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Luiz Guilhermeさん

質問（しつもん）ありがとうございます😄

「に」also works there, but it sounds more natural with と since it's a set as 「〜と向き合う」.

Please let us know if you have any question :)

Sincerely

Ryoma

Team JapanesePod101.com

Why are they using と instead of に in 過去と向きあう? What changes if I replace と for に?

Becci san

こんにちは。

いいえ、どういたしまして。

お役に立てて嬉しいです。

Yuki　由紀

Team JapanesePod101.com

由紀先生、私に手伝ってくれてありがとうございます　:thumbsup:

Becci さん、

今日は。:smile:

Both words mean "help" in English. However,　手伝う "tetsudau" refers to helping someone with the same task. 助ける "tasukeru" can be used in place of 手伝う in some cases. However, unlike 手伝う, it can be used to refer to saving or rescuing someone (for this, 手伝う is not used.) .助ける is more often used in this context of rescue than just helping someone complete a chore.

私は弟の宿題を手伝った。

I helped my younger brother with his homework.

助けて！

Help!

Meanings of手助けをする are 他の人の仕事などを助けること and手伝うこと so it’s close to 手伝う.

Therefore, you can say　私は弟の宿題の手助けをした.

I hope it could help you.

Yuki 　由紀

Team JapanesePod101.com

今晩は

「手伝う」と「手助けをする」と「助ける」は、違いは何ですか？

ありがとう　:sweat_smile:

ダラさん、

Thank you for the comment.

Words and expressions have several meanings basically.

It is what is it.

Ganbatte kudasai.:smile:

Yuki 由紀

Team JapanesePod101.com

This "んじゃない" is confusing for the learner! When you hear the "nai" at the end, it sounds like a negative sentence but the meaning is positive.

I'm really enjoying this run through the intermediate series (8 years later).

ダラ

wael-san,

ashita wa hareru deshou.

ashita wa hareru no dewa nai deshouka.

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You can say either way, BUT surely, the meaning slightly changes and probably the reason

for using "dewa nai deshou ka" would be required if you change "deshou" to that.

ashita wa hareru deshou tomoimasu.

↓

grammatically incorrect.

ashita wa hareru to tomoimasu.

↓

This is also okay to use.

The key point is that you have to understand that Japanese expressions involves

politeness, formality, degree of your belief/guess, and so on.

Here, you're only focusing on "guess" part and not "how certain you are" nor

if it's what you "guess" or what you "think".

Natsuko(奈津子),

Team JapanesePod101.com

could use "deshou" and "no dewa nai deshouka" interchangeable?.

(both express the speaker's guess or prediction about the future which he or she thinks will come true)

ashita wa hareru deshou.

ashita wa hareru no dewa nai deshouka.

ashita wa hareru deshou tomoimasu.

ashita wa hareru to tomoimasu.

i guess it it will be sunny tomorrow/"It will probably sunny tomorrow.

when use"darou/dashou" OR "~ to omou " OR "ndewanaideshouka/njanai kana" guess or prediction about the future.the speaker is UNcertain about something.

but he has afeeling about which he or she thinks will come true.

Gman-san,

Yes! :grin:

Both means "to help". 手助けする sounds a bit more like "to give a hand", but

basic meanings is just same.

Natsuko(奈津子),

Team JapanesePod101.com

does 手伝う means the same as 手助けする？

wael-san,kon'nichiwa!

One tip is n ja nai kana is mainly used for the action/state not directly relating to the speaker.

Let's see your sentences.

1)shiken ga kantan njanai kana.

Na-adjective + na + njanaikana is correct but this sentence is good.

2)sensei ni kono bunshou wa sono bunshou yori tanoshii njanai kana.

Do you mean that "Sensei would think this is more fun than that one."?

then we would say 2')Sensei ni totte kono....

3)sushii ga hoshii njanai kana.

The speaker is talking about someone with her/him, right? This is good.

4)kono shiken wa rakudai shinai n janai kana.

4')Kono shiken ni wa... would be better but this is fine.

5)baatii ga owatta toki sensei wa watachi ni paatii wa doudeshita ka.

watachi no kotae wa tanoshikatta nja naikana.

5')Paatii ga....ka to kikimashita.

This usage sounds like that the speaker pretends someone else and guesses what the speaker think about the party. The speaker knows what s/he feel so s/he should say 'Tanoshikatta desu' instead. If the speaker says about party, using n ja nai kana is fine.

e.g. 5'') Watashi wa 'Ii paatii datta n ja nai kana.' to iimashita.

"I answered/said that "I'd say that the party was good."

6)tomodachi wa watachii ni kyou ikimasuka.

watashi no kotae wa ikinai/ikenai njanai kanai.shiken ga arimasu kara.

Take care the spelling!:cool:　*kikimashita, ikanai/ikenai.

This is correct but sounds irresponsible. Some Japanese people actually say like this but the tomodachi would have the impression that the speaker(watashi) avoid saying he doesn't want to come by using too indirect way of speaking.

If the speaker says about other friends, "Oh, I'd say he cannot come, maybe.," then this sentence becomes much better.

I hope this helps. :grin:

Motoko

Team JapanesePod101.com

n ja nai kana

it can use at situation like this ...

1)shiken ga kantan njanai kana .

2)sensei ni

kono bunshou wa sono bunshou yori tanoshii njanai kana.

3)sushii ga hoshii njanai kana.

4)kono shiken wa rakudai shinai n janai kana.

5)baatii ga owatta toki sensei wa watachi ni paatii wa doudeshita ka.

watachi no kotae wa tanoshikatta nja naikana.

6)tomodachi wa watachii ni kyou ikimasuka.

watashi no kotae wa ikinai/ikenai njanai kanai.shiken ga arimasu kara.

Thank you very much for comments, everyone! :grin:

> wael-san,

"~n ja nai kana" is 1. the speaker's opinion, and 2. soft way of stating opinion.

The close expression in English might be "I wonder" or "I guess".

Since this is to express the opinion softly, there's no past tence in this expression.

"~ to omou" is affirmative, and "~deshou" is assuming. All 3 are stating opinion, but the meanings (or accompanying feeling there) are different.

Hope this helps!

Natsuko(奈津子),

Team JapanesePod101.com

what's id the difference between n ja nai kana and to omou and deshou?

Konya wa GIANTS ga katsu n ja nai kana.

Konya wa GIANTS ga katsu to omou.

Konya wa GIANTS ga (kitto)katsu deshou.

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where and when use this phrase "n ja nai kana"

ashita koko ni kuru n ja nai kanai.

i'd say that i will come tomorrow(and today here i'm came)

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if n ja nai kana refer about speaker the speaker

has an opinion about the future .so what about the past?

oh and if anyone is feeling bored enough to answer all these questions, at around 6:20 does the speaker , in referring to people like ryuta, use the word "uchuujin" ? meaning "space alien"?

Thanks john hopefully someone will help out.

also at around 45 seconds at the begining the speaker says”よしは　かんぜん　に　ちぐささん　に　まけてました” does that mean"yoshi lost completely to chigusa"?

41st side qns ny

These are good questions. I tried to figure them out but failed.

I don't think there are any translations for the commentary anywhere on JPOD. I agree with you that these are often more important than the lesson.

Thanks

John C. Briggs