【The Japan Times】Focus on sentence endings to ‘see the future’ in Japanese

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Focus on sentence endings to 'see the future' in Japanese

Once you get an idea of what kinds of verbs come at the end of Japanese sentences, particularly in news reports, your br...

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To be more precise
anticipate
prophecy
substituted
appropriate
connotation
quotation

To be more precise

意味　（さらに）正確に言えば

To be more precise, you can hear the future.
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anticipate

意味　予想する、予測する

Research has shown that our brains are primed for spoken language and can actually anticipate the words someone will say next.
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prophecy

意味　[U]予言 (すること); 予言能力.

This gift of prophecy is very useful with Japanese, which positions core information at the ends of sentences.
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substituted

意味　＜…の＞代理品 [物]; 代理, 代役

There are a variety of other verbs that can be substituted for 言う (iu, to say).
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appropriate

意味　適切な

If the content being communicated is an announcement or presentation, then 発表しました (happyō shimashita, presented/announced) is most appropriate.
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connotation

意味　[U][C][しばしば～s]（言葉· 名前などの）言外の意味; 含意, 含蓄

言及しました (genkyū shimashita, commented) is similar to 言う but has a connotation of addressing a specific topic.
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quotation

意味　引用

In addition to direct quotation, there are a number of regularly used sentence-ending patterns that express views, opinions and information indirectly.
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The best way to acclimate yourself to Japanese sentence structure is immersion, of course.
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