Daily Thread: simple questions, comments that don’t need their own posts, and first time posters go here (May 04, 2024)

6 comments

1. Anyone have tips for getting better at making long sentences? I can understand a lot but when it comes to speaking or writing I just find it so hard to remember all the grammar I know and make complex sentences that use multiple nested sentences or when to use Te form vs tari or I’ll start with から and realize I mean to use し after the fact

2. This might be a bit of a stupid question,but I’ll ask anyway

   I’m curious about the strategy to learn Kanji,I know that it’s better to learn the *vocab* of a kanji rather than the readings alone,My question is: When I learn a kanji’s vocab,do I learn every single compound/word that contains it? Or do I just learn a few of them? I’d like to know the most effective way to learn so that I don’t have to start over! Thank you in advance.

   I hope this makes sense :/

3. > 町でまであと一日の道のりのところまで来た時だった。

   I was wondering does this imply they had one day remaining to arrive to the town or does this mean they had left the town and were traveling for one day?

   I think it means they have one day left to arrive because あと could mean “remaining” but this kinda thing gets me sometimes

4. How would I see “chicken” written on menus in Japan? I’m going in October and am allergic to chicken so I’d like to be really familiar so I don’t eat something I can’t 😅

5. I’ve been trying to read the Magic Tree House series in Japanese. I’m familiar with it from when I was a kid, and it’s low N3 level, so I’m able to push myself and enjoy myself at the same time.

   I really would like practicing listening though. Is there anywhere I can find the Japanese audiobook of the series (even on hard copy)? Audible won’t let me buy it. I’d prefer legal copy.

   If not, can you recommend any Japanese audiobooks that A. have a print/ebook copy I can follow along with and B. are at a children’s chapter book reading level? Graded readers are a bit dull, but I still would like Furigana in my print book.

   Thanks!

6. The use of 故 in this part: 現在のような日影者であるが故の不当な扱い, does this roughly mean: reason for unjust treatment (the reason being 現在のような日影者である).

   憲法に自衛隊を書き込むのは、自衛隊が憲法に違反しないことを明確にする、即ち、自衛隊が「違憲の疑い」をもつ《日影者》ではないことを明らかにするためだけです。それで十分なのです。

   警察や消防隊のことは憲法に書いてないでしょ。自衛隊もそれでよいのです。それだけで、現在のような日影者であるが故の不当な扱いがなくなり、不都合な扱いは、全部、法律事項になります。