Page 1 of 1
Re: A Study in Particles
Posted: Jan 24, 2007 7:45pm
by geishaboy
*stickied
Nice list, must have taken a while, thanks!
Re: A Study in Particles
Posted: Apr 04, 2007 8:02pm
by sasuke_rocklee
thats a LOT!
thanx for putting it up!
Re: A Study in Particles
Posted: Apr 04, 2007 11:07pm
by Keiji
How about "da"?
Re: A Study in Particles
Posted: Apr 05, 2007 4:22am
by Yuki~
"da" is the usual form of "desu"
that's the only use I know from this, I don't know if there are others, but...

Re: A Study in Particles
Posted: Apr 05, 2007 12:39pm
by Dreams
Yeah, "da" is the informal form of "desu". It isn't commonly used in any other way.
Re: A Study in Particles
Posted: Apr 07, 2007 9:53am
by Keiji
Oooh! I didn't know that. I really thought it was a particle, lol.
Re: A Study in Particles
Posted: May 23, 2007 2:45pm
by jojo sweet
what about 'ore' is that one there? i'm not even sure if it's a particle...sorry about that.
Re: A Study in Particles
Posted: May 23, 2007 3:01pm
by Dreams
"Ore" is a rough male way of saying "I/me".
Re: A Study in Particles
Posted: Oct 31, 2007 2:25am
by shin_vi
then, what the meaning of 'desho', sometimes I found it. (I don't really know, is that the correct letter or not .....)
Re: A Study in Particles
Posted: Oct 31, 2007 11:57am
by Dreams
'Deshou' () is a variant of the copula 'desu'.
('Deshou' is the polite form; 'darou' is the informal form.)
It means something along the lines of 'probably' or 'is likely'.
It can also add extra politeness in a question, or add assumption (depending on the tone).
Anata ga tsukarete iru darou.
I bet you're tired.
Dare darou ka?
I wonder who that might be?
It can follow a noun, adjective, or verb.
It doesn't change tense; that's determined by whatever it follows.
BUT, it does directly substitute for 'da/desu'.
However, it will not substitute for other forms, like 'datta' or 'ja nai', etc.
Kanojo wa Amerikajin deshou.
She is probably American.
Ano hito wa Amerikajin ja nakatta deshou.
That guy probably wasn't American.
Re: A Study in Particles
Posted: Mar 03, 2009 2:48am
by Hiryuu
Where's the list I hear about? I don't see anything... also, aren't particles all one syllable?
Re: A Study in Particles
Posted: Mar 03, 2009 11:47am
by Dreams
No, particles are not all one syllable:
Full list of joshi
The original post vanished when I tried to merge/split this thread... I forget which. The board ate it. And thus far, I've forgotten to repost it. Although, it only covered more basic kakujoshi (since this seems to be exclusively what English-speakers consider particles in Japanese) and some shuujoshi.
If I have time tonight, I'll redo the list, but make it complete.
Re: A Study in Particles
Posted: Mar 12, 2009 6:37pm
by Aoi Sakuraba
I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned this.
After all the particles in a sentence there is a slight pause. It's small but I figured it might help people with pronouncing a sentence.
Re: A Study in Particles
Posted: Mar 13, 2009 10:03am
by Yuki~
Aoi Sakuraba wrote:I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned this.
After all the particles in a sentence there is a slight pause. It's small but I figured it might help people with pronouncing a sentence.
It took me a while to find this slight pause...but I did XD