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- There is such constant changes but it's not at all irratioinal. Have you noticed that the hiragana for bi is just the hiragana for hi plus two dots? (び and ひ) And similarly, the hiragana for ba is just the hiragana for ha plus two dots. (ば and は) This is pretty similar to the changes, for example, the negative prefix in English - irregular, impossible, inefficient, illegal, etc. Why it should be ir-, im-, in-, il-...? It could just be because of a tendency to simplify pronunciation. I see that you know Chinese, and here is an example in Chinese. When two syllables with the 3rd tone are combined to create a word, the first syllable will be read as 2nd tone. Thus, 莞尔 [wǎn ěr] is actually read as [wán ěr]. Such a change also simplifies pronunciation. In Japanese, you actually see such changes between 清音(せいおん), their correspondent 濁音(だくおん) and 半濁音(はんだくおん). If you consider the writing of the hiraganas, such changes are really quite rational~0 votedSeptember 3, 20122
- Meaning of a certain word can vary depending on its context. So I suggest you write with the word its context so that you can get the appropriate meaning. For the word ביצה you aked, I guess it's in a context which needs its meaning of "egg"... Let me add the possibilities below: ביצה nf. swamp, marsh, quagmire, bog, fen, slew, slough nf. egg, ovum But if you look it up in a good and concise dictionary, you'll probably see "egg" and "testicle" only. There's the problem of Hebrew spelling here, for example, for the meaning "marsh", you should spell the word as בצה. However, with the same pronunciation in modern Hebrew (with no distinguishing the long vowels with the short ones while paying no attention to the Dagesh), you can see the spelling ביצה as well. The form ביצת you asked about is the word ביצה in its construct state, i.e. modified by a noun which follows it. In the contruct state, a feminine word changes its ה to ת, which is exactly how ביצת is formed. The second word you asked faces the same problem... there are many possibilities... though I think you might be asking about its meaning of "eye". I'm listing below: עין nf. stitch; hole; loop; bud nf. eye, orb nf. fountains, springs nf. Ain (the 16th letter in Heb. alphabet) BTW. In certain context, this form can also be a form of a verb (לעין)... What I've listed above are meanings of it as a noun. That's why I said you should add some of the context. Based on what you've added, let me add something as well. ביצת עין here should be considered a set phrase, meaning "Fried egg". There are other readings like ביצה עין or even עין. This refers to a dish of fried egg with the yolk remaining intact (not mixed with the protein). We call such a dish "荷包蛋" in Chinese with a metaphor, and the Hebrew name is also a metaphor - when the yolk remains intact, it resembles the pupil of an eye while the protein resembles the iris of an eye. And that's why it's called "Eye egg".0 votedAugust 10, 20122
- طوال اليوم means "all the day", or "all day long". كل يوم means "every day" The word كل is somewhat a word you can encounter among Semitic languages and though they differ from each other, actually the usage is similar. I'm explaining to you the usage in Arabic. If you are interesed, you can see such similar usage in Hebrew as well. The Hebrew word is כל. 1. When is used with an indefinite, singular, genitive noun, it expresses "every" or "each": كل يوم = every day, each day, and you can compare this with the Hebrew כל יום 2. When is used with a definite, singular, genitive noun, it expresses "the whole": كل اليوم = all the day, the whole day, and you can compare this with the Hebrew כל היום 3. When is used with a definite, plural, genitive noun, it expresses "all of the": كل الأيام = all of the days, all those days, and you can compare this with the Hebrew כל הימים0 votedAugust 8, 20123
- You should say "三杯多" in Chinese. "多" is like a suffix used with "数词" and "量词" (classifier / measure word). This expresses a number or quantity that is more than the numeral with a remainder "零头" and usually not exact. When used with “数词" 1~9, it's put after the "量词"; when used with "数词" 10, 20,30..., it's put before the "量词": e.g. 一杯多 三杯多 十多杯 四十多杯 一百多杯 Usually, "多" is used with such numerals. But when you really want to express things like "He's been away for more than 12 years", you should say "他已经离开十二年多了". Thant's because you are talking about more than 12 years but less than 13 years, i.e. the remainder is added to the numeral 2. Then this returns to the rule above about numerals 1~9. So we can say that the position of "多" usually depends on the numeral that the remainder is added to. 多——(用在数量词后)表示有零头:五十~岁,两丈~高,三年~。0 votedAugust 4, 20120
- For many expressions in Japanese, there are pairs for different situations. What you've mentioned here is one of the many pairs. "jya nai" is used in more casually, e.g. between good friends, and also used by someone of a higher social status to someone of a lower status, e.g. used by a boss to his employees, etc. "jya arimasen", on the contrary, is a more polite way of expressing the same meaning as "jya nai". In fact, it is a matter between "nai" and "arimasen". Both of them are the negative form of the verb "aru", with "nai" being the casual one and "arimasen" being the polite one. One more thing related to this question: actually the "most" polite and formal way of expressing the same meaning is "dewa arimasen". "jya" is the shortened form of "dewa", and is more often used in oral Japanese. And "jya nai" has a even shorter from: "jya nee", which is often heard in anime and TV series, used by men informally and very casually or even rudely. It's not a simple matter of rudeness, but it depending on the situation and who you are talking to. It doesn't matter at all if you are chatting with a familiar friend if you use "jya nai". However, with a stranger, an elder, or anyone of higher social status than you, it'll be considered impolite. jya nai = じゃない jya arimasen = じゃありません aru = ある dewa = では jya nee = じゃねぇ0 votedAugust 3, 20120
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أهلا وسهلا ومرحبا. اسمي العربي جلال وأنا طالب الماجستير في جامعة الدراسات الدولية بشانغاي (في الصين) . أدرس اللغة العربية منذ البكالوريوس والآن أعمل على كتابة أطروحة الماجستير. إنني مشغوف باللغات التنوعة في العالم، وخاصة نظم الكتابة المختلفة. بدأت تعلم اللغة الإنجليزية منذ المدرسة الابتدائية، وقد صرت أتقنها نسبيا. أسعى لأن أكون متقنا العربية مثلما أتقن الإنجليزية
عملت باعتباري مترجما لوفد الضباظ السعوديين ووفد المسؤولين الحكوميين العراقيين وتعلمت بعض الأشياء حول اللهجات السعودية والعراقية. كنت أريد أن أقوم بدراسة اللهجات العربية في الأطروحة، ولكن أستاذي كان يعتقد أنه من الأفضل أن أقوم بتلك الدراسة في فرص أخرى... في رأيي، إن اللهجات تعمق فهمنا للعربية الفصحى وأود أن أدرس أكثر
قد تعلمت بنفسي اليابانية والفرانسية والألمانية، لكني ما زلت لا أستطيع استخدامها ممتازا. وأتعلم اللغة العبرية باجتهاد وأحاول أن أحفظ في قلب أبجادية الحبشية والسريانية الآن مستعدا لدراسات اللغات السامية في المستقبل0 votedAugust 3, 20120- بعض الأشياء حول نفسي أهلا وسهلا ومرحبا. اسمي العربي جلال وأنا طالب الماجستير في جامعة الدراسات الدولية بشانغاي (في الصين) . أدرس اللغة العربية منذ البكالوريوس والآن أعمل على كتابة أطروحة الماجستير. إنني مشغوف باللغات التنوعة في العالم، وخاصة نظم الكتابة المختلفة. بدأت تعلم اللغة الإنجليزية منذ المدرسة الابتدائية، وقد صرت أتقنها نسبيا. أسعى لأن أكون متقنا العربية مثلما أتقن الإنجليزية عملت باعتباري مترجما لوفد الضباظ السعوديين ووفد المسؤولين الحكوميين العراقيين وتعلمت بعض الأشياء حول اللهجات السعودية والعراقية. كنت أريد أن أقوم بدراسة اللهجات العربية في الأطروحة، ولكن أستاذي كان يعتقد أنه من الأفضل أن أقوم بتلك الدراسة في فرص أخرى... في رأيي، إن اللهجات تعمق فهمنا للعربية الفصحى وأود أن أدرس أكثر قد تعلمت بنفسي اليابانية والفرانسية والألمانية، لكني لا أستطيع استخدامها ممتازا. وأتعلم اللغة العبرية باجتهاد وأحاول أن أحفظ في قلب أبجادية الحبشية والسريانية الآن مستعدا لدراسات اللغات السامية في المستقبلAugust 3, 201281
- You can find more similar sentences in Tanach, but modern Hebrew has a special nominal clause and you may find it similar to present participles in both language: אני הולך לבית ספר actually equals to أنا ذاهب إلى المدرسة And that's why you see in Hebrew grammar books things like: the verbs of present tense conjugate only according to gender and number but not according to person, so present tense verbs need a personal pronoun to express the person. The Semitic perfect - the past verbs in Arabic, are treated as past tense in Hebrew, while the Semitic imperfect - the present verbs in Arabic, are treated as futre tense in Hebrew.0 votedAugust 3, 20120
- Just to add some information. I've listened to a comparatively famous Tanach chanting record, in which the letter ח is read as ح in Arabic, and ר as ر , and ע as ع , and ק as ق. I've read articles saying that in the begining the standardization of modern Hebrew pronunciation is like what I heard in the chanting, but today, Isreali Hebrew has turned to the easier way.0 votedAugust 3, 20120
