Questions Lesson S3.5
I have some questions about sentences structures and grammar. I came across these in my most recent lesson.
1) Taro wa itsumo uso bakkari = Taro is always lying
The verb tsuku is missing here? Is this just implied from the context can you just leave it in informal situations? The context is a girl who is angry on her boyfriend being late for an appointment again.
2) Mainichi shigoto bakari shite ite. = Everyday he is only doing work (only working).
Which form is "shite ite" of suru. Why can't you just say over here shimasu or suru?
3) Kenka bakari shite irun desu = We only do fights / We only fight.
Is this sentence a bit less formal than "Kenka bakari shiteimasu."?
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1) Taro wa itsumo uso bakkari (da). = Girls regularly drop the "da".
2) Mainichi shigoto bakari shite ite. = This sentence has an unfinished feel to it, which is deliberate, suggesting the speaker feels something toward it. Probably a little pissed off.
3) Kenka bakari shite irun desu = the "n desu" structure. I'm afraid you'll just have to learn that one.
Additionally, not everything is about formal or informal. There are dozens of aspects in Japanese, and you can only learn them one by one.
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1) It could be "Taro ha itsumo uso tsuite bakkari" as well. Uso is used as a noun here.
2) Shiteiru is the present continuous. There must be something following after this sentence. Otherwise, the sentence should be "mainichi shigoto bakari shite iru/imasu". "Te" functions to connect sentences. He/she is working all the time everyday, ...
Mainichi shigoto bakari shite ite shinnpai desu.
Mainichi shigoto bakari shite ite gohan wo taberu hima mo arimasen.
3) Shite iru here is also in the present continuous tense. It should be "... shite iru no desu." but we say "n" instead simply because it is easier to say, I guess. "Imasu" is the same but it is in the "masu" form while the first one is in the "desu" form.
Hiroshi to dekakete irundesu/irunodesu/imasu.
We even make it shorter to "shiterundesu", "dekaketerundesu", etc. as well.
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