The difference between [๏ฝใฆใ] and [๏ฝใฎใซ]
Do you know how to say, โIt doesnโt turn on, even though I pressed the button.โ?
You may learn in your lesson,
โจ๐ใใฟใณใๆผ(ใ)ใใฆใใใคใใพใใใ
However, you may notice that Japanese people also use โใใฎใซโ in this situation.
โจ๐ใใฟใณใๆผ(ใ)ใใใฎใซใใคใใพใใใ
What is the difference between โใใฆใโ and โใใฎใซโ๏ผ
Is it interchangeable or not?
ไธ็ท(ใใฃใใ)ใซ ใใงใใฏใใพใใใโบ๏ธ
Letโs find out together in this post:)
๐ใ๏ฝใฆใใ: even if~
The sentence with โ(ใฆform)๏ผใโ indicates a reverse condition and means "even if."
This โใใฆใโ sentence is often used for โhypothetical situation.
ไพ(ใใ: example)
ใขใณใใใซๅ็ฝ(ใใใฏใ)ใใฆใใใใพใใใใชใใจๆ(ใใ)ใใพใใ
Even if I confess my love to Ann san now, it wonโt go well.
๐ใใใฎใซใ๏ผeven though~
โ(Plain form)๏ผใฎใซโ means โeven though~ / in spite of the fact thatโ and be used when the event or state is contrary to what is usually expected.
ไพ(ใใ: example)
โ๏ธใใใใจใใใฏใใๅๅผท(ในใใใใ)ใใฆใใใฎใซใๆ็ธพ(ใใใใ)ใใใใชใใงใใ
Takemoto san gets bad grades even though she studies a lot.
Sometimes โใใฆใโ and โใใฎใซโ are used to describe the same situation as mentioned at the beginning.
ใปใใฟใณใๆผ(ใ)ใใฆใใใคใใพใใใ
ใปใใฟใณใๆผ(ใ)ใใใฎใซใใคใใพใใใ
Both sentences mean โIt doesnโt turn on, even though I pressed the button.โ
Let me summarize the difference below with examples.
โ๏ธThe difference between โใใฆใโ and โใใฎใซโโ๏ธ
โ โใใฎใซโ canโt be used for hypothetical situations.
โจYou can use โใใฎใซโ only when you tell an established fact.
ไพ(ใใ: example)
โJLPTใๅ(ใ)ใใใฎใซใๅๆ ผ(ใใใใ)ใใชใใจๆ(ใใ)ใใพใใ
โญ๏ธJLPTใๅ(ใ)ใใฆใใๅๆ ผ(ใใใใ)ใใชใใจๆ(ใใ)ใใพใใ
Even if I take a JLPT test, I donโt think that I can pass it.
โกโใใฎใซโ can express your feelings.
โจYou can express the speaker's subjective feelings such as disappointment, blame, or regret.
On the other hand, the โใใฆใโ sentence simply tell the fact in a neutral way.
ไพ(ใใ: example)
๐ก1ๆ้(ใใใ)ๅพ (ใพ)ใฃใใฎใซใๆฅ(ใ)ใพใใใงใใใ
โจThis sentence expresses that โyouโre disappointed, frustrated, and sad.โ
๐1ๆ้(ใใใ)ๅพ (ใพ)ใฃใฆใใๆฅ(ใ)ใพใใใงใใใ
Even though I waited for 1 hour, she(he) didnโt come.
โจThis sentence just tells the facts.
โข โใใฎใซโ can be used at the end of the sentence.
โจJapanese people sometimes use โใใฎใซโ at the end of the sentence, but โใใฆใโ canโt be used like that.
ไพ(ใใ: example)
โญ๏ธ๐ขๆฉ่ตท(ใฏใใ)ใใใใฎใซโฆใ
Even though I wake up earlyโฆ(it got canceledโฆ)
โๆฉ่ตท(ใฏใใ)ใใใฆใโฆใ
โจyou always have to add something after โใใฆใโ like below.
โญ๏ธๆฉ่ตท(ใฏใใ)ใใใฆใ, ใใฟใญใฃใณใใใใใใใใชใใ
Even if I wake up early, he may cancel on me at the minute.
โฃ โใใฎใซโ canโt be used with the sentence that expresses the will.
โจYou cannot use โใใฎใซโ with expressions related to the speaker's will, giving orders, making requests, etc.
On the other hand, โใใฆใโ can be used with these types of sentences.
ไพ(ใใ: example)
โไปไบ(ใใใจ)ใใใใฎใซใใณใณใตใผใใซ่ก(ใ)ใใใใงใใ
โญ๏ธไปไบ(ใใใจ)ใใใฃใฆใใใณใณใตใผใใซ่ก(ใ)ใใใใงใใ
๐ถI want to go to the concert even if(though) I have work.
ใฉใใงใใใใ(howโs my explanation?)
ใใใ้ฃ(ใใใ)ใใใงใใใๆฅๆฌ่ช(ใซใปใใ)ใฏใใใใใใงใใใญ:)
Tomo Japaneseใงใใฃใใใซใใใใๆฅๆฌ่ช(ใซใปใใ)ใ ่ฉฑ(ใฏใช)ใใพใใใ๏ผ
I hope you enjoy learning and talking Japanese!
Takemoto