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Advanced Japanese II: “At the Same Time” Grammar

Started by tofugu · 10 months ago

The other day I stumbled across of a list of “at the same time” grammar points in one of my Japanese text books. I’m studying for the Japanese Proficiency Test, ikkyu level, so all the Japanese I’m learning now either appears only in writing or ... Continue reading »

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  • Chris

    1 year ago

    You're working towards Level 1? Wow, best of luck! Are you doing it this year? How did you do on Level 2 and do you have any tips for me as I'm working towards it this year?
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  • koichi

    1 year ago

    wait, you don't have to go for level two before going to level one do you? that would be lame.

    as per suggestions: Everyone (I hear) has problems with kanji. If you study lots and lots of kanji, you'll be okay. Basically, if you can't read, you can't pass :) If you only have time to study one thing, study kanji, and then make up the grammar as you go.
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  • Zane

    1 year ago

    Hehe, i've only just started to learn japanese, but anywho, good luck on your level 1 exam koichi, I hope it goes well.
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  • Ken

    1 year ago

    Hey~ this is a far more basic grammar point to be sure, but where does ながら as in 日本語を勉強しながら、働いています fit in to all of the above?
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  • koichi

    1 year ago

    Yeah, it does. I was thinking of including it, but like you said, it's a really common/basic grammar point, so I decided to leave it out.
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  • Onimusha Nosferatu

    1 year ago

    ah level 1! i think currently i could pass level 3 if i studied a lot, but after this semester/year it should be a breeze. i hope i can pass level 2 or 1 within 2 years so i can increase my chances of being accepted into this program. 法の勉強のかたわら why doesn't 'study" need a verb? i've never seen it w/o suru or yaru attached to it.
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  • Kirby

    1 year ago

    Woah... Japanese has levels? They should make a video game out of that. It'd be lulz.

    Check out what I'm talking about with Wallstreet Kid (NES)
    The objective of this game is to play the stocks! Yeah! Fun in the sunlit room... while doing work!
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  • Daniel

    1 year ago

    Ima Nanji Desu Ka?


    .....


    San ji desu :)
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  • Chris

    1 year ago

    No, you can skip straight to Level 1 if you want. Well, tell us how you go!
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  • Nozomi

    1 year ago

    Do you remember me?

    By the way, those are good explanations,
    I have never heard かたがた used though.
    You may know more japanese words than me XD
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  • Erin

    1 year ago

    Onimusha Nosferatu:

    勉強 is often treated like a noun, actually.
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  • Onimusha Nosferatu

    1 year ago

    yea, i know it's a noun, but to mean the verb in english you usually have to attach a verb to it. if you're nominalizing usually no or koto is added to the verb. i'm confused as to why you can just use the noun here. btw, kanji is spelt wrong.
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  • 巧

    1 year ago

    aw man... i thought i could just use "nagara"...
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  • Gaijin

    1 year ago

    Since I hadn't heard of some of these forms until now, this worked as a reminder for me that haven't been practising grammar enough … Thanks for the useful information!

    I was planning on taking ２級 in 2009, but since I seem to manage learning all 常用漢字 until mid-2008, I might as well aim straight for １級 …
    Then again, I'm not really in a rush or anything … since I'm only 15.
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  • aliene

    1 year ago

    Good luck on lvl 1! I'm just going to be lazy and try lvl 2 this year; might as well since I'll have to wait 1 more year if I don't try it anyways =x
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  • Loretta / 毛虫

    1 year ago

    Um, dude! the whole, がてら　Thing? I used it in a formal thesis paper about...my life...lol and during a conference with my professor she was like: um...where did you hear this? Its more used in speaking; its not appropriate for writing. Now, maybe this only so in her homeland of OSAKA, but you never know ;).
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  • rotobiajin

    1 year ago

    What the hell!? :D
    I'm starting to wonder ...perhaps I should get a certificate for my Brazilian Portuguese too... after mastering it to a certain level of course and one for my Spanish and Russian too... "wapanese" surely are putting back "enthusiasm" and "dedication" back in to "language learning"
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  • buririn

    1 year ago

    いろいろな文法ＮＯＴＥＳ教えてくれてありがとうございました。♪♪
    「ついでに」、「かたわら」、「一方で」のＮＯＴＥＳ習ったよ。（＾＾）ｐ
    あたしのＳｔｙｌｉｎ’なダチと話そうと思います！（笑）♪
    このブログ気に入ってのでよくＣＨＥＣＫつもりです。　コレからよろしくね～！☆★（／＾。＾）／
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  • Tyler

    1 year ago

    what's up with the picture? it has absolutely nothing to do woth grammar
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  • Erin

    1 year ago

    Tyler:

    Yeah... but it does have something to do with time, right?
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