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「だけ」or [しかない」?
As far as I now in english both だけ and しかない mean "just", "only". So I want to know when should I use だけ vs. しかない? I'm interested in verb + だけ/しかない and noun + だけ/しかない. For example,
1.「食べるだけ」and [食べるしかない]。
2. 「りんごだけ」and 「りんごしかない].
Do the phrases have different meanings?
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How to connect verbs and adjectives to modify a noun?
For example, how do I connect「昨日食べた」and「大きい」and add it to「ケーキ」? Is it 「昨日食べた大きいケーキ」? Do I have to add something to「昨日食べた」like adding 「くて」to adjectives? And is there a rule on the order, can I say: 「大きくて昨日食べたケーキ]?
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How to pronounce "えい” in words?
Is "えい" pronounced as two vowels "ei" or as one lengthened "e"? Or does it depend on a word? For example, how do you pronounce "えい" in ”生活”?
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Please, translate this sentence into Japanese.
How do I translate this sentence into Japanese: "He asked, what song is at the end of the video".
I translated it into "彼は何の曲がその動画の終わりにあるか聞きました", but it seems so wrong to me. Could you help me, please?
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Difference between "よう", "みたい”、”そう”、”らしい”、”っぽい”?
Do these sentences make sense and what is the difference between their meanings?
For example, I'm talking to my friend, then I see a guy far away from us and tell my friend:
1. 彼は学生のようです。
2. 彼は学生みたいです。
3.彼は学生だそうです。
4.彼は学生らしいです。
5.彼は学生っぽいです。
As far as I know, they all means "seems like a student", but have slightly different meanings.
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What is the meaning of ”など”?
How do you translate "など"?
Examples:
1. 手紙にはクリスマスに欲しいプレゼントなどが書いてあります. - In the letter you write things that you want for Christmas.
2. 神戸大学などの研究グループは「あかり」を使って、火星と木星の間にある66の小惑星を調べました. - Kobe University's research group uses "Akari" to study 66 asteroids between Mars and Jupiter.
Did I translate these sentences correctly? I don't know what "など" adds to the meaning. Can I drop "など" in each sentence and would it change the meaning of them?
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