{"id":319,"date":"2017-10-16T15:45:48","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T19:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guidetojapanese.org\/learn\/?p=319"},"modified":"2017-10-17T14:13:53","modified_gmt":"2017-10-17T18:13:53","slug":"showing-signs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guidetojapanese.org\/learn\/grammar\/signs","title":{"rendered":"Showing signs of something"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this lesson, we’ll learn various expressions involving how to describe people who are expressing themselves without words. For example, we’ll learn how to say expressions in Japanese such as “They acted<\/u> as if they were saying goodbye,” “He acted<\/u> disgusted,” and “She acts<\/u> like she wants to go.”<\/p>\n

Showing outward signs of an emotion using \u300c\uff5e\u304c\u308b\u300d<\/h2>\n

Vocabulary<\/h3>\n
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  1. \u5acc \u3010\u3044\u3084\u3011 (na-adj) disagreeable; unpleasant<\/li>\n
  2. \u6016\u3044 \u3010\u3053\u308f\u30fb\u3044\u3011 (i-adj) – scary<\/li>\n
  3. \u5b09\u3057\u3044 \u3010\u3046\u308c\u30fb\u3057\u3044\u3011 (i-adj) – happy<\/li>\n
  4. \u6065\u305a\u304b\u3057\u3044 \u3010\u306f\u30fb\u305a\u304b\u3057\u3044\u3011 (i-adj) – embarrassing<\/li>\n
  5. \u65e9\u3044 \u3010\u306f\u3084\u30fb\u3044\u3011 (i-adj) – fast; early<\/li>\n
  6. \u3059\u308b (exception) – to do<\/li>\n
  7. \u4f55 \u3010\u306a\u306b\uff0f\u306a\u3093\u3011 – what<\/li>\n
  8. \u3044\u308b (ru-verb) – to exist (animate)<\/li>\n
  9. \u5f7c\u5973 \u3010\u304b\u306e\u30fb\u3058\u3087\u3011 – she; girlfriend<\/li>\n
  10. \u671d \u3010\u3042\u3055\u3011 – morning<\/li>\n
  11. \u8d77\u3053\u3059 \u3010\u304a\u30fb\u3053\u3059\u3011 (u-verb) – to cause, to wake someone<\/li>\n
  12. \u30bf\u30a4\u30d7 – type<\/li>\n
  13. \u3046\u3061 – referring to one’s in-group, i.e. company, etc.<\/li>\n
  14. \u5b50\u4f9b \u3010\u3053\u30fb\u3069\u3082\u3011 – child<\/li>\n
  15. \u30d7\u30fc\u30eb – pool<\/li>\n
  16. \u5165\u308b \u3010\u306f\u3044\u30fb\u308b\u3011 (u-verb) – to enter<\/li>\n
  17. \u7406\u7531 \u3010\u308a\u30fb\u3086\u3046\u3011 – reason<\/li>\n
  18. \u3042\u308b (u-verb) – to exist (inanimate)<\/li>\n
  19. \u6b32\u3057\u3044 \u3010\u307b\u30fb\u3057\u3044\u3011 (i-adj) – desirable<\/li>\n
  20. \u30ab\u30ec\u30fc – curry<\/li>\n
  21. \u98df\u3079\u308b \u3010\u305f\u30fb\u3079\u308b\u3011 (ru-verb) – to eat<\/li>\n
  22. \u5bb6 \u30101) \u3046\u3061; 2) \u3044\u3048\u3011 – 1) one’s own home; 2) house<\/li>\n
  23. \u5e30\u308b \u3010\u304b\u3048\u30fb\u308b\u3011 (u-verb) – to go home<\/li>\n
  24. \u3059\u3050 – soon<\/li>\n
  25. \u30d1\u30bd\u30b3\u30f3 – computer, PC<\/li>\n
  26. \u4f7f\u3046 \u3010\u3064\u304b\u30fb\u3046\u3011 (u-verb) – to use<\/li>\n
  27. \u7686 \u3010\u307f\u3093\u306a\u3011 – everybody<\/li>\n
  28. \u30a4\u30bf\u30ea\u30a2 – Italy<\/li>\n
  29. \u884c\u304f \u3010\u3044\u30fb\u304f\u3011 (u-verb) – to go<\/li>\n
  30. \u79c1 \u3010\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3011 – me, myself, I<\/li>\n
  31. \u4e88\u7b97 \u3010\u3088\u30fb\u3055\u3093\u3011 – budget<\/li>\n
  32. \u3069\u3046 – how<\/li>\n
  33. \u3068\u3066\u3082 – very<\/li>\n
  34. \u602a\u3057\u3044 \u3010\u3042\u3084\u30fb\u3057\u3044\u3011 (i-adj) – suspicious; dubious; doubtful<\/li>\n
  35. \u59bb \u3010\u3064\u307e\u3011 – wife<\/li>\n
  36. \u30d0\u30c3\u30b0 – bag<\/li>\n
  37. \u305d\u3093\u306a – that sort of<\/li>\n
  38. \u3082\u3093 – object \uff08short for \u3082\u306e\uff09<\/li>\n
  39. \u8cb7\u3046 \u3010\u304b\u30fb\u3046\u3011 (u-verb) – to buy<\/li>\n
  40. \u8a33 \u3010\u308f\u3051\u3011 – meaning; reason; can be deduced<\/li>\n
  41. \u6065\u305a\u304b\u3057\u304c\u308a\u5c4b \u3010\u306f\u30fb\u305a\u304b\u3057\u304c\u308a\u30fb\u3084\u3011 – one who easily feels or acts embarrassed<\/li>\n
  42. \u5bd2\u304c\u308a\u5c4b \u3010\u3055\u3080\u30fb\u304c\u308a\u30fb\u3084\u3011 – one who easily feels cold<\/li>\n
  43. \u6691\u304c\u308a\u5c4b \u3010\u3042\u3064\u30fb\u304c\u308a\u30fb\u3084\u3011 – one who easily feels hot<\/li>\n
  44. \u30df\u30cd\u30bd\u30bf – Minnesota<\/li>\n
  45. \u66ae\u3089\u3059 \u3010\u304f\u30fb\u3089\u3059\u3011 (u-verb) – to live<\/li>\n
  46. \u8f9b\u3044 \u3010\u3064\u3089\u30fb\u3044\u3011 (i-adj) – harsh<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The \u300c\uff5e\u304c\u308b\u300d grammar is used when you want to make an observation about how someone is feeling. This is simply an observation based on some type of sign(s). Therefore, you would not use it for your own emotions since guessing about your own emotions is not necessary. This grammar can only be used with adjectives so you can use this grammar to say, “He is acting scared,” but you cannot say “He acted surprised,” because “to be surprised” is a verb in Japanese and not an adjective. This grammar is also commonly used with a certain set of adjectives related to emotions such as: \u300c\u5acc\u300d\u3001\u300c\u6016\u3044\u300d\u3001\u300c\u5b09\u3057\u3044\u300d\u3001or \u300c\u6065\u305a\u304b\u3057\u3044\u300d.<\/p>\n

    \nUsing \u300c\uff5e\u304c\u308b\u300d for observing the emotions or feelings of others<\/span><\/p>\n
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    • For i-adjectives:<\/b> Remove the last \u300c\u3044\u300d from the i-adjective and then attach \u300c\u304c\u308b\u300d<\/li>\n
    • Example: \u6016\u3044<\/strike><\/em> \u2192 \u6016\u304c\u308b<\/em><\/li>\n
    • For na-adjectives:<\/b> Attach \u300c\u304c\u308b\u300d to the end of the na-adjective<\/li>\n
    • Example: \u5acc \u2192 \u5acc\u304c\u308b<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
      All adjectives that are conjugated with \u300c\uff5e\u304c\u308b\u300d become an u-verb<\/caption>\n
      <\/th>\nPositive<\/th>\nNegative<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
      Non-Past<\/th>\n\u6016\u304c\u308b
      act scared<\/td>\n      		\u6016\u304c\u3089\u306a\u3044
      not act scared<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Past<\/th>\n\u6016\u304c\u3063\u305f
      acted scared<\/td>\n      		\u6016\u304c\u3089\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f
      didn’t act scared<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

      <\/center>\n<\/div>\n

      Examples<\/h3>\n
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      1. \u65e9\u304f\u304d\u3066\u3088\uff01\u4f55\u3092\u6065\u305a\u304b\u3057\u304c\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b<\/em>\u306e\uff1f
        \nHurry up and come here. What are you acting all embarrassed for?\n<\/li>\n
      2. \u5f7c\u5973\u306f\u671d\u65e9\u304f\u8d77\u3053\u3055\u308c\u308b\u306e\u3092\u5acc\u304c\u308b<\/em>\u30bf\u30a4\u30d7\u3067\u3059\u3002
        \nMy girlfriend is the type to show dislike towards getting woken up early in the morning.\n<\/li>\n
      3. \u3046\u3061\u306e\u5b50\u4f9b\u306f\u30d7\u30fc\u30eb\u306b\u5165\u308b\u306e\u3092\u7406\u7531\u3082\u306a\u304f\u6016\u304c\u308b<\/em>\u3002
        \nOur child acts afraid about entering a pool without any reason.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        \nThis grammar is also used to observe very frankly on what you think someone other than yourself wants. This involves the adjective \u300c\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u300d for things one wants or the \u300c\uff5e\u305f\u3044\u300d conjugation for actions one wants to do, which is essentially a verb conjugated to an i-adjective. This type of grammar is more suited for things like narration in a story and is rarely used in this fashion for normal conversations because of its impersonal style of observation. For casual conversations, it is more common to use \u300c\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u300d such as in, \u300c\u30ab\u30ec\u30fc\u3092\u98df\u3079\u305f\u3044\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002\u300d. For polite conversations, it is normal to not make any assumptions at all or to use the \u300c\u3088\u306d\u300d sentence ending such as in \u300c\u30ab\u30ec\u30fc\u3092\u98df\u3079\u305f\u3044\u3067\u3059\u304b\u3002\u300d or \u300c\u30ab\u30ec\u30fc\u3092\u98df\u3079\u305f\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3088\u306d\u3002\u300d\n<\/p>\n

        Examples<\/h3>\n
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        1. \u5bb6\u306b\u5e30\u3063\u305f\u3089\u3001\u3059\u3050\u30d1\u30bd\u30b3\u30f3\u3092\u4f7f\u3044\u305f\u304c\u308b<\/em>\u3002
          \n(He) soon acts like wanting to use computer as soon as (he) gets home.\n<\/li>\n
        2. \u307f\u3093\u306a\u30a4\u30bf\u30ea\u30a2\u306b\u884c\u304d\u305f\u304c\u3063\u3066\u308b<\/em>\u3093\u3060\u3051\u3069\u3001\u79c1\u306e\u4e88\u7b97\u3067\u884c\u3051\u308b\u304b\u3069\u3046\u304b\u306f\u3068\u3066\u3082\u602a\u3057\u3044\u3002
          \nEverybody is acting like they want to go to Italy but it’s suspicious whether I can go or not going by my budget.\n<\/li>\n
        3. \u59bb\u306f\u30eb\u30a4\u30f4\u30a3\u30c8\u30f3\u306e\u30d0\u30c3\u30b0\u3092\u6b32\u3057\u304c\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b<\/em>\u3093\u3060\u3051\u3069\u3001\u305d\u3093\u306a\u3082\u3093\u3001\u8cb7\u3048\u308b\u308f\u3051\u306a\u3044\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\uff01
          \nMy wife was showing signs of wanting a Louis Vuitton bag but there’s no way I can buy something like that!\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          \n\u300c\uff5e\u304c\u308b\u300d is also used with \u300c\u5c4b\u300d to indicate a type of person that often feels a certain way such as \u300c\u6065\u305a\u304b\u3057\u304c\u308a\u5c4b\u300d (one who easily feels or acts embarrassed)\u3001 \u300c\u5bd2\u304c\u308a\u5c4b\u300d (one who easily feels cold)\u3001or \u300c\u6691\u304c\u308a\u5c4b\u300d (one who easily feels hot).\n<\/p>\n