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Adjective Conjugation

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joshiseito27_510037
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Adjective Conjugation

Postby joshiseito27_510037 » January 29th, 2017 10:44 am

Hello Everyone! I just needed to ask a question, I noticed that some adjectives, like たのしい(tanoshii) and かなしい(Kanashii)、 have the suffix しみ (shimi),　Or specifically dropping the い and adding み(mi) like たのしみ(Tanoshimi) and　かなしみ (Kanashimi). What effect does adding しみ(shimi) to an adjective have on the meaning of the adjective? Thanks!
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jim.schuler
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Re: Adjective Conjugation

Postby jim.schuler » January 29th, 2017 2:50 pm

+み is the thing itself. So たのしい means enjoyable, while たのしみ is enjoyment. This is distinct from たのしさ, which is the degree or extent of enjoyment.
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Re: Adjective Conjugation

Postby joshiseito27_510037 » January 30th, 2017 9:05 am

Thankyou!!!
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Re: Adjective Conjugation

Postby community.japanese » February 13th, 2017 2:40 am

jim.schuler san,
Konnichiwa.
Thank you for helping san.

san,
konnichiwa.
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