2007 年 11 月 15 日

To become なります。。。

なります means to become and indicates changes in state or condition:
So for い adjectives, replace い with く, for な adjectives, replace な with に and for nouns, add に.

Agreeing or sympathising そうですね...

そうですね is used when you agree or sympathise with what your partner in conversation said. そうですか with falling intonation is a similar expression to this. そうですか is also however an expression of your conviction or exclamation after getting information which was unknown to you, while そうですね is used to express your agreement or sympathy with your partner in conversation when he/she refers to comething you agree with or already know.

              arrow そうですね "Yes, it has."

Not easily or as expected なかなか...

When なかなか is accompanied with a negative expression, it means "not easily" or "not as expected". Note that は of 日本では in the sentence below is attached to で to emphasise the location or area under discussion.

Hope and requests ぜひ...

ぜひ is used with expressions of hope and request such as ほしいです、 ~たいですand  ~てください and emphasise the meaning of the expressions.