I was browsing through my grammar book again today and saw an old nemesis. 兼ねる and I seem to have a hard time getting along. So today I thought I would try my best with the grammar point ～を兼ねて・～と～を兼ねて. 仲良くするように！と思いました。 Meaning and structure:～という目的ももって ～と～（の）両方の目的をもって N＋をかねて N+と N＋をかねて Example sentences I looked at:土曜はいつも朝食と昼食を兼ねて１１時ごろに食べるんだ。 英語の勉強を兼ねて、アメリカの人気テレビドラマを見ている。 ダイエットを兼ねて、バレエを習おうかと思っている。 この部屋は寝室と書斎を兼ねている。 今日はリハーサルを兼ねた生徒さんだけの日らしいのContinue reading “Grammar is a friend #2”
Monthly Archives: October 2019
Grammar is a friend #1
Today’s post will be about the grammar point “～を踏まえて”. I came across this in a grammar book I like to read through. I had marked it as “haven’t learned yet”, so today I decided to fix that. As shown in the anki card above, the meaning in Japanese and English is”～を前提・根拠に／～を考慮に入れて～を土台や前提にして based on~ Seems prettyContinue reading “Grammar is a friend #1”
Weekly check-in #1
This is definitely nowhere near impressive, especially considering it was about 2 weeks or so ago when I started up again. But I do want to be able to see how I do from week to week! In a little bit, I’ll be going through my notes to start the search up again in theContinue reading “Weekly check-in #1”
Adventures in Aegisub: 1
After finishing my Anki reviews+new cards in the morning, I finished the first part of the Mobius x FFX subtitles. I wanted to start working on another series, so I began working on Fire Emblem Three Houses. It’s exciting because I’ve literally never played a Fire Emblem game, but I’m constantly hearing good things aboutContinue reading “Adventures in Aegisub: 1”
Keeping track.
Today I’d like to share an example of a card in Anki I came across today. The new bit of information in this card is “商用化”. I also wanted to make sure I had “商用”‘s definition in there. It’s a bit easy to break down when you look at the kanji individually, which I definitelyContinue reading “Keeping track.”
The same journey with a new mind.
Oh boy, starting a blog on a new-to-me platform! My name is Manda, and I’m one of many people out there trying their best to learn Japanese. Over the years I’ve started and stopped too many times to count. I guess stopped might not be the best word, but I would have periods of absoluteContinue reading “The same journey with a new mind.”
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