Daily Thread: simple questions, comments that don’t need their own posts, and first time posters go here (April 13, 2024)

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1. In this sentence:

   私はあんまり自分のことを定義しきれてない部分があって

   What does しきれてない mean?

2. 不満なら、引き続き私についてきてもいいぞ.

   Is there any way this could mean if you’re unhappy, stop following me? Or does this mean if you’re unhappy, keep following me anyways?

   For some reason I thought “もいいぞ” could also mean “that’s enough already” but I’m not finding anything to support this claim.

3. I have a question about an example at the bottom of this [Tae Kim page regarding やる vs する](https://www.guidetojapanese.org/blog/2005/04/21/difference-between-and/)

   He translates「お前にこれをやるよ」as “I’ll give you this”, but strictly speaking, wouldn’t it be more like, “I’ll do this to you”?

4. my teacher wants to start Nihongo So Matome N4. some comments divided in 5 points.

   1/ we both are doing it to as polish for the N4 exam in July. (that’s my speak for saying that we are doing it for fun)
   2/ we only meet twice in a month. the book is daily, and throughout the most recent class we did only 1日
   3/ but N4 exam in July is not very stressful for me (sans Grammar+Passage Comprehension). doing well would be ideal. but given constraints, borderline passing is fine. that said am currently doing Nihongo So Matome N3 by myself
   4/ am currently taking JLPT N4 mock exams by myself. (remark: one question takes one minute to decide)
   5/ struggling a lot with N4 grammar passage reading. so, am going to go back to 3/ and do Nihongo So Matome N3 Reading.

   after these 5 points. what else should I do? or change? should I wait for JP teacher to realise that doing Nihongo So Matome N4, なんか興味がないじゃないですか？ should we go straight to JLPT N4, now, in April? or do I not rush things?

   N3 in December is next.

5. 1. Meaning of 1着持ってるけど楽だし良い？(けど here is throwing me off..)
   2. Pronounced 楽だしいい ?
   Attempt: lady bought a cheap dress which she wore once but lost it.. she wishes to wear this same dress made with polo shirts material..

   数百円だったから買ったけど1回も着てないのにどっかいったワンピース
   夏はこういうワンピースでポロシャツの生地のが欲しい
   1着持ってるけど楽だし良い

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   how to memorize 慣用句 ?

   memorizing 慣用句’s aren’t the same as memorizing 漢字’s, so using my usual tactic of just writing it multiple times a day won’t work unfortunately. i need to be able to memorize 30 kanji’s a week (for weekly tests), and 20 kanyoku’s (慣用句) a week too because of weekly tests. is there a proper way to memorize them? im thinking perhaps flashcards are my only option, but I’d love to hear other recommendations and advice from different point of views. thank you so much for any advice .ᐟ‪.ᐟ ʕ•ﻌ•ʔฅ

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7. Hi, was wondering what the best way to say “hometown” would be.

   Trying to explain to that I drove/dropped off my younger brother, who’s making a big move, to his “new hometown”.
   Does this make sense? -> 弟を**新しい故郷**に降ろした (Unsure if the rest of the phrase is even correct 😅)
   I’d looked up the phrase & saw the katakana “homutaun” 新しいホームタウン – which do native speakers use more often?
   Thank you!!