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The way it’s written then makes it a proper noun/固有名詞 too doesn’t it? :joy: I might have to start using it.

If I want to say I’m already used to something, would it be 慣れた or 慣れている?

[image] jinyu: If I want to say I’m already used to something, would it be 慣れた or 慣れている? 慣れている, I think, especially if you want to emphasis that you’re still used to it right now and that fact impacts how you act now. 慣れた would be more helpful for stuff like recounting a past event (e.g. ‘I g…

[image] jinyu: If I want to say I’m already used to something, would it be 慣れた or 慣れている? Just completing @Jonapedia ’s reply a bit: When you say 慣れた you are focusing on the process of becoming used to something. So if you just moved to Japan two months ago, people might ask you 「日本の生活どう？もう慣れた…

I was wondering if anyone had advice on referring to nonbinary people in Japanese? I’m working through the Genki workbook and I don’t really know how to answer questions about having brothers or sisters, since my sibling is neither. Can I use 同生? Jisho says it means sibling, but I get the impression…

There was a question about that a while ago, maybe the answers already help you? [image] Referring to older nonbinary sibling when talking to others Japanese Language I feel like I should be able to find this in a search but I am failing. My son is writing a paragraph in…

Ah, yeah, that’s helpful. Thank you!

The best way to find the accurate meaning of a vocab is using a Jap-Jap dictionary, right? Especially, when there are two or more vocab that have the same meaning in other langauges. Or is there any other approach?

The gesture known as “air quotes” that kinda represents the shape of the quotation marks used in English, is there an equivalent gesture used among Japanese speakers that kinda looks like 「」?

[image] KickSixx: The gesture known as “air quotes” that kinda represents the shape of the quotation marks used in English, is there an equivalent gesture used among Japanese speakers that kinda looks like 「」? Good question! I’d be thrilled to be contradicted, but it doesn’t seem like it – I …

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There was a question about that a while ago, maybe the answers already help you?

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