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Potential + gomennasai, more

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andycarmenjapanese8100
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Potential + gomennasai, more

Postby andycarmenjapanese8100 » June 29th, 2014 7:02 am

I56:

驚かせてごめんなさい。実は、アグネスさんがデザイナーだって聞いて、折り入ってお願いがあるんですけど…
Odorokasete gomennasai. Jitsu wa, Agunesu-san ga dezainā da tte kiite, oriitte o-negai ga aru n desu kedo....
I'm sorry to surprise you. Actually, I heard that you were a designer and I have a rather serious favor to ask you.


Why is this potential form?

"I have the ability to surprise you, sorry."

Does this construction work with other potentials too? "Odorokasu koto ga dekite gomennasai"?

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Re: Potential + gomennasai, more

Postby community.japanese » June 29th, 2014 7:58 am

andy san,

andycarmenjapanese8100 wrote:驚かせてごめんなさい。


It’s not potential but causative.
Potential of 驚くis 驚ける.
驚かせるis causative of 驚く.

頑張ってください。  :D

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Re: Potential + gomennasai, more

Postby andycarmenjapanese8100 » June 30th, 2014 1:15 am

Got it. Thanks.

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Re: Potential + gomennasai, more

Postby community.japanese » June 30th, 2014 3:05 am

どういたしまして。

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