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Why do I sometimes see the しき attached to adjectives?

しき is an adjective ending that appears occasionally in modern Japanese texts and literature. However this is a remnant of classical (medieval) Japanese language. This ending carries the s...

Answered by Emily M. Japanese tutor
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What's the difference between the particle に and the particle で?

- Is used to indicate that someone or something is at  a certain place. で- Is used to indicatie that an ...

Answered by Emily M. Japanese tutor
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How do I talk about the future in Japanese?

Technically, there is no future tense in Japanese! A verb in present tense is exactly the same as a verb in future tense. So 大学に行きます could mean both I am going to university [right now] and I...

Answered by Nicola P. Japanese tutor
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What does this hiragana word mean たべもの

The answer is 'food'. The word is consituted of '食べ' the verb stem of 食べる, to eat, and もの which describes a thing or a physical object as part of this word. Together it literally translates as 'eat' 'thin...

Answered by Amelia M. Japanese tutor
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What are the differences between それ and あれ, そこ and あそこ?

それ and あれ both mean "that". それ indicates closeness of the thing to the person you are talking to, while あれ sug...

Answered by Hannah B. Japanese tutor
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