Thread: Do You Recognize The Japanese Word?

Originally Posted by Laurelindo

Haha, nice to hear that you like Japanese so much, it's really fun to learn.

I know that "jidousha" means "car" - in fact, this is yet another cool compound word, from "ji-dou-sha" = "self-movement-vehicle".
You can see the same "ji-" in the word "jibun", which means "oneself".

I am not sure about "sakebitai", though - I would guess that it has something to do with alcohol, but I am not sure about the rest.

More words:

1. Ressha
2. Kawa

And again im mind blown. XD I dont know if it was a fair choice to choose sakebitai. Its the conjugated verb of sakebu.
Which means to shout.

1.Ressha...I have no idea.^^"
2.Kawa River?

Originally Posted by DreamCafe11

And again im mind blown. XD I dont know if it was a fair choice to choose sakebitai. Its the conjugated verb of sakebu.
Which means to shout.

1.Ressha...I have no idea.^^"
2.Kawa River?

Hey yeah, so "sakebitai" in this case is the stem "sakebi" followed by the "-tai" conjugation - in that case it would mean "want to shout", because adding "-tai" after the stem of a verb is like adding "want to" before a verb in English.
I got so hung up on "sake" that I overlooked that alternative. xD

"Ressha" is the word for "train".
I am not sure what it is that makes that word different from "densha", which also means "train", but since the word "densha" contains a kanji character for "electricity" I would guess that "ressha" is an ordinary train whereas "densha" is an electric train - sounds logical enough to me.

You were right on "kawa", that indeed means "river".


You got "kawa" right, so it's your turn.

Originally Posted by Laurelindo

Hey yeah, so "sakebitai" in this case is the stem "sakebi" followed by the "-tai" conjugation - in that case it would mean "want to shout", because adding "-tai" after the stem of a verb is like adding "want to" before a verb in English.
I got so hung up on "sake" that I overlooked that alternative. xD

"Ressha" is the word for "train".
I am not sure what it is that makes that word different from "densha", which also means "train", but since the word "densha" contains a kanji character for "electricity" I would guess that "ressha" is an ordinary train whereas "densha" is an electric train - sounds logical enough to me.

You were right on "kawa", that indeed means "river".


You got "kawa" right, so it's your turn.

Sorry about that. I should have mentioned it was conjugated.But your right. It does mean I want to shout. ^w^ Ressha, I haven't heard that word before I think but you could be right about its meaning.

1.mimi
2.Fuku