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This is a collection of Inktober illustrations drawn in the month of October 2020! I drew an animal theme with a single pen.
Ishinomaki’s manga magazine “Montesion” is used as the printing paper for the text. This paper is currently being produced after being rebuilt at the Ishinomaki Plant, which was severely damaged by the tsunami caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake. My hometown is Miyagi prefecture, where Ishinomaki is located, but I hope it will be useful for reconstruction.
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Size /B6 (W128mm x H182mm)/ 40 pages including cover Cover / F Vintage 135kg Body / Montesion 69kg Printing company / EditNet Printeq
For orders from overseas, we will enclose a treatise translated into English (only for pages with a large number of sentences). If you wish, please leave a comment when ordering.
Please also take a look at the 【Animal drawing book】 that was produced at the same time. Both of these books are my first collection of illustrations. Thank you！
Today we will learn how to say something is easy or hard to do using verb stem plus yasui/nikui. First, remove ます (masu) from the verb. Then, add やすい (yasui) or にくい (nikui) ★ For example: わかります (wakarimasu – “to understand”) changes to わかりやすい (wakariyasui – “easy to understand”) and わかりにくい (wakarinikui – “hard to understand”) Let’s try using it in a sentence: This grammar is easy to understand. ★この文法はわかりやすいです。 Kono bunpou wa wakariyasui desu. ★This computer is hard to use. このコンピューターは使いにくいです。 Kono konpyuutaa wa tsukainikui desu. Do you want to be able to speak Japanese? We can teach you Japanese step by step and make the customized lesson for you. Learn Japanese from native & professional Japanese teachers! Take a FREE trial lesson now (*◕ω◕) http://kakehashijapan.com #learnjapaneselanguage #studyingjapanese #Japanesevocabulary #nihongo #learnjapanese #studyjapanese #japanesebeginner #Japanese #Japan #Japanesephrase #learningjapanese #japanesewords #Japaneselearner #japanese #Japan #japaneselanguage #japaneselessons #japaneselesson #learnjapanese #japaneseteacher #Japaneseculture #japaneseclass #japanesephrases #JLPT #japaneselanguage #learningjapanese #日本語 #日本語勉強中 #日本語勉強 # #Japan #日本 #日本語能力試験 #ilovejapan #languageexchange https://www.instagram.com/p/CLHCBp9HDlW/?igshid=2jv49dr52kqb
Today marks 10 years since the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. For every search for “3.11” Yahoo JP will donate 10 yen towards ongoing recovery efforts.
Just open a browser to this link and type in 3.11, then hit the button that says 検索 and you’ve donated!
How to say “EASY” and “DIFFICULT” in Japanese? Easy in Japanese is 簡単(かんたん kantan) Difficult in Japanese is 難しい(むずかしい muzukashii) Do you want to be able to speak Japanese? We can teach you Japanese step by step and make the customized lesson for you. Learn Japanese from native & professional Japanese teachers! Take a FREE trial lesson now (*◕ω◕) http://kakehashijapan.com #learnjapaneselanguage #studyingjapanese #Japanesevocabulary #nihongo #learnjapanese #studyjapanese #japanesebeginner #Japanese #Japan #Japanesephrase #learningjapanese #japanesewords #Japaneselearner #japanese #Japan #japaneselanguage #japaneselessons #japaneselesson #learnjapanese #japaneseteacher #Japaneseculture #japaneseclass #japanesephrases #JLPT #japaneselanguage #learningjapanese #日本語 #日本語勉強中 #日本語勉強 # #Japan #日本 #日本語能力試験 #languagelearning #languagestudy https://www.instagram.com/p/CLEjw51npuI/?igshid=1s2oyuwijql79
ように combines with the verb なる (become) when you want to describe a change in your behavior, when you start to do something you haven’t done before. You can also use it with the potential form to describe a change in your ability, when you are able to do something you couldn’t.
Short + ようになる Change in habit or action; have come to do ~ Potential short + ようになる Change in ability or possibility; have come to be able to do ~
近頃食べながら形態電話を使うようになる。 Nowadays, people have come to use their cell phones while eating.
十年間後、日本の新聞を読めるようになりました。 After ten years, I am able to read a Japanese newspaper (when I couldn’t before).
憂き目に遭ってからゴーヤーを食べられるようになるって。 They say after experiencing hardship, you will be able to eat bitter melon.
★ To have a headache in Japanese is 頭が痛い (atama ga itai) ★ 頭 (atama) means “head” and 痛い (itai) means “hurts” ★ You can replace 頭 (atama)with another body part to say that something else hurts. ★ Cough in Japanese is 咳 (seki). ★ To have a cough in Japanese is 咳が出る (seki ga deru). Learn more at : https://www.punipunijapan.com/symptoms-japanese/ Learn Japanese from native & professional Japanese teachers! Do you want to be able to speak Japanese? We can teach you Japanese step by step and make the customized lesson for you. Take a FREE trial lesson now (*◕ω◕) http://kakehashijapan.com #learnjapaneselanguage #studyingjapanese #Japanesevocabulary #nihongo #learnjapanese #studyjapanese #japanesebeginner #Japanese #Japan #Japanesephrase #learningjapanese #japanesewords #Japaneselearner #japanese #Japan #japaneselanguage #japaneselessons #japaneselesson #learnjapanese #japaneseteacher #Japaneseculture #japaneseclass #japanesephrases #JLPT #japaneselanguage #learningjapanese #日本語 #日本語勉強中 #日本語勉強 # #Japan #日本 #日本語能力試験 #languagelearning #language https://www.instagram.com/p/CLB6PdGHDiq/?igshid=14kqjqxk154mq
Both あげる and くれる mean “to give” something but it differs from the standpoint view of who is giving.
If you are giving something, you use あげる, but if someone else is giving you, use くれる. Please refer to the diagram in the photo.
私が友達にプレゼントをあげた。
I gave my friend a present.
(あげた is the past tense)
これ本は先生にあげる。
I will give this book to my teacher.
Note: You can only use あげる if you are the one giving something to someone. If you want to say “My mother gives me…”, “My friend gives me…”, you CANNOT use the verb あげる because the subject of the giver is NOT you.
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Now, let’s see when the giver and receiver is switched.
友達が私にプレゼントをくれた。
My friend gave me a present.
これは、先生がくれた。
Teacher gave this (to me).
(To make it sound in Polite form, use くれました)
Summary: When you say “I give” use あげる, when you say other people gives you, use くれる.
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Helping Verb by adding て to くれる。
友達は手紙を私に書いてくれた。
My friend wrote me a letter.
“友達は手紙を私に書いた” is the same meaning as the above sentence but by adding てくれる, you are expressing your gratitude. It shows that you are happy with the letter given by your friend., otherwise, you may sound rude.
Let’s take a look at another example:
お兄ちゃんが本を貸してくれた。
My elder brother lent me the book.
お兄 (おにい) elder brother
貸し (かし) lend
Reminder: You should not use てくれる with someone who is in higher status such as your teacher, boss, superior. This is very impolite. You can only use てくれる with your family and friends.
子供に公園で遊ばせてあげた。
I let my child to play in the park.
公園 (こうえん) park
遊ばせ (あそばせ) play
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もらう means “to receive” from the perspective of the receiver.
私が友達 (に / から) プレゼントをもらった。
I received a present from my friend.
(You can replace に to から to state the source, like where does the present come from.)
You can also ask favours, making requests by using くれる and the potential form of もらう.
千円を貸してくれる。
Will you lend me 1000 yen?
千円を貸してもらえる。
Can I receive the favour of you lending me 1000 yen?
