1) Difference between 'ga', 'kedo', 'keredo' and 'keredomo'
As far as I read in one of books for Japanese grammar that I have,
there is absolutely no difference in meaning between the four words
above. All of other in most cases can be translated into English as
"but", except sentences in which they are used to introduce some
additional information, like:
Kaisha wa natsuyasumi desu ga, shukkin shimasu ka?
There is however difference in style between the four words. 'Ga' can
be freely used in both written style and spoken style Japanese, while
'keredomo''s use is limited to written style and extremely formal
bussiness situations - speeches, presentations etc. 'Kedo' and
'keredo' are informal substitutes of 'ga', the one more often used in
everyday speech being 'kedo'.
2) Difference between 'noni' and 'tame ni' meaning 'in order to'
The use of 'noni' is limited to verbs and adjectives having something
to do with using things, such as 'tsukau', 'mochiiru', 'yakudatsu',
'hitsuyou da', 'benri da', 'juuyou da', 'yuuyou da' etc. For example:
RSS fiido wa, saito no koushin jouhou wo koukai suru noni tsukawarete imasu.
RSS feed is used for releasing website updates.
Tsuurubaa : komando wo jikkou suru noni shiyou suru botan ya opushon
wo fukumu baa.
Tool bar: bar which contains buttons and options used to execute commands.
Kigyou de meishi wo moratta toki ni hokan suru noni benri desu.
It is useful for storing bussiness cards when you received some in the company.
'Tame ni' has much wider meaning and is used to express aim of some
activity, reason for which something happened, who is the benefactor
of some activity and so on. For example:
Yamashita san wa pasokon wo kau tame ni arubaito wo shite imasu.
Mr. Yamashita is working parttime to buy a computer.
Kaze wo hiita tame ni jugyou wo kesseki shimashita.
I was absent from class because of cold.
Hahaoya wa kodomo no tame ni keeki wo yakimashita.
Mother baked a cake for children.
In some cases both 'noni' and 'tame ni' can be used and the meaning
does not change.
Kono ami wa sakana wo yaku noni / tame ni tsukatte iru.
He is using this net to cook fish.
However, when there is some additional term between the 'noni' and the
verb which follows it, only 'tame ni' can be used. In other words,
'noni' has to be directly followed by the verb or adjective it is
refering to.
Kono ami wa sakana wo yaku tame ni (x noni) haha ga mainichi tsukatte iru.
Mother is using this net everyday to cook fish.
This short explanation doesn't exhaust all possible meanings and uses
of 'tame ni', but I hope that it helps.
Maciek
07 Apr 2007 11:32:53 -0700, randhir_nag <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
>
> Please explain the difference in the forms below through examples:
> 1.koredemo and ga - they both denote 'but' - dont they?
> 2. no ni and tame ni - they both seem to signify 'in order to'
>
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