Ask-a-Teacher #83 - Can a Japanese adjective be two types?

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This video is from a missing batch of about 50 Ask-a-Teacher broadcasts. They are from 4 years ago but you will learn some fun stuff. Here are the questions and notes from the show.

Q1. Isn't はじめました only used when you first meet?

Question Notes:
はじめる - to start, to begin (active)
はじまる - to start, to begin (passive)
はじめました - I started it.
はじまりました - It started.
はじめまして - Nice to meet you.
会えたよかった - It was good we could meet.

Q2. Is it OOKII or OOKI? Can "big" be a NA adjective?

Question Notes:
おおきい - big (い adjective)
おおきい いぬ - big dog
しんせつ(な) - kind (な adjective)
しんせつな おとこ - a kind boy
おとこは しんせつです - the boy is kind
おおき(な) (な adjective)
おおきな かぶ - the big turnip
ちいさい - small (い adjective)
ちいさい ねこ - a small cat
ちいさな ねこ - a small cat
くろい ねこ - a black cat

Q3. Is the verb "look" to mean "searching for something" or the direction your eyes are aiming?

Question Notes:
みる - to look
さがす - to search, to look for
いぬを みてください。 Look at the dog.
いぬを さがしてください。 Look for the dog.
わたしが しって(い)る かぎりでは。。。 As far as I know

Q4. How do you use OKURIGANA?

Question Notes:
食[た]べる to eat (normal)
食[く]う to eat (rude)
泳[およ]ぐ to swim
話[はな]す to speak
喋[しゃべ]る to talk, chat
脅[おど]かす to threaten

Q5. How would you say "Without a chairlift attendant the ski resort wouldn't run."?

Question Notes:

リフトアテンダントなしではスキー場が出来ないです
Without a chairlift attendant the ski resort wouldn't run.

うんえい operations
うまく できない won't go well

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