Hearsay and conjecture

Report what you heard with plain form + ใใ†ใงใ™, infer from evidence with ใ€œใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ™, and describe senses with ใ€œใŒใ—ใพใ™.

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Vocabulary

ๅนใตใใพใ™

to blow [้ขจใŒ๏ฝž: wind]

็‡ƒใ‚‚ใˆใพใ™

to burn [ใ”ใฟใŒ๏ฝž: garbage]

ไบกใชใใชใ‚Šใพใ™

to pass away (euphemism for ๆญปใซใพใ™)

้›†ใ‚ใคใพใ‚Šใพใ™

to gather [ไบบใŒ๏ฝž: people]

ๅˆฅใ‚ใ‹ใ‚Œใพใ™

to part, to separate [ไบบใŒ๏ฝž: people]

ใ—ใพใ™

to be sensed [้Ÿณ/ๅฃฐ/ๅ‘ณ/ใซใŠใ„ใŒ๏ฝž: sound/voice/taste/smell]

ๅŽณใใณใ—ใ„

strict, severe

ใฒใฉใ„

terrible, awful

ๆ€–ใ“ใ‚ใ„

scary, frightening

ๅฎŸใ˜ใฃ้จ“ใ‘ใ‚“

experiment

ใƒ‡ใƒผใ‚ฟ

data

ไบบใ˜ใ‚“ๅฃใ“ใ†

population

ใซใŠใ„

smell, odor

็ง‘ใ‹ๅญฆใŒใ

science

ๅŒปใ„ๅญฆใŒใ

medical science

ๆ–‡ใถใ‚“ๅญฆใŒใ

literature

ใƒ‘ใƒˆใ‚ซใƒผ

patrol car

ๆ•‘ใใ‚…ใ†ๆ€ฅใใ‚…ใ†่ปŠใ—ใ‚ƒ

ambulance

่ณ›ใ•ใ‚“ๆˆใ›ใ„

agreement, approval

ๅใฏใ‚“ๅฏพใŸใ„

opposition, objection

ๅคงใ ใ„็ตฑใจใ†้ ˜ใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ†

president (of a country)

๏ฝžใซ ใ‚ˆใ‚‹ใจ

according to ~ (information source)

ๅฉšใ“ใ‚“็ด„ใ‚„ใใ—ใพใ™

to get engaged

ใฉใ†ใ‚‚

apparently, it seems (conjecture)

ๆ‹ใ“ใ„ไบบใณใจ

lover, sweetheart

็›ธใ‚ใ„ๆ‰‹ใฆ

partner, the other person

็Ÿฅใ—ใ‚Šๅˆใ‚ใ„ใพใ™

to get acquainted

ๅŒ–ใ‘็ฒงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†

makeup (๏ฝžใ‚’ ใ—ใพใ™: to put on makeup)

ไธ–ใ›่ฉฑใ‚ใ‚’ใ—ใพใ™

to take care of

ๅฅณใ˜ใ‚‡ๆ€งใ›ใ„

woman, female

็”ทใ ใ‚“ๆ€งใ›ใ„

man, male

้•ทใชใŒ็”Ÿใ„ใ

long life (๏ฝžใ—ใพใ™: to live long)

็†ใ‚Š็”ฑใ‚†ใ†

reason

้–ขใ‹ใ‚“ไฟ‚ใ‘ใ„

relation, connection

Useful phrases

๏ฝžใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹ใจ

According to ~

ใฉใ†ใ‚‚ ๆ‹ไบบใŒ ใงใใŸ ใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚

It seems she has gotten a boyfriend.

Grammar

N/Adj/V ๆ™ฎใต้€šใคใ†ๅฝขใ‘ใ„ใใ†ใงใ™

I hear that ~ (hearsay ใใ†ใงใ™)

Plain form + ใใ†ใงใ™ reports information you heard or read - NOT appearance (that is ใ€œใใ†ใงใ™ after masu-stem from Lesson 43). ใชใ„ โ†’ ใชใ•ใใ† is different; hearsay keeps ใชใ„: ้›จใ‚ใ‚ใŒ้™ใตใ‚‰ใชใ„ใใ†ใงใ™.

ๅคฉใฆใ‚“ๆฐ—ใไบˆใ‚ˆๅ ฑใปใ†ใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹ใจใ€ใ‚ใ—ใŸๅฏ’ใ•ใ‚€ใใชใ‚‹ใใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚

ๆ–ฐใ—ใ‚“่žใถใ‚“ใง่ชญใ‚ˆใฟใพใ—ใŸใŒใ€1ๆœˆใŒใคใซใ‚นใƒ”ใƒผใƒๅคงใŸใ„ไผšใ‹ใ„ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚

ๆธกใ‚ใŸ่พบใชในใ•ใ‚“ใฏๆœ€ใ•ใ„่ฟ‘ใ•ใ„ๅฉšใ“ใ‚“็ด„ใ‚„ใใ—ใŸใใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚

N/Adj/V ๆ™ฎใต้€šใคใ†ๅฝขใ‘ใ„ใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ™

It seems ~ (ใ€œใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ™)

Plain form + ใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ™ expresses conjecture based on what you see or sense: ้šฃใจใชใฎ้ƒจใธๅฑ‹ใ‚„ใซไบบใฒใจใŒใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ™. It is stronger evidence than hearsay ใใ†ใงใ™.

้šฃใจใชใฎ้ƒจใธๅฑ‹ใ‚„ใซไบบใฒใจใŒใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚

ใฉใ†ใ‚‚ๆ‹ใ“ใ„ไบบใฒใจใŒใงใใŸใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚

ไบบใฒใจใŒใŸใใ•ใ‚“้›†ใ‚ใคใพใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ไบ‹ใ”ใจๆ•…ใ˜ใŒใ‚ใฃใŸใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚

N ใŒใ—ใพใ™

It smells/sounds/tastes ~ (ใ€œใŒใ—ใพใ™)

N ใŒใ—ใพใ™ describes a sensory impression: ้ŸณใŠใจ/ๅฃฐใ“ใˆ/ๅ‘ณใ‚ใ˜/ใซใŠใ„/ๆ„Ÿใ‹ใ‚“ใ˜ใŒใ—ใพใ™. The noun names what you perceive.

ๆฅฝใŸใฎใ—ใ„้ŸณใŠใ‚“ใŒใ—ใพใ™ใญใ€‚

ใ„ใ„่ŠฑใฏใชใฎใซใŠใ„ใŒใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚

ใ“ใฎใ‚นใƒผใƒ—ใฏๅฐ‘ใ™ใ“ใ—่พ›ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ„ๅ‘ณใ‚ใ˜ใŒใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚

Conversation

I hear she got engaged

ๅคฑใ—ใค็คผใ‚Œใ„ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ๅ…ˆใ•ใใซๅธฐใ‹ใˆใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚

ใ‚ใ€ๆธกใ‚ใŸ่พบใชในใ•ใ‚“ใ€ใกใ‚‡ใฃใจๅพ…ใพใฃใฆใ€‚็งใ‚ใŸใ—ใ‚‚ๅธฐใ‹ใˆใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚

ใ™ใฟใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ๆ€ฅใ„ใใ„ใงใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ€‚

ๆธกใ‚ใŸ่พบใชในใ•ใ‚“ใ€ๆœ€ใ•ใ„่ฟ‘ใ•ใ„ๆ—ฉใฏใ‚„ใๅธฐใ‹ใˆใ‚Šใพใ™ใญใ€‚ใฉใ†ใ‚‚ๆ‹ใ“ใ„ไบบใฒใจใŒใงใใŸใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚

ใˆใฃใ€็Ÿฅใ—ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚ๆœ€ใ•ใ„่ฟ‘ใ•ใ„ๅฉšใ“ใ‚“็ด„ใ‚„ใใ—ใŸใใ†ใงใ™ใ‚ˆใ€‚

ๆœฌใปใ‚“ๅฝ“ใจใ†ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚็›ธใ‚ใ„ๆ‰‹ใฆใฏใ ใ‚Œใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

IMCใฎ้ˆดใ™ใšๆœจใใ•ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ€‚ใƒฏใƒƒใƒˆใ•ใ‚“ใฎ็ตใ‘ใฃๅฉšใ“ใ‚“ๅผใ—ใใง็Ÿฅใ—ใ‚Šๅˆใ‚ใฃใŸใใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚

ใใ†ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

้ซ˜ใŸใ‹ๆฉ‹ใฏใ—ใ•ใ‚“ใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใฏใฉใ†ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

็งใ‚ใŸใ—ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚็งใ‚ใŸใ—ใซใจใฃใฆไป•ใ—ไบ‹ใ”ใจใŒๆ‹ใ“ใ„ไบบใฒใจใงใ™ใ€‚

Practice

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Reference

Giongo and gitaigo

ใ‚ถใƒผใ‚ถใƒผ้™ใตใ‚‹

rain pouring hard

ใƒ”ใƒฅใƒผใƒ”ใƒฅใƒผๅนใตใ

wind whistling

ใƒฏใƒณใƒฏใƒณใปใˆใ‚‹

dog barking

ใ’ใ‚‰ใ’ใ‚‰็ฌ‘ใ‚ใ‚‰ใ†

laughing loudly

ใ—ใใ—ใๆณฃใชใ

sobbing quietly

ใใ‚‡ใ‚ใใ‚‡ใ‚่ฆ‹ใฟใ‚‹

looking around restlessly

ใฑใใฑใ้ฃŸใŸในใ‚‹

eating eagerly

ใใ†ใใ†ๅฏใญใ‚‹

sleeping soundly

ใ™ใ‚‰ใ™ใ‚‰่ชญใ‚ˆใ‚€

reading smoothly

ใ–ใ‚‰ใ–ใ‚‰ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹

feeling rough

ในใŸในใŸใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹

feeling sticky

ใคใ‚‹ใคใ‚‹ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹

feeling smooth/slippery