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Blather about Japanese Final.
May. 13th, 2008 01:21 pmMy Japanese written final is tonight. I'd planned to use my lunch-break to study, but I keep being distracted by this shiny Internet thing.
Yet I'm still confused by the -ndesu form and when to use it versus when not to use it. Among other things. And I can't remember when to use the verb -ta form versus the -te form (resulting state? gerunds?), though I believe it has something to do with plain vs. polite, past and present forms and adding "kudasai" or "mo iidesuka" at the end versus "shimasu." Good thing I finished the undergrad thing long ago, right, and I'm only taking the class for fun? Still, some people are just obsessive enough to want an "A" anyway, and I would call those people ESTJs. Like me.
At least the oral interview is over. I tried to tell my teacher that my Japanese class was on Saturday, 'cause I can't separate ka-youbi (Tuesday) from do-youbi (Saturday) if I'm not looking at the kanji, but other than that, I didn't do too badly. I hope. :) Wish me luck.
Yet I'm still confused by the -ndesu form and when to use it versus when not to use it. Among other things. And I can't remember when to use the verb -ta form versus the -te form (resulting state? gerunds?), though I believe it has something to do with plain vs. polite, past and present forms and adding "kudasai" or "mo iidesuka" at the end versus "shimasu." Good thing I finished the undergrad thing long ago, right, and I'm only taking the class for fun? Still, some people are just obsessive enough to want an "A" anyway, and I would call those people ESTJs. Like me.
At least the oral interview is over. I tried to tell my teacher that my Japanese class was on Saturday, 'cause I can't separate ka-youbi (Tuesday) from do-youbi (Saturday) if I'm not looking at the kanji, but other than that, I didn't do too badly. I hope. :) Wish me luck.
