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That's right, let's try using (message) to talk.
Have you seen the news recently?
What news did you see?
for example,
It will rain tomorrow.
There was an earthquake yesterday.
The Prime Minister will quit.
Here's some news.
If I wanted to share this with others, how would I say it?
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1. How to use "~desu desu ue" (Message)
How to use "~desu desu yo" (Message)
Regarding your previous question, when you are telling someone else the news or a story you have heard, you can use the grammar "~desu zu."
Let's look at some example sentences.
Sample1 According to the weather forecast, it will rain tomorrow.
Sample2 According to the manager, a new employee will be joining the company.
Sample3 In this area, there is a "cleaning day" once a month, when everyone picks up trash.
Sample4 I heard from Yamamoto-san that Suzuki-san and Sato-san's wedding will be in June of next year.
Sample5: The restaurant that opened in front of the station seems to be quite delicious.
It can be used like this.
It is used when telling other people about things you have heard from others, news, or newspaper articles.
When using this grammar, you must be careful to use the plain form.
Let's look at some example sentences, paying attention to the verb forms.
・It seems that a typhoon is coming this week.
・It seems that it won't rain tomorrow.
・The Prime Minister has apparently resigned.
・It seems that Tanaka didn't go to the party.
You can also make sentences with adjectives and nouns.
・I heard that Yamashita's house is big.
This song is apparently very popular overseas right now.
-Tom's son is still in junior high school.
Adjectives and nouns that are "na" become "da da sou esu."
Be careful not to make a mistake in the normal form, as this will result in a different grammar.
Another type of grammar is grammar that expresses manner, such as "It looks delicious."
This is a modal sentence that is used when you want to say, "I see it and think so."
I will write more about this grammar in another blog, but let's take a quick look at the differences.
First of all, the shape.
In the sentence pattern we learned today, "dengon" (I heard it from someone else), the plain form was used.
・It seems that Tanaka has money.
・This cake looks delicious.
・He seems to be a serious person.
However, in the sentence structure of the other form, "I see and think so," the masu form is used instead of the regular form.
・Mr. Tanaka seems to have money. Verb: have
・This cake looks delicious.
・He seems to be a serious person.
Now let's look at the difference in meaning.
Let's take the previous sentence as an example.
(Hearsay) It seems that Tanaka has money.
→I heard from someone else that "Tanaka-san has money."
(Appearance) Tanaka seems to have money.
→ Tanaka has a German car and wears expensive brand-name clothes, so I think he has money. (When I look at his car and clothes, I wonder if he has money. I don't know if he's really rich or not.)
(Message) This cake seems to be delicious.
→I heard from other people that this cake is delicious.
(statement) This cake looks delicious.
→This cake is pretty and has lots of fruit on it, so I think it's delicious. (I don't know if it's actually delicious, but it looks delicious.)
(Message) He seems to be a serious person.
→I heard from other people that "He is a serious person."
(manner) He seems serious.
→He is always reading books and always turns in his homework, so he must be a serious student.
(I don't know if he's serious, but it looks like he is.)
Let's practice
The answer is at the bottom of this blog.
Example: According to the weather forecast, it will be (cold) today.
Have you looked outside? It's raining and cold.
① Mr. Tanaka is tall and (scary → ), but when you talk to him he is (interesting → ).
②There's always a line of people at that restaurant, and the food is apparently very (delicious →), but according to people who've been there, it's (not very tasty →).
③Okinawa is the southernmost part of Japan, so you might think it's hot, but in fact it's less hot than Tokyo.
④ When a top model wears something, it seems like it's expensive (→), but when I talk to my model friends, they say that some things aren't expensive (→).
summary
How was it?
Today we introduced the grammar "~desu desu ue" (message).
Please try using it when talking about something you saw on the news or in the newspaper, or something you heard from someone.
Our JLS blog introduces many other grammar and Japanese language topics, so be sure to check out our other articles.
See you again in the next blog.
① (Scary), (Interesting) ② (Delicious), (Not very tasty) ③ (Hot), (Not hot) ④ (Expensive), (Some are not expensive)
