http://www.tefl.net/alexcase/tesol/what-the-japanese-really-mean-part-three/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:01:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.tefl.net/alexcase/tesol/what-the-japanese-really-mean-part-three/#comment-1343 Alex Case Sun, 14 Oct 2007 21:48:55 +0000 http://www.tefl.net/alexcase/general/what-the-japanese-really-mean-part-three/#comment-1343 According to one thing I read- yes, it's the same verb. Although often in Japanese it is often a case of two unconnected homophones from pre-kanji times that have been given the same kanji just to confuse you. And then there are the single words that have been given 2 kanji (hajimaru etc.) just to confuse you... According to one thing I read- yes, it’s the same verb. Although often in Japanese it is often a case of two unconnected homophones from pre-kanji times that have been given the same kanji just to confuse you. And then there are the single words that have been given 2 kanji (hajimaru etc.) just to confuse you…

]]> http://www.tefl.net/alexcase/tesol/what-the-japanese-really-mean-part-three/#comment-1336 Laurent Sun, 14 Oct 2007 13:12:33 +0000 http://www.tefl.net/alexcase/general/what-the-japanese-really-mean-part-three/#comment-1336 does sumimasen have anything to do with the verb sumimasu then? cos it's been confusing the bug out of me since i came across the verb... tho part of me thinks it's just another homophone... does sumimasen have anything to do with the verb sumimasu then? cos it’s been confusing the bug out of me since i came across the verb… tho part of me thinks it’s just another homophone…

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