Daily Thread: simple questions, comments that don’t need their own posts, and first time posters go here (May 10, 2024)

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1. context: after a long and difficult journey someone finally sits down to rest

   > 久しぶりに緊張がとけてほったした。

   I get that his troubles are 解ける being undone or something, but having trouble with ほったした. Could it be 放る? So like he’s undoing and giving throwing away his tension?

2. Hello,
   If you could dedicate your entire time on learning how would you plan your study ? any suggestions will be appreciated , thank you.

3. what would a cape with cliffs like this be:

   雄麗な断崖絶壁の岬

   the furigana for 雄麗 was ゆうれい, I can find that as a name but not as an adjective, so I’m confused

   EDIT: Context in image below

   https://imgur.com/a/4Lr5Ax1

4. > 彼は死んでいた。

   This means he is dead at some point in the past and this state continues until some other point in the past where he is suddenly not dead, right?

   > 彼はご飯を食べていた。

   This means he started eating his meal at some point in the past and he continues to do so until some other point in the past where he suddenly stopped eating, right?

5. What are some 略字 for 隻?

6. Hello I’m currently in JLPT N5 level

   Can someone explain to me why is it:
   jitensha **NI** norimasu and not jitensha **WO** norimasu? (translation: I ride [my] bicycle)

   Isn’t WO used for object of the verb? In this case ‘norimasu’ is the verb and ‘jitensha’ is the object of the verb. Help please I’m getting so confused and frustrated with markers! I have big test coming up soon. Please explain using hiragana or romaji only I’m very new with this so I still don’t know a lot of Kanjis 🙁

7. Can someone help with the conjugation of っする verbs like 熱する、発する、達するor 属する (doesn’t have っ but still similar). Like 発する in negative is 発しない and passive is 発せられない where its 属さない and 属せられない which seem weird. I just haven’t come across any textbook or app that explains these specific verbs’ conjuction rules. I use takoboto dictionary app but the forms seem to be completely incorrect. Thank you.

8. Hello!

   I’m working on Genki 1 Lesson 8 and I’m almost done with it.

   How do I ask, “Who does not do something”? Like for example:

   Lets say Mary does not cook, but I don’t know that. So how do I ask, “Who does not cook?” in Japanese?

   My first instinct was to say: だれが料理をしませんか. But in Genki 1 Lesson 3, its taught that しませんか invitation to do something together. So doesn’t だれが料理をしませんか mean, “Who wants to cook with me”?

   Is there more to しませんか than Genki mentioned? Can だれが料理をしませんか mean, “Who does not cook?” based on context? Or is there different way to ask, “Who does not cook?” in Japanese?

   Thank you so much in advance! I appreciate your time!

9. B responding to A

   A: おらあ　やんのかこんにゃろう

   B: そんなキバんないでさ　明るく楽しく　ほどほどにやろうよ

   Can kinda tell what it means by context but what exactly is キバんないで?