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50 Japanese Particles
は (wa): Indicates the topic of a sentence か (ka): Placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question が (ga): Indicates the subject of a sentence に (ni): Indicates a location の (no): Indicates possession は (wa): Indicates a contrast between 2 items に (ni): Indicates time or frequency へ (e): Indicates direction を (wo/o): Indicates the direct object of a verb と (to): Used to connect and list up multiple items や (ya): Used to connect and partially list up multiple items など (nado): Used with や (ya) to partially list up multiple items も (mo): means “too”, “either”, “also” も (mo): both…and…, neither…nor… に (ni): Indicates the indirect object of a verb に (ni): Indicates the surface of a object where some action takes place で (de): Indicates the location of an action と (to): “Together with”, の (no): Indicates an apposition から (kara): Indicates a starting point in time or place より (yori): Indicates a starting point in time or place but more formal than から (kara) まで (made): Indicates a limit on time, space or quantity くらい (kurai): Indicates an approximate amount ほど (hodo): Indicates an approximate amount ばかり (bakari): Indicates an approximate amount で (de): Indicates a means or material か (ka): Indicates a choice or alternative を (wo/o): Indicates a point of departure を (wo/o): Indicates a route of a movement/motion に (ni): Indicates a point of arrival に (ni): Indicates an entering motion に (ni): Used together with a verb to express a purpose と (to): Used when quoting someone と いう (to iu): Indicates the name of something とか (toka): “something like” で (de): Indicates a limit or scope と (to): Indicates a comparison より (yori): Indicates a comparison より (yori): Indicates superlative くらい (kurai): Indicates a comparison ほど (hodo): Indicates a comparison in a negative sentence か (ka): someone, something も (mo): “nothing”, nobody”, nowhere” if used with an interrogative word に (ni): Used with a verb to indicate a change or choice をする (wo/o suru): Expresses an occupation or position でも (demo): Indicates emphasis でも (demo): Together with an interrogative word it means “anything”, “anyone”, any time” で (de): Indicates a cause or a reason から (kara): Indicates a source such as a giver, a cause or material に (ni): Indicates a person who gives something or who provides a service
Uranus in visible light
Credit- NASA
once everyone realizes we're made of waves rather than particles, which means we're all infinitely connected with each other and basically the whole universe, which means what you do to someone/something else affects you as well, we'll all start thinking more about our actions.
2024.04.14 Hour +2 🇰🇷 - Speech prompt
& Korean sentence structure
Speech prompt/English transcript:
When we finish planting, we will have a village feast. ~한댔다.
But, rice planting is in ten days. ~한단다.
I wish we could have a party first…
These days, my dad weeds every day. ~하신다.
I've tried it, and to my eyes it looks the same as rice. ~인다.
The weeding also hurts your back and wasn't even fun. ~다
So I just played in the water with my friends in the stream. ~다
Chanwoo's mother is Vietnamese, so he has a dark complexion. ~다
I think I'll turn jet-black after summer. ~다
A terrifying typhoon passed through our village. ~다
When the wind was violently raging, I was (so) scared that I couldn't even go out of the house . ~다
[Translating is hard and not helpful!! Move to questions!]
What happens when the rain stops? ~다
to create transcript: use Papago to get translation. (it allows you to skip the "translation" part of it even if you already understand what the sentence means.) For unique endings that are particularly well translated into English/I'm still learning them so I can't figure out a translation I'm satisfied with, I'll just add the Korean so that I know what ending to use and still build up some familiarity.
Basic Korean Sentence Structure:
source at the end.
subject + time + place + object + manner + verb
subject (-은/는 vs. -이/가) + time (from the largest to smallest units) + place (-에서 vs. -에)+ object (-을/를)+ manner + verb
some flexibility is possible, like:
time + subject + ....
omit the subject
omit the object particle (when the object is already clear)
All the components can move to any position in a sentence. However, this requires use of all particles. Particles clearly mark what is the subject or object in a sentence, so Koreans can tell what’s the subject or the object no matter what.
은/는 vs. 이/가:
The topic marker puts the emphasis on the verb while the subject marker places emphasis on the subject.
그는 고양이를 봅니다. →He sees a cat. (It emphasizes on the fact that he sees a cat.)
그가 고양이를 봅니다. → It’s him who sees a cat. (In this sentence, the emphasis would be on him, who sees the cat.)
my edit: 은/는: "out of all the actions a person could take, it's this action."
my edit: 이/가: "out of all people (or subjects), it is this person (subject) who does the action."
-에서 vs. -에
If it is where action is happening use -에서 (similar to "at/in")
If simply wanting to mark the location use -에 (similar to "to")
little friends with a lot to say
