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Help me to better grasp ～ていた and ～た
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    Sarruby         1y ago • 100%

    Oh wow - thanks! The perfective is something I didn't study before I went, and I learned it from primarily hearing it in the negative (e.g. 宿題をまだやっていない？！ - mom to her kids). So, I was kind of familiar with the perfective but this crystalized it for me. I didn't know the 言っている nuances either.

    That video is so helpful - thanks for linking!!

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    Japanese is harder/easier than other languages in what ways?
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    Sarruby         1y ago • 100%

    Thanks!

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    Japanese is harder/easier than other languages in what ways?
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    Sarruby         1y ago • 100%

    Thanks!

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    Japanese is harder/easier than other languages in what ways?
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    Sarruby         1y ago • 100%

    Thanks!

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    Japanese is harder/easier than other languages in what ways?
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    Sarruby         1y ago • 100%

    Thanks!! I like that analogy.

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    Japanese is harder/easier than other languages in what ways?
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    Sarruby         1y ago • 100%

    Thanks!! Yes, I am a native English speaker.

    Oh I never thought about resource richness! Thanks.

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    Japanese Language Sarruby • 1y ago • 100%
    Japanese is harder/easier than other languages in what ways?

    I want something to say when my other language-learning friends talk about how hard/easy XYZ language is. For example, for easy parts: - No genders - Easy vowels/consonants For difficulties: - Kanji - Formality Please help? Thanks! Edit: summary of comments for my future reference: Easier: - no genders - resource rich for learning - simpler tenses Easy and hard: - pronunciation (consistent, but accent hard to eliminate) - grammar (consistent but different) Harder: - Kanji (like icons) - formality

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