Daily Thread: simple questions, comments that don’t need their own posts, and first time posters go here (June 14, 2022)

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1. What’s being said in [this clip](https://streamable.com/3roqo)?

   -「このパトスだ！」

   -「笑いながらお風呂入ってると不気味面」

   -「うっさい！」

   -「もう飽きたぁ」

   -「そうだよ、十分温まったよぉ」

   -「まったく、少し（unintelligible）」

   -「あれ、ルビーちゃんは？」

   Feel free to correct what I’ve already written down, obviously. Thanks in advance!

2. I understand how to list verbal phrases using ~たり but if I wanted to list two noun phrases like 趣味は音楽を作ること**と**写真を撮ることです。Is it okay to use と as **and** in this case?

3. In the sentence 「いちいち、サイズを変えないですむのだから」what does ですむ mean? Is it by any chance a typo of ですもの？

4. Regarding は and が particle placements, to say ‘*this morning is quiet because it’s the queen’s birthday*’:

   (1) 今日**が**女王の誕生日だから今朝**は**静かです

   (2) 今日***は***女王の誕生日だから今朝**が**静かです

   Am I correct in thinking (1) would be correct as an answer to a question like ‘*why is it quiet this morning?*’, because the が
   is emphasizing the new information or answer to the question?

   And then (2) would be more a reply to something like:

   ‘*It’s the queen’s birthday today, huh?’*

   ‘*Yeah it’s the queen’s birthday too, that’s why it’s quiet’*

5. Random question for u/Moon_Atomizer and any other mods who want to weigh in.

   I’ve been thinking about occasionally posting threads containing short passages from untranslated Japanese literature. Just to give people some quick and easily accessible reading practice so they could use their Japanese while browsing Reddit rather than just talk about studying or whatever.

   People could ask questions about things they don’t understand (and I’d do my best to answer all the questions), discuss the writing and the content of the story, etc. etc. Ideally, it would also serve to stimulate learners who haven’t yet taken the plunge into reading native materials to do so, introduce people to authors they might be interested in reading more of, and maybe just inspire people to get into Japanese literature in general.

   I’d (obviously) keep the passages relatively short, like a paragraph or two, to keep them firmly in the domain of fair use. People whose interest was piqued could then go out and find the full work if they wanted to.

   Would this be kosher here, or is posting any sort of small excerpt from a copyrighted work too much of a legal grey area and something the mods here would rather avoid entirely? Just curious, thanks!

6. What’s the difference between bakari denaku vs dake denaku? Thank you.

7. What does もの mean in the following paragraph.? (In brackets ) I can’t find any grammar guides for this specific usage

   活用には一定の条件が必要で、具体的には、(短期のもの)は5日間以上、専門性を踏まえた(長期のもの) は2週間以上実施したうえで、その半分を超える日数を職場での就業体験に充てたインターンシップを対象とします。

   Is it making the sentence more emphatic?

8. ＞人の分まで取って食べるなんて卑しい

   Which definition of 卑しい do you think this sentence holds? [https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/卑しい/#jn-15242](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/卑しい/#jn-15242)

   Would it be #4? Greedy?

9. I’ve been taught the phrase 私は食べたいです for “I want to eat” and 私は食べます for “I eat”. Could you please explain to me why 私は食べたいです ends with です though 私は食べます ends with ます ?

   My very basic understanding is that verbs end with some form of ます and that です means “to be”, so I don’t understand where “to be” fits into “I want to eat”.

10. Is there a correct way of dividing text to multiple parts when typing with the IME?

11. 幼稚園: Kindergarten is for YOU-ng CHI-ldr-EN.

12. What VPN does everyone use for Netflix Japan?

13. Kindly correct.

    花子は田中から告白された。でも、彼女はその告白に頭を横に振ってふった｡ “*Tanaka confessed his love towards Hanaka. But she turned him down by shaking her head sideways.*”

    I tried to come up with a sentence where I could use two of 振る’s definitions (*to shake* and *to turn down*) and this is what I came up with.

14. Is there a complete list of verbs that uses a specific particles? I’ve just finished MNN Lesson 25 and noticed that my weakest point is the particles. I also read Tofugu’s particle cheat sheet but it doesn’t help that much.

15. テレビを見るのはたべおわってから

    テレビを見るのはたべおわったから

    The goal sentence is the meaning:
    “You may watch TV if/when you finish eating.”

    The first sentence is correct and the 2nd sentence is wrong. Can someone explain why the first sentence is correct and the 2nd sentence is wrong?

16. I’ve seen the words 穢れた血 and 汚れた血, both meaning “dirty blood”. In this case, what’s the difference between 穢れた and 汚れた?

17. 現状を惜しむ声も出ちゃうよ

    Does 惜しむ mean “regretting” here? Also how is も working here?

18. What are some good novels to read for someone at the Beginner/Intermediate level? I’ve been taking Japanese Class for 2 years and have just recently started using Anki.

19. Best mobile apps so you can learn on the go in the bus? Other than duolingo..

20. Are there any good native japanese dictionary apps for android ? By that I mean a dictionary that explains the definition of the word in japanese without translating to english

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22. [先生は]ちょっと首を傾げただけで何のご用という風をしなさいました。- from a short story, 1955.

    On first glance, しなさいました looked like an unnecessary double to me. But in the story it’s not the only of these 連絡系+なさいます-combinations, so there will probably be some yet unknown form behind it. Technically it could be some honorific する verb -> “なさる verb” with the 連絡系 as noun.

    1) Could somebody please explain about it or maybe know some resource? 2) How is it different/Is it different from お+連絡系+なります? 3) Is ist still in use today?

23. How do I quickly repeat a Kana that does not require swiping (-a sounds) using the Google Android 12-key IME?

    Say I want to input はは. The only way I know how to do this is to have a long pause between the characters. Otherwise it becomes ひ. This is not required when a character needs to be accessed by swiping, like e.g. ここ.

    It’s pretty annoying and I feel there must be a trick?