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Watashi wa suki desu

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slavor
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Watashi wa suki desu

Postby slavor » July 7th, 2007 3:22 am

Does this mean 'I like' or 'I like me'?

Thanks for your help.

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Postby McCrank » July 7th, 2007 11:29 am

it means i like.

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Postby Belton » July 7th, 2007 5:47 pm

watashi wa naninani ga suki desu
is the usual form of saying
I like something. notice the something takes the particle ga not o .

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Postby seanolan » July 9th, 2007 11:17 pm

It can mean "I like" or "I am liked" depending on the sentence before it or the understood intent.

Suki does not mean "to like" as in English. It is an adjective meaning "likable" (closest meaning in English). The subject of the sentence is the object you like (in English) and is marked with "ga" (or sometimes "wa", especially for emphasis or distinction). For instance:

ビルはあなたもアンナもすきですか?
Does Bill like you and Anna?
ちがう。わたしはすきです。
No. He likes ME.

The example is a bit forced, but hopefully you get the idea. When the person who does the liking is not marked by "wa", it usually takes the "ni" particle. In other words, in English, it would be "Something {ga} is likeable {suki desu} to {ni} someone."

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Re: Watashi wa suki desu

Postby Bucko » July 11th, 2007 9:49 am

slavor wrote:Does this mean 'I like' or 'I like me'?

Thanks for your help.


Can mean either, and it sort of doesn't mean either.

watasi ha suki desu would be used in the following way:

Sue ha Jim ha suki deha arimasen ga, watasi ha suki desu.

Sue doesn't like Jim but she likes me.

Also, as another poster pointed out, suki doesn't really mean like. Our English "like" is a verb, but 'suki' is an adjective, so it acts more like the word "likeable", or maybe "have a preference for".

*confusing*

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