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12 Responses to “Particles #15 - Japanese Particles De and Kara Are the Right Tools to Get the Job Done!”
Wednesday at 6:30 pm
Mina-san,
When it comes to talking about what something is made of, de and kara can get a little confusing. Ask us any questions you may have here!
Friday at 1:05 pm
So it sounds like it would always just be safer to stick with で. Great lesson. Thanks a lot. These lessons are better than any book I’ve read about particles. Keep up the good work!
Friday at 11:10 pm
yeah the particals are sometimes hard to catch.
kara - because you have to hear the other words
Usually it means “from” tokyo kara nagoya
then it could mean there for , desu kara.
or sometimes just kara at the end of sentence.
the only partical i really dislike is O, wo
Friday at 11:25 pm
今わかります
包丁 = houchou - kitchen knife.
i just always heard “knifu”
Wednesday at 10:08 am
i didnt know you could say nani de… is it just like nande or are they different…
osake ha nani de tsukurimasu ka… does it sound unnatural to ask using tsukuraremasu,it is the passive form so wouldnt it make more sense in that context because youre asking what is sake made from
Wednesday at 12:19 pm
alejandro -san
nan de and nani de are the same.
If you really want to say “What is Sake made from” in a natural way, you have to say お酒は何でつくられていますか。Osake wa nani de tsukurarete imasu ka? or お酒は何でできていますか Osake wa nani de dekite imasuka.
I guess this grammar is too complicated for beginner level students (this course is targeting beginners), plus the target in this lesson is not passive nor continuous so to make this lesson’s grammar point clear I said お酒 は 何でつくりますか。(Literal translation: What do you made sake from? ).
Thursday at 9:52 am
ok, i get it..then is it bad to make this kind of questions in this section?
thanks
Thursday at 10:24 am
alejandro-san
Not at all. Your question is welcome!
Your sentence お酒は何でつくられますか is correct. But to sound even more natural, you have to change つくられます to つくられています.
Tuesday at 4:20 pm
What is the “no” at the end of the sentence “かぼちゃで スープを つくるの”. I understand the usage of the “no” in the previous sentence, however, I don’t think I’ve yet heard of this particular usage. Or is it the “no desu” contraction giving an explanation or reason?
Tuesday at 5:37 pm
Tess-san
You’re right. This “no” is originally a contracted form of “no da”. However this sentence-ending “no” is used to soften the statement and used mainly by women or children.
ex) Rainen, watashi wa nihon ni iku no. -I will be going to Japan next year.
You can find more detailed explanation and a sample sentence in the lesson notes of the previous lesson. (Particle series Lesson 14)
Wednesday at 4:30 pm
今日は!
my question is actually about the conversation that goes on while the lesson is being taught (where i learn quite a lot from also). when Jessiさん said she wanted to get good at cooking, i thought i heard her say うまくなりたい is that the same as when Naomi先生 said 上手なりたい?
Thursday at 10:11 am
アスラン-san
I said 「上手になりたい」 and it means same as 「うまくなりたい」
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