Tuesday, June 20, 2017

How to Use 方

Did you get that pun in the title? Huh?? It's because 方 is used as a suffix to describe "the way in which the action is performed" or "how to do X." Brilliant.

方 is attached to a verb stem to convey its "how to do" meaning.

歩き方 - the way someone walks

リーさんの歩き方はおかしいね。
The way Lee-san walks is funny.

かもしださんの教え方は難しい。
The way Kamoshida teaches is difficult.

Nouns that accompany verbs in this state are followed by the particle の, rather than something like を or が.

アヤトの猫の持ち方はかわいいでしょ。
The way Ayato holds his kitty is cute.

トムの岩の投げ方は幼い。
The way Tom throws rocks is childish.

する verbs take the form of: 勉強のし方.

ベニーの運転のし方は危ないよ。
The way Benny drives is dangerous.

その単語の綴り方を教えてください。
Could you tell me how to spell that word?

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