Observation: tendency & feelings

ใŒใ‚‹ใƒปใŒใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹

ใ„-Adj ใ„

ใช-Adj

+ ใŒใ‚‹ ใƒป ใŒใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹

This transforms adjective into verbs, and means โ€œto show signs ofโ€, โ€œto appear likeโ€. Can be conjugated: ใŒใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ means to currently show signs, ใŒใฆใ„ใŸ means to have shown signs.

Example

ๅฝผๅฅณใ‹ใฎใ˜ใ‚‡ใฏ่™ซใ‚’ๆ€–ใ”ใ‚ใŒใ‚‹ใ€‚ She seems afraid of insects.

ใŒใ‚Š

ใ„-Adj ใ„

ใช-Adj

+ ใŒใ‚Š

Expresses a personality trait (tendency to, sensitivity towards).

Example

ๅฝผใ‹ใ‚Œใฏใ‚’ๆ€–ใ”ใ‚ใŒใ‚Šใ€‚ He has a tendency of being scared.

ใŒใก

V ใพใ™

N

+ ใŒใก

Used to describe a tendency, something that happens often. Usually used for something negative.

Example

ใƒ‰ใ‚คใƒ„ใฎ้›ป่ปŠใงใ‚“ใ—ใ‚ƒใฏ้…ใŠใใ‚ŒใŒใกใ€‚ Trains in Germany tend to be late.

ใจใฟใˆใ‚‹ใƒปใจใฟใˆใฆ

V

ใ„-Adj

ใช-Adj + ใ 

N + ใ 

+ ใจ่ฆ‹ใˆใ‚‹ใƒปใจใฟใˆใฆ

Means โ€œit seems thatโ€. Used for something that the speaker concludes, being reasonably confident.

Example

้€šใจใŠใ‚Šใซใฏใ‚ดใƒŸใŒใชใ„ใ€‚ๆธ…ๆŽƒ่ปŠใ›ใ„ใใ†ใ—ใ‚ƒใŒ้€šใจใŠใ‚Š้Žใ™ใŽใŸใจ่ฆ‹ใˆใ‚‹ใ€‚ Thereโ€™s no garbage in the streets. It seems the garbage truck has passed by.

ใ‚ˆใ†ใชๆฐ—ใŒใ™ใ‚‹

V + ใ‚ˆใ†ใช

ใ„-Adj + ใ‚ˆใ†ใช

ใช-Adj + ใช

N + ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใช

+ ๆฐ—ใŒใ™ใ‚‹

ใ‚ˆใ†ใชๆฐ—ใใŒใ™ใ‚‹ means โ€œhave a feelingโ€. Has a degree of uncertainty. See also ใŒใ™ใ‚‹.

Example

ไปŠๅนดใ“ใจใ—ใฏๆ‹ไบบใ“ใ„ใณใจใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฟใคใ‹ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใชๆฐ—ใŒใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚ I have a feeling I will find a lover this year.