Post the Japanese you learn today here

[ampersand]

My favourite grammar word that I picked up from English class (I swear to God I learn more Japanese in those classes than they learn English) is 後置就職 （こうちしゅうしょく）. I have no idea what the equivalent English term is, but it's when you modify a word by saying "that/which/who ---".

It's 後置修飾--"modifier put on the end". What you've written is "back end job hunting."

In normal English jargon, they're relative clauses and participial phrases. The Japanese term lumps the two groups together, and contrasts with 前置修飾--"modifier put in the front"--which all Japanese modifiers are. It's another fine example of English getting taught like it's Japanese.

[Urthona]

白夜　はくや／びゃくや　ー midnight sun
法王　ほうおう　ー　pope
行う　おこなう　ー　do
通夜　つや　ー　vigil
薄れる　うすれる　ー　fade　away
湿地　しっち　ー　swamp
親愛　しんあい　ー　deep　love

[Hyakuman]

What you've written is "back end job hunting."

Hahaha, I was totally like "what the hell?!" when I read it.

[AliDimayev]

Ali is a poster WHO is really annoying but has inexplicably been growing on me recently. (Oh God, now I've encouraged him.)

The who is not modify a word; it is part of a relative clause, thus making it a complicated sentence.

[capn jazz]

標準語 - ひょうじゅんご - standard dialect of a language
肯定形　ー　こうていけい - the positive form (ie of a verb conjugation)
手話　ー　しゅわ - sign language

Can you tell what we're discussing this week??

[ampersand]

Hahaha, I was totally like "what the hell?!" when I read it.

It does seem like that should mean something. Something dirty.

[kiwimusume]

It's 後置修飾--"modifier put on the end". What you've written is "back end job hunting."

In normal English jargon, they're relative clauses and participial phrases. The Japanese term lumps the two groups together, and contrasts with 前置修飾--"modifier put in the front"--which all Japanese modifiers are. It's another fine example of English getting taught like it's Japanese.

Shit. That's what you get for not checking what you type.

[Avocado]

全治（ぜんち）- all better; completely healed

unfortunately there aren't any homonyms for it..

[Victorius~]

選択式記憶 = selective memory (I think)

Picked it up chatting with a friend.

[surgeon]

どさくさ紛れに　＝　in the confusion of the moment
既存の～　＝　the existing ~

[AliDimayev]

選択式記憶 = selective memory (I think)

Picked it up chatting with a friend.

Is that third Kanji correct?

[AliDimayev]

Not?
選択肢記憶？

[I Am Quailman]

呼吸できない

りきできない

Both mean "Can't breath!"

[surgeon]

not sure about the 2nd one...

i also learnt けじめを付ける = to draw the line

[I Am Quailman]

Well, りき means strength. But I was asking a Japanese person who has pretty good grasp of English... and told me first 「呼吸できない」, and then she said that 力できない also works....

[twiceinalifetime]

Well, りき means strength. But I was asking a Japanese person who has pretty good grasp of English... and told me first 「呼吸できない」, and then she said that 力できない also works....

Do you mean 「息できない」? Iki instead of riki?

[surgeon]

i understand 力 can be read りき

i think maybe they meant 息 as twiceinalifetime says

[I Am Quailman]

Ah, maybe so. My bad. It was over the phone so maybe I got it confused. Sorry lol...

So, some japanese I learned today:

息できない (not 力... haha)

[Tarquin]

not that I learnt it today, but its just a fun and useless word.

咥える　－　くわえる to hold something in someones mouth.

[Victorius~]

Not?
選択肢記憶？

The woman I was chatting with sometimes makes simple mistakes (she's a Chinese woman who moved to Japan ten years back) as many native Japanese do, and yours does sound a little more correct. I'll double-check it tomorrow.