so... why is '来る', or almost any word wird る at the end, pronounced so different? Am I missing… - Feed Post by sonne0223
so... why is '来る', or almost any word wird る at the end, pronounced so different? Am I missing something =/
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So different? what do you mean?
... well, it's pronounced 'kuru' right? I've noticed a different pronunciation, which sounded more like 'kimasu'. And any other word ending in -ru also had the -masu sound during practices and tests...
kuru = Basic/Informal
kimasu = Formal- aaah! arigato :3
Kuru is the stem/informal present for 'to go'. The formal present is kimasu. This is an example of an irregular verb. It's very important to learn about conjugation imho.- It's a pity there's nothing about grammar in this website.
It sounds like you're talking about the glitch in practice mode that makes the Google TTS voice read verbs in the "-masu" form even when they aren't. I get the same glitch too. Try not to let it throw you off.- yes, that's what it was :) thanks for everyone's help!
hello
It would truthfully be better if this site used the polite forms of verbs, it would get people who don't know in less trouble.
i thought i was alone in this. i was wtf when they say no u at the end or the masu form.- The missing "u" sound is actually formulaic in the Tokyo accent (which is considered "standard" Japanese) It occurs when the u comes after an non-voiced consonant at the end of a word.
That's why です sounds like "dess"
and 郵便局 sounds like "yuubinkyokk".
This site is useful for reviewing vocabulary, but not very good for speaking or grammar. If you're interested in understanding spoken Japanese I recommend taking night classes at your local university or community college (some have them, but not many). - hmm... i can hear the u, but its so so subtle, its almost unnoticeable. desu is not a good example. it just occurred to me that a lot of these words i thought came to be very subtle u or no u.
- It's an accent, so some people do it more than others depending on where they are from.
'su'を伸ばして発音してごらん。'u'になるでしょ。sa-a shi-i su-u se-e so-o
