So I am referring to the different ways to say, “I must”, like ～ないといけない、～なければいけない, etc.
How do you guy figure out which one is the correct one for the answer? There are four different ways to combine the first and second halves, and it is a bit annoying to have to type out three nearly identical answers before getting the correct one when they are mean more or less the same and often the question giving no real clue of which one it is looking for?
You just remember them in alphabet order and type them one by one until correct. God bless you when it comes to more “must do” from N2 and N1, there are a LOT more!
I removed them from my Reviews because of that.
I just type them in until I get the right one as well. There are often subtle differences in similar grammar points, but it’s hard to know a lot of times based on the sentence in question which it will be because it could theoretically be more than one (just with different nuances at the end of the day).
Like a year ago the hint used to be ‘think なる’ or ‘think いく’
now I just try all of them too.
I use the clue (shift+space) to know how formal/casual it is, then I know immediately which one they want. Once you know the formality ranking of each, you know which one to use.
We’re looking for a little more nuance!
I have switched all of these to Reveal & Grade, except for the basic " なくちゃ/なきゃ" card (Fill-in), which I have personally chosen to be my primary choice for this expression.
This way I still encounter the other variations during SRS, but without driving myself crazy due to high amounts of reviews.
Been a couple of months now, and I actually recognize and understand the other expressions when encountering them in the wild.
How do you Grade them? Do you keep them in a certain SRS Stage? E.g. beginner, so that you see them often.
I just let the SRS system do it’s magic. Just make sure to be strict when grading if you know the meaning.
I just try to remember some as more polite or more formal, and I don’t physically type them, since it’s hard to remember and some of their differences are subtle, so do those points in flashcard style rather than typing
Just started the 1-month trial, aiming for N2, and this is exactly what I was worried about. My main issue with Wanikani was having to recall specific translation choices versus general vibes, and I made extensive use of the “synonym” feature to get any reasonable definition my imagination could come up with, so doing it in reverse sounds nigh impossible.
I’m getting hit by this on day 1 with 〜さりに得なかった vs 〜に他なかった for “I had no choice but to …”
If I know there are multiple possibility, I usually check the additional hints. Sometimes, if I know my answer to be equivalent but the grading marks it as wrong, I allow myself to backspace/undo the answer and type the required one in order to have the answer advance in the SRS system.
More formal.
Less formal.
Correct! But we’re looking for a different point.
Can you conjugate this differently?
there’s the 128347 ways of saying “I must” on bunpro and then someday someone dropped 〜なきゃヤバい on me in normal conversation once