Daily Thread: simple questions, comments that don’t need their own posts, and first time posters go here (April 05, 2024)

10 comments

1. trouble with this one:

   > 可愛い女の子におだてられるのは、いくつになってもむずがゆういものだ。

   Context is main character is getting thanked by some woman for something he did (but he didn’t think he did a good job with it actually).

   可愛い女の子におだてられるのは this part is like, being flattered by a cute girl

   いくつになっても this might mean no matter how many (times?)

   むずがゆうい this is just a jumble to me

2. Hi! Beforehand, here’s some context: I’m 22, and have been studying in a Japanese (language) school since late 2021. So far I managed to pass N4 only with textbook japanese knowledge last July. My daily routine starts at 5am with gym, then work, then japanese, then ends at 11pm. I started using Anki less than a month ago to review vocabulary and also learn about kanjis and intermediate level grammar, as I’ll apply to N3 this December.

   However, due to my schedule, I can’t seem to find any possible ways to insert more japanese into my life. My hearing and speaking are quite undeveleoped as I’m not used to watch movies/series/doramas.

   I would love any suggestions on how to immerse more into the language and maybe turn it into a necessity rather than a “side-quest”.

   Thanks in advance! And also sorry for any possible oversharing.

3. Why do Japanese do italic text like this? 「ｼｭｯｼｬ」is tiny. What does that mean?

   [https://twitter.com/pipi_srkw/status/1775695423426203652](https://twitter.com/pipi_srkw/status/1775695423426203652)

4. 短い質問があります。なぜこんな文章中に「が ＋ 受身形」が起こられますか。「を刻まれた」の場合は何違いますか。

   アニメを見た時にこの文章を見ました。「只野くんの黒歴史に新たな一ページが刻まれた。 」

   Why does “が ＋ passive form” occur in this kind of sentence? In the case of “を ＋ passive form” what will be the difference? The sentence i saw is from an anime.

5. Can somebody help me wrap my head around ～と**も**限らない？

   I feel very comfortable with ～と**は**限らない already, but changing は → も seems like it can sometimes (but not always??) completely reverse the meaning.

   Here’s the example I encountered (A has been getting threat messages daily, but so far there has been no follow-up action on them):

    

   A:「今はまだメールが来るだけだから」（割と馴れてきた）

   B:「いつ向こうの気が変わる**とも限らないぞ**」

    

   I’m 99% sure B is saying “we need to be careful b/c they might change their mind (and actually start doing something),” but only because of all the context I have. Without context, I would have immediately assumed the exact opposite meaning without thinking about it.

    

   Searching for an explanation, I found [this](https://ja.hinative.com/questions/16044441):

   > 「Aと**は**限らない」＝A以外の可能性（例外）を主張するニュアンス。

   > 「Aと**も**限らない」＝Aである可能性を主張するニュアンス。

    

   > 例:

   >「のんびりしてると、遅刻しないとも限らないよ」（＝遅刻するかもしれない）

   >「外に出ると、コロナにかからないとも限らないよ」（＝コロナにかかるかもしれない）

   > 「彼が嘘をついているとは限らない」（＝嘘をついていないかもしれない）

   > 「彼が嘘をついていないとも限らない」（＝嘘をついているかもしれない）

    

   Looking at this though, it seems that in my original sentence, B should have said「いつ向こうの気が**変わらない**とも限らないぞ」

   Can anyone help me untangle this?? The way ～とも限らない is used and they way it sounds to me are somehow super backwards :/

    

   —

   Edit: I’m actually curious about how いつ is used here as well, I think this whole time I’ve been reading the sentence as if it said **いつか**向こうの気が…

6. Is using furigana somewhat “cheating” when learning vocabulary?

   I’ve been trying to get better at reading kanji but I sometimes get stuck on a word until I look at the furigana, at which point I’m able to remember the word, specially if there’s context around it. I have this nagging feeling in the back of my head that by doing this I run the risk of not learning the kanji for that word or relying too much on furigana in the future.

   What do you guys think? Is it a silly thing to worry about or should I really try to not use furigana when learning kanji vocabulary?

   Not sure if relevant, but I’ve been using Wanikani and the Core 2k/6k Anki deck mostly. I know about 700 kanji but only around 2500 vocabulary words. I’m trying to shift my focus more towards reading now and building a bigger vocabulary.

7. How can I confirm that my order of an Anki deck is exactly how it was supposed to be? I am encountering some funky words like 頑張る around 150 cards into a beginner deck, before a single color or day of the week. Just want to check it’s right. The deck is the Kaishi 1.5k deck.

8. How do I improve my reading skills?

   I am currently enrolled in a language institute for the N5 course and we are almost halfway through the course. My writing is good as per our teacher, but whenever I try to read out a passage (mix of Hiragana, Katakana and Furigana) in the classroom, I stammer a lot and it just lower my confidence among my classmates who read out the passages very smoothly and efficiently.

   Everyday I try to read some graded reading books, but that also isn’t helping me much. I want to be able to speak out the words loudly and clearly without any interruptions, even if I don’t know their meaning.
   So, if you guys have any techniques or methods to improve reading, I would be really grateful if I can implement any of those and improve my reading skill.

9. can i use だでぃやなさん知らない？ the same way ask 財布しらん？

   (you know where Dady san is? do you know where my wallet is?)

10. Played League in JP server and found a new word やめたいな. Is the suffix used here is なあ？And can you explain a bit more on how it works? Thanks!