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... passive verb ) , where a knowledge of theory is , for a foreigner , the only road to correct practice . A word as to the history , affinities , and written system of the Japanese language . The nearest of kin to Japanese on the mainland ...
... passive verb ) , where a knowledge of theory is , for a foreigner , the only road to correct practice . A word as to the history , affinities , and written system of the Japanese language . The nearest of kin to Japanese on the mainland ...
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... passive in such contexts is almost invariably replaced by a Japanese active locution . Not infrequently the words tokoro no ( more rarely no alone ) are inserted between the attributive and the noun , as mishi tokoro no hito instead of ...
... passive in such contexts is almost invariably replaced by a Japanese active locution . Not infrequently the words tokoro no ( more rarely no alone ) are inserted between the attributive and the noun , as mishi tokoro no hito instead of ...
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... passive verb , ni corresponds to " by , " denoting as it does the person by whom the action is performed : Zoku ni obiyakasaruru , " To be scared by thieves . " III . With a causative verb , ni denotes the person who is caused to ...
... passive verb , ni corresponds to " by , " denoting as it does the person by whom the action is performed : Zoku ni obiyakasaruru , " To be scared by thieves . " III . With a causative verb , ni denotes the person who is caused to ...
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... passive verb . Thus : Minami ni miyuru shima wo Oshima to iu , " The island visible to the south is called Ōshima . " In all such sentences the Japanese con- struction is really an active one , the present example signifying literally ...
... passive verb . Thus : Minami ni miyuru shima wo Oshima to iu , " The island visible to the south is called Ōshima . " In all such sentences the Japanese con- struction is really an active one , the present example signifying literally ...
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... PASSIVE AND POTENTIAL VERBS . The Japanese language has no special conjugation for the passive voice . All so - called passive verbs belong to the second active conjugation , and are inflected according to the paradigm given on pages 54 ...
... PASSIVE AND POTENTIAL VERBS . The Japanese language has no special conjugation for the passive voice . All so - called passive verbs belong to the second active conjugation , and are inflected according to the paradigm given on pages 54 ...
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Actual Concessive attributive form Author BASIL HALL CHAMBERLAIN British Buddhist C. M. Ingleby Chinese clause cloth College colloquial compound conclusive form corresponding Crown 8vo Demy 8vo DICTIONARY domo English and Foreign Essay F. W. Newman Fcap Foreign Philosophical Library French Geology German gerund GRAMMAR Henry History hito honorific iedomo Illustrations indefinite form India Indicative INDICATIVE MOOD Japanese Japanese adjective Japanese language John kore koto LANGUAGE late Lectures LL.D London Max Müller mi(ru miru Modern motte nari naru Notes nouns numerous OBLIQUE MOODS Original paper pass passive Ph.D PHILOSOPHY Plates Post 8vo postpositions praise Present Hypothetical pronouns RELIGION Royal 8vo Samuel Butler Sanskrit Second Edition sentence sewed shite Small 4to Society sōrō stem suffixed sugu suru tense Text Third Edition tion Translated Trübner's Oriental Series verb verb or adjective viii Vocabulary W. R. Greg words wrapper yori yuku
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