Wa and Ga explanation webpage?
I have been asked to explain wa and ga to a beginning student of Japanese. I can speak Japanese, and I can do it, but man that is a lot of work. Does anyone have a link to a webpage that has a good explanation?
Thanks for the help, guys!
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When I was in class and we had Japanese exchange students, I don't recall hearing them say it. They would either say あの～～～ or えと～～～。
Just curious.
Quite often, I think. I might say あの～ or ええと～/えと～/えっと～ when I am trying to recall/remember something while I am more likely to say ん～～ when I am trying to come up with an answer to some quistion to which there is no one correct answer as the one I gave as an example in my last post.
4 + 4 はなんですか？
What is 4 + 4?
えっと～......８です。
Lemme see.....８！
(雑誌（ざっし）にでているレベッカ・ロメインの写真 （ しゃしん）を指差（ゆびさ）して) これは誰（だれ）ですか？
(Pointing at a picture of Rebecca Romijn in a magazine) Who is this?
あの～～ほら、あの人（ひと）！X-メン の映画（えいが）に出（で）てる人（ひと）！
errrrrr/ummmm/oh oh oh oh*....you know....HER! The one in the X-Men movies! *depends on how you say it.
あの～could also be used when you are trying to get someone's attention.
あの～、水（みず）をもう一杯（いっぱい）もらえますか？
Excuse me! Can I have another glass of water?
あの～、カイル先生（せんせい）？ 夏期講習（かきこうしゅう）を受（う）けなければいけませ んか？
Excuse me, Mr.Kyle? Do I have to attend the summer school?
What about ”あの〜〜〜？”
That is what I have heard the most.
「ん〜〜〜〜それは難（むずか）しい質問（しつもん） ですね。もし一人（ひとり）だけ選（えら）ぶとしたら 、ASHIKAGAですね。」
LOL! Oh and thank you for putting the furigana in parenthesis next to the kanji, I could understand it so much better! I know it's a hassle for you guys, and I am working on the kanji situation!
I do not see the contradiction in the two paragraphs. Can you explain it to me? Are you saying that, in the first paragraph, the は is showing an inclusion, while in the second paragraph the は is showing the opposite of an inclusion?
You're right, Buntaro-san.
There is no contradiction. Tae Kim explains the difference clearly (in my personal opinion).
「JREFのメンバーの中（なか）で、一番（いちばん）セクシーなのは誰（だれ）だと思（おも）いますか？」
「ん〜〜〜〜それは難（むずか）しい質問（しつもん） ですね。もし一人（ひとり）だけ選（えら）ぶとしたら 、ASHIKAGAですね。」
ううん is straightout "no." うーん is written as the interjection you're thinking of, the one that gives us time to think on our feet. :cool: "hmmm....let me see...well..." :?
I do not see the contradiction in the two paragraphs. Can you explain it to me? Are you saying that, in the first paragraph, the は is showing an inclusion, while in the second paragraph the は is showing the opposite of an inclusion?
Practical Particular Particles from Tae Kim's Japanese guide to Japanese Grammar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_grammar#Topic.2C_theme.2C_and_subject:_.E 3.81.AF_.28wa.29_and_.E3.81.8C_.28ga.29
Wikipedia (Japanese Grammar)
Particles: Topic, thesem and subject: は (wa) and が (ga)
I went through this lesson & seem to have found an error. Can anyone verify?
Example 3
This is also another possibility.
ボブ： アリスは学生？- Are you (Alice) student?
アリス： ううん、ト も学生じゃない。- No, and Tom is also not student.
So why would Alice, all of a sudden, talk about Tom when Bob is asking about Alice? Maybe Tom is standing right next to her and she wants to include Tom in the conversation.
This directly contradicts a previous paragraph:
Example 1
ボブ： アリスは学生？- Are you (Alice) student?
アリス： うん、ト も学生。- Yes, and Tom is also student.
Notice, that Alice must be consistent with the inclusion. It would not make sense to say, "I am a student, and Tom is also not a student." Instead, Alice would use the 「は」 particle to remove the additional meaning of inclusion as seen in the next example.
Shall I notify the site owner?
It can also be used as filler when you're trying to think what to say next.
Can you give me a scenario where the 「ん〜〜〜」is used?
When I was in class and we had Japanese exchange students, I don't recall hearing them say it. They would either say あの～～～ or えと～～～。
Just curious.
What you're thinking is 「ん~~」, and that's like "uuummm."
ううん is pronounced as it is written and means "no."
What about ”あの～～～？”
That is what I have heard the most.
あの～～～ is used most often to attract someone's attention (commonly to ask a question).
It can also be used as filler when you're trying to think what to say next.
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