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Postby Annihilator » June 24th, 2008 8:24 pm

First of all, I'd like to thank you all for your AWESOME help in the few days I've been here, I can't tell you how much of a help you've been to me in such a short amount of time!

Anyways, could somebody explain the difference between 楽しい and 楽しみ?

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Postby Psy » June 24th, 2008 9:09 pm

In grammatical terms, 楽しい is an adjective whereas 楽しみ is a noun. You can think of 楽しみ in the sense of "enjoyment," though the Japanese often say it to mean "looking forward to." Off the top of my head:

「楽しみにしています」
"I'm looking forward to it"

「明日パーティーがあるの」
"There's a party tomorrow"
「うん、楽しみだ」
"Yeah, I'm looking forward to it."

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Postby WalterWills » June 24th, 2008 11:07 pm

..and Psy-sama is a very knowledgeable and helpful member here^^

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