{"id":365,"date":"2010-04-20T05:44:42","date_gmt":"2010-04-20T05:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=365"},"modified":"2010-04-21T05:44:58","modified_gmt":"2010-04-21T05:44:58","slug":"interrogative-%e3%81%8b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/interrogative-%e3%81%8b\/","title":{"rendered":"Interrogative + \u304b\u30fb\u3067\u3082"},"content":{"rendered":"

The use of\u00a0the interrogative \u306a\u306b <\/strong>(what)\u00a0+ \u304b<\/strong> can mean “something” or “anything” :<\/p>\n

\u4f55\u304b\u98f2\u307f\u307e\u305b\u3093\u304b<\/strong> = Would you like to drink anything\/something?<\/p>\n

(\u306a\u306b\u304b\/\u4f55\u304b<\/strong> = anything\/something. \u306e\u307f\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3059\/\u98f2\u307f\u307e\u305b\u3093\u307e\u3059<\/strong> = would you like to drink. \u304b<\/strong> = question marking particle)<\/p>\n

\u3060\u308c\u00a0<\/strong>(who)\u00a0+ \u304b<\/strong> can mean “someone” :<\/p>\n

\u8ab0\u304b\u3092\u304a\u5f85\u3061\u3067\u3059\u304b<\/strong> = Are you waiting for someone?<\/p>\n

(\u3060\u308c\u304b\/\u8ab0\u304b<\/strong> = someone. \u3092<\/strong> = particle. \u304a<\/strong> = honorific prefix. \u307e\u3061\u3067\u3059\/\u5f85\u3061\u3067\u3059<\/strong> = wait. \u304b<\/strong> = question marking particle)<\/p>\n

\u306a\u305c<\/strong> (why, how) + \u304b<\/strong> can mean “somehow” or “for some reason” :<\/p>\n

\u306a\u305c\u304b\u753a\u7530\u3055\u3093\u304c\u3059\u304d\u3058\u3083\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093<\/strong> = For some reason I don’t like Mr. Machida<\/p>\n

(\u306a\u305c\u304b<\/strong> = somehow. \u307e\u3061\u3060\/\u753a\u7530<\/strong> = Machida. \u3055\u3093 <\/strong>= Mr. \u304c<\/strong> = ga particle. \u3059\u304d\u3058\u3083\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093<\/strong> = don’t like)<\/p>\n

\u3044\u3064<\/strong> (when)\u00a0+ \u3067\u3082 <\/strong>= anytime, whenever<\/p>\n

\u3044\u3064\u3067\u3082\u3044\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3088<\/strong> = Whenever\/anytime is good\/ok<\/p>\n

(\u3044\u3064\u3067\u3082 <\/strong>= whenever. \u3044\u3044<\/strong> = good. \u3067\u3059<\/strong> = is. \u3088<\/strong> = emphatic particle.)<\/p>\n

\u306a\u3093<\/strong> (what) + \u3067\u3082<\/strong> = anything\/everything\/whatever<\/p>\n

\u4f55\u3067\u3082\u98df\u3079\u307e\u3059\u3088<\/strong> =\u00a0I will\u00a0eat everything<\/p>\n

(\u306a\u3093\u3067\u3082\/\u4f55\u3067\u3082<\/strong> = everything. \u305f\u3079\u307e\u3059\/\u98df\u3079\u307e\u3059<\/strong> = will eat. \u3088<\/strong> = emphatic particle)<\/p>\n

The general rule is : an interrogative + \u304b<\/strong> will mean something, someone, sometime etc. but an interrogative + \u3067\u3082<\/strong> will mean anything\/everything\/whatever\/anyone\/whoever\/anytime\/whenever, depending on the interrogative word.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The use of\u00a0the interrogative \u306a\u306b (what)\u00a0+ \u304b can mean “something” or “anything” : \u4f55\u304b\u98f2\u307f\u307e\u305b\u3093\u304b = Would you like to drink anything\/something? (\u306a\u306b\u304b\/\u4f55\u304b = anything\/something. \u306e\u307f\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3059\/\u98f2\u307f\u307e\u305b\u3093\u307e\u3059 = would you like to drink. \u304b = question marking particle) \u3060\u308c\u00a0(who)\u00a0+ \u304b can mean “someone” : \u8ab0\u304b\u3092\u304a\u5f85\u3061\u3067\u3059\u304b = Are you waiting for someone? (\u3060\u308c\u304b\/\u8ab0\u304b = someone. \u3092 = particle…<\/p>\n

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