Some questions I have about Japanese
Nov 16th 2009 14:30
japanese
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I recently learned one the the euphemisms women use to refer to their period in Japan is 来客中. My main question is how are those 3 characters supposed to be read? らいきゃくちゅう? らいきゃくうち? The others involve different part of Japanese grammar.
The first one is なんて. I know it's used as a way to emphasize a statement, but are there other subtleties to it I should be aware of? Second would be the use of ありのまま. I have general idea, but what are some specifics I should be aware of?
Finally, I have a question revolving around how to use っけ. I was looking through the different example sentences for っけ, & took away 2 things. The first, was that it expresses someone isn't quite sure of what something is and is trying to remember, and the 2nd was it's use with mainly the plan form of です and the plain past tense. Is there anything else I should know about how to use っけ?
The first one is なんて. I know it's used as a way to emphasize a statement, but are there other subtleties to it I should be aware of? Second would be the use of ありのまま. I have general idea, but what are some specifics I should be aware of?
Finally, I have a question revolving around how to use っけ. I was looking through the different example sentences for っけ, & took away 2 things. The first, was that it expresses someone isn't quite sure of what something is and is trying to remember, and the 2nd was it's use with mainly the plan form of です and the plain past tense. Is there anything else I should know about how to use っけ?
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My main question is how are those 3 characters supposed to be read?（らいきゃくちゅう、です）
ごめんなさい、Koiyukiさんが書かれている以上のことは
思いつきません。(^^;)
■when you look down on someone/something, or feel embarrassed about something. ※you can replace なんて by なんか in this situation.
家事なんてできません。〈＝家事なんかできません。〉
(You make light of doing household chores.)
人前でダンスなんてできません。〈＝人前でダンスなんかできません。〉
(You feel embarrassed about dancing in front of other people.)
■as an expression of feeling with suspicion, unexpectedness or unbelief at the end of a sentence.
彼が死んだなんて。
(You / can't believe / are surprised at / his death.)
戦争がはじまるなんて。
(You / can't believe / are surprised at / outbreak of the war.)
■to connect two appositive things.
ハリー・ポッターなんて本は読んだことがない。（ハリー・ポッター＝本）
人の命なんて短いものです。（人の命＝短い）
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