The Japanese language makes extensive use of honorifics and humble language in many situations. Let’s learn about them in this short article. Honorific suffixes are attached to the end of names, such as さん in 田中さん, and are often gender-neutral. Honorific suffixes also indicate the relationship between the speaker and referred individual’s and are often …
A Japanese adjective can be divided into two parts, a stem and a suffix. All adjectives fall under two categories: i-adjectives and na-adjectives. Adjectives ending with the Hiragana suffix “い(i)” are i-adjectives. I-adjectives are also categorized as A1. The second type is the na-adjective, A2. A2 takes な(na) before the noun that it modifies. Examples of i-adjectives …
Japanese particles shows the relationship of a word, a phrase, or a clause, to the rest of the sentence. If you have trouble keeping all the particles straight, let LingoDeer show you how to use them one by one. Topic marking particle は “は (ha) “is the topic marking particle in Japanese. It is used to …
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Welcome to the world of LingoDeer! LingoDeer was born with the mission to help beginner learners, so our courses are designed to meet requirements of standardized tests (JLPTN5-3) and match textbooks. We are proud to share a comparison between LingoDeer Japanese and two popular Japanese learning resources — Genki and Minna no Nihongo. Learning …
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As our healthcare workers are battling with the virus on the frontlines, we think one of the best ways to help them is stay home and use this time to learn a new language. Today, we are presenting you a special Italian lesson. Luckily, we have secured an instructional video from an Italian mayor, Gianfilippo …
The particles 이/가 and 은/는 이/가 and 은/는 are two of the most frequently used particles in the Korean language. At the same time, they are usually the most confusing particles for Korean learners. Subject marking particles 이/가 To sum it up, 이 and 가 are used to denote the subject of a sentence. 이 …
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