any conversation. Human: I said party. ALICE: What did you mean by it? Party on. Human: Let's party! ALICE: I like parties. Human: So how was it? ALICE: Er. I c...
I had the impression that it means "very" (from arigatou gozaimasu) but the podcast I'm listening to opens with Japanese Podu ichi-maru-ichi de gozaimasu (JapanesePod101). In this context, what does gozaimasu mean? And what are the different uses of the word?