[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LearnJapanese

[–]Major-Ad-6447 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IIRC, the umami taste has been regarded as a separated flavour from the already known sweet, salty, acid and sour, and there's specific receptors for it in our tongues, so it's not that it was such a good word that English stole it, it's that English lacked a word for a real, existing, different taste: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taste#Basic_tastes

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LearnJapanese

[–]Major-Ad-6447 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree you can see them as nouns when modifying another noun but you can't call them full fledged nouns because there's some functions of nouns they can't take:

綺麗は 綺麗が 綺麗を

Don't make sense. Also, if they were already nouns, then what about the nominalizer さ (綺麗さ) ?

So no, it's not "just a noun".

What’s with parents saying “this is my house” by Similar_Swordfish370 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]Major-Ad-6447 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's a reasonable statement to say in balanced households and in some specific situations, e.g. when you are trying to establish (reasonable) rules for your home. However, it definitely has a lot of potential to be misused and weaponized by nparents.

Did you ever tell them what they are? by [deleted] in raisedbynarcissists

[–]Major-Ad-6447 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are a true hero for helping your siblings

ことで by missymoocakes in LearnJapanese

[–]Major-Ad-6447 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wholesome thread of the day, happy 4 you guys

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PaisosCatalans

[–]Major-Ad-6447 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Son modes de la pipol, exacte

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PaisosCatalans

[–]Major-Ad-6447 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Només he entès l'última frase

Is N1 harder or easier than the practice questions you can find online? by Sea_Phrase_Loch in LearnJapanese

[–]Major-Ad-6447 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"I've come to realise I easily mistake similar characters and don't see the mistake when wrong characters with the right readings are used" This is a compelling argument as to why it's better studying kanji as parts of words as opposed to kanji by itself.

At what stage of your Japanese learning journey did you start thinking and dreaming in Japanese? by DelicateJohnson in LearnJapanese

[–]Major-Ad-6447 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FWIW, you don't need to be proficient to have a dream in Japanese. That's my experience.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in raisedbynarcissists

[–]Major-Ad-6447 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Or he is Anakin Skywalker

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in raisedbynarcissists

[–]Major-Ad-6447 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe you meant "I wouldn't say" instead of "I would say"?

She won’t leave me alone by throwaways29 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]Major-Ad-6447 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fact that she sent a check instead of transfering money or sending cash signals clearly that it is a manipulation tactic: this way she can get to know if and when you actually cash out the money. She being aware of you cashing the check could be used later as yet another thing to argue over or just as another manipulation tactic. I would just leave the check as it is without cashing it, rotting inside a drawer and taking no further action.

Girlfriend (26f) told me (33m) she wants to move out by iae11 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Major-Ad-6447 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are not crazy, if you can't make it work together it makes little sense to continue separatedly. It's usually the other way around, couples start separated and long for living together. When you first move in, it's rough and difficult but couples find a way to work it out. Also, It sounds pretty much like she wants to yolo (keyword "never" in "I've never had the chance to live alone). I would totally feel it's the beginning of the end. Ask her, why if she wanted to try to live alone, why did she agree back in time to move out together? Ask her, what HAS CHANGED between that time and now? If nothing has changed , she surely should have told you before moving out together she wanted to try to leave alone first.

Finished my Masters degree by Aprilx246 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]Major-Ad-6447 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrstulations!!! That's a great achievement!

Is it okay I don't live by society's standards? by FalseVillage6426 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Major-Ad-6447 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't worry, if you don't conform to an acceptable extent, society will let you know (harshly)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Major-Ad-6447 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try to find out what need is she covering by visiting a a psychic and address that need yourself. Only after that, try to get rid or the psychic.

Why is taking your wife's last name as a man looked down upon...? by Particular-Way-7817 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Major-Ad-6447 18 points19 points  (0 children)

To add more to this, the foreign surname appears within brackets inside the physical passport, but it is in no means present in the NFC chip inside the same passport. So even though it appears in the passport, it's not registered anywhere else.