{"id":373,"date":"2010-04-23T10:02:28","date_gmt":"2010-04-23T10:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=373"},"modified":"2010-04-24T10:02:39","modified_gmt":"2010-04-24T10:02:39","slug":"interrogative-%e3%82%82","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/interrogative-%e3%82%82\/","title":{"rendered":"Interrogative + \u3082"},"content":{"rendered":"

The use of an interrogative + \u3082<\/strong> is interesting in that it has different meanings based on whether it’s used in affirmative sentences or negative sentences :<\/p>\n

\u3044\u3064<\/strong> (when)\u00a0+ \u3082<\/strong> = always, all the time<\/p>\n

(1) \u771f\u5f13\u306e\u6bcd\u306f\u3044\u3064\u3082\u5fd9\u3057\u3044<\/strong> = Mayumi’s mother is always busy<\/p>\n

(\u307e\u3086\u307f<\/strong>\/\u771f\u5f13<\/strong> = Mayumi. \u306e<\/strong> = possessive particle. \u306f\u306f<\/strong>\/\u6bcd<\/strong> = mother. \u306f<\/strong> = particle. \u3044\u3064\u3082<\/strong> = always. \u3044\u305d\u304c\u3057\u3044<\/strong>\/\u5fd9\u3057\u3044<\/strong> = busy)<\/p>\n

But \u3044\u3064<\/strong> (when)\u00a0+ \u3082<\/strong> can also mean “never”<\/p>\n

(2) \u79c1\u306f\u65e5\u66dc\u65e5\u306b\u3044\u3064\u3082\u5bb6\u306b\u3044\u306a\u3044<\/strong> = I’m never home on Sundays<\/p>\n

(\u308f\u305f\u3057\/\u79c1<\/strong> = I. \u306f<\/strong>= particle. \u306b\u3061\u3088\u3046\u3073\/\u65e5\u66dc\u65e5<\/strong> = Sunday. \u306b\u3044\u3064\u3082<\/strong> = never. \u3044\u3048\/\u5bb6<\/strong> = house. \u306b<\/strong> = particle. \u3044\u306a\u3044<\/strong> = not here)<\/p>\n

\u3069\u3053<\/strong> (where) + \u3082<\/strong> can mean everywhere<\/p>\n

\u3069\u3053\u3082\u540c\u3058\u3067\u3059\u304b<\/strong> = Is it the same everywhere?<\/p>\n

(\u3069\u3053\u3082<\/strong> = everywhere. \u304a\u306a\u3058<\/strong>\/\u540c\u3058<\/strong> = same. \u3067\u3059<\/strong> = is. \u304b <\/strong>= question particle)<\/p>\n

\u3069\u3053<\/strong> (where) + \u3082<\/strong> can mean nowhere<\/p>\n

\u3069\u3053\u3082\u884c\u304f\u3068\u3053\u308d\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093<\/strong> = I have nowhere to go<\/p>\n

(\u3069\u3053\u3082 <\/strong>= nowhere. \u3044\u304f\/\u884c\u304f<\/strong> = to go. \u3068\u3053\u308d<\/strong> = place. \u304c<\/strong> = particle. \u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093<\/strong> = have)<\/p>\n

However, the word for “everyone” in the affirmative is not \u3060\u308c\u3082<\/strong>, it’s actually \u307f\u3093\u306a<\/strong> or \u307f\u306a\u3055\u3093<\/strong>. When used in negative sentences, “no one” will be \u3060\u308c\u3082<\/strong>, which is a combination of \u3060\u308c<\/strong> (who) and \u3082<\/strong>. When you want to be polite, you can use \u3069\u306a\u305f\u3082<\/strong> instead of \u3060\u308c\u3082<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

As a general rule, an interrogative + \u3082 <\/strong>will mean things like, “everyone”, “always”, “everywhere” in affirmative sentences, but an interrogative + \u3082 <\/strong>in negative sentences will mean, “no one”, “never”, “nowhere”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The use of an interrogative + \u3082 is interesting in that it has different meanings based on whether it’s used in affirmative sentences or negative sentences : \u3044\u3064 (when)\u00a0+ \u3082 = always, all the time (1) \u771f\u5f13\u306e\u6bcd\u306f\u3044\u3064\u3082\u5fd9\u3057\u3044 = Mayumi’s mother is always busy (\u307e\u3086\u307f\/\u771f\u5f13 = Mayumi. \u306e = possessive particle. \u306f\u306f\/\u6bcd = mother. \u306f =…<\/p>\n

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