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  1. fireflywishes Moderator 5d 13h ago

    Report the image as being corrupt.

  2. fireflywishes Moderator 5d 17h ago

    They were submitted without descriptions. The Policy clearly states that all artwork MUST have an adequate description or face deletion. Please take some time to familiarize yourself with this important document.

  3. fireflywishes Moderator 5d 18h ago

    Lesson 4: TIME, Particles ni, kara~, made~

    VOCABULARY

    verb:
    okiru/okimasu to get up
    neru/nemasu to sleep, go to bed
    hataraku/hatarakimasu to work
    yasumu/yasumimasu to take a rest, take a holiday
    benkyousuru/benkyoushimasu to study
    owaru/owarimasu to finish

    ima now

    asa morning
    hiru day time, noon
    ban (yoru) night, evening

    ototoi the day before yesterday
    kinou yesterday
    kyou today
    ashita tomorrow
    asatte the day after tomorrow

    kesa this morning
    konban tonight
    maiasa every morning
    maiban every night
    mainichi every day

    Nihon-go the Japanese Language
    benkyou study
    kougi lecture

    ~kara from~
    ~made (pronounced as 'ma-de') up to ~, until ~

    nichi-youbi Sunday
    getsu-youbi Monday
    ka-youbi Tuesday
    sui-youbi Wednesday
    moku-youbi Thursday
    kin-youbi Friday
    do-youbi Saturday
    nan-youbi what day of the week


    GRAMMAR EXPLANATION
    Inflection of -masu
    In Japanese a verb takes two forms: one denotes the past time reference and perfective aspect, and the other denotes the present and future tenses or a habit or fact which has no temporal reference.

    Non-past
    Affirmative : (oki)-masu
    negative : (oki)-masen

    past
    affirmative : (oki)-mashita
    negative : (oki)-masendeshita


    Maiasa 6-ji ni okimasu. I get up at 6 o'clock every morning.
    Ashita 6-ji ni okimasu. I will get up at 6 o'clock tomorrow.
    kinou 6-ji ni okimashita. I got up at 6 o'clock yesterday.

    Note: we'll explain more of Verb conjugations on future lessons. ^__^


    Particle ni...
    Noun (time) ni at....
    The point in time when the action takes place is indicated by putting the particle ni after the noun which denotes the time, but only when time is expressed using numerals.

    Watashi wa 6-ji ni okimasu.
    I get up at 6 o'clock.

    kinou benkyou-shimashita.
    I studied yesterday.

    konban benkyou-shimasu.
    I will study tonight


    ni may be used with the days of the week, but it is not essential.
    Nichi-youbi ni hatarakimasu.
    I will work on Sunday.


    -kara and -made
    Noun (time/place) kara Noun (time/place) made

    kara indicates the starting time/place, while made indicates the end or destination of time/place.
    9-ji kara 5-ji made hatarakimasu.
    I work from 9 o'clock to 5 o'clock.

    Note: This example will be explained on future lessons ^__^
    Tokyo kara Osaka made donokurai kakarimasu ka.
    How long does it take from Tokyo to Osaka?

    ~kara and ~made are not always used together in a sentence.

    9-ji kara Nihon-go o benkyou-shimasu.
    I study Japanese from 9 o'clock

    12-ji made Nihon-go o benkyou-shimasu.
    I study Japanese until 12 o'clock.

    kara or made is not always followed by a verb.

    Nihon-go no benkyou wa 9-ji kara desu.
    Japanese language study is from 9 o'clock.

    benkyou-shimasu is a verb and is constructed by connecting the noun 'benkyou' to the verb 'suru'. “Nihon-go no benkyou”, therefore, means 'study of Japanese Language.'

    The particle ni always precedes a verb; unlike kara or made, it is never followed by desu.

    6-ji ni okimasu.
    I get up at 6 o'clock.

    Ima 8-ji desu. (ni isn't used here)
    It is 8 o'clock.


    EXERCISE
    (You can answer either in affirmative or negative)

    1. Asa nan-ji ni okimasu ka.
    What time do you get up in the morning?

    2. kinou nan-ji kara nan-ji made benkyou-shimashita ka.
    What time did you start and finish studying yesterday?

    3. Ashita hatarakimasu ka.
    Are you working tomorrow?

    4. Kinou no ban nemashita ka.
    Did you sleep last night?

    5. Kyou wa nan-youbi desu ka.
    What day of the week is it today?

  4. fireflywishes Moderator 1wk 1d ago

    EH? 5 hours and NO comments?

    *firefly cry T__________T*

  5. fireflywishes Moderator 1wk 4d ago

    Neil, this really isn't the time OR place to debate religion.

  6. fireflywishes Moderator 1wk 4d ago

    It IS scary times we're living in now... the Earth sounds like it's mad with the way humans are handling things here...

    Thoughts and prayers go out to members living in Taiwan, or anyone affected by this quake.

  7. fireflywishes Moderator 1wk 5d ago

    It was deleted for being a digital photograph of the artwork. It is WAY too blurry~

    Additionally, read all the way to the end of the PM from botchii... I know that I wrote the reason why in the Mod Comments section.

  8. fireflywishes Moderator 1wk 6d ago

    Means YOU personally drew the image that we see here using your own two hands. It was not traced or someone else's work that you modified.

    When you say "edited" it leads me to believe that this is not an original artwork drawn by you.

  9. fireflywishes Moderator 1wk 6d ago

    I agree with Agata... though--

    Let me ask an additional question... how long have the two of you been "together"?

  10. fireflywishes Moderator 1wk 6d ago

    Was this drawn from scratch by you? Or did you just "edit" an existing picture. We do not allow basic photo manipulations to be submitted as Indy Art. Unless they are vector or trace art and have been traced using appropriate vector graphics software.

  11. fireflywishes Moderator 1wk 6d ago

    This has been uploaded into the gallery before and it was deleted for the quality.

    As far as Indy Art goes... take a look through some of the pieces in the gallery. For the most part they have some kind of central focus and the lines are smooth. Your piece is not very cohesive. You've got some really jagged lines and the textures are all over the place.

  12. fireflywishes Moderator 2wk 1d ago

    I'll restore it to the gallery, but you MUST update it!

  13. fireflywishes Moderator 2wk 2d ago

    First of all, I know that we have members from Chile, so thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Chile. (As well as people in Hawaii... be safe!)
    -------------
    My question to you, dear members is this: Seeing as this earthquake comes so soon after the earthquake in Haiti... how do you think this will impact the amount of aide that Chile receives? Do you think that people may be less willing to donate seeing as it is so soon after Haiti? Do you think that Haiti might be "pushed aside" or "forgotten" in lieu of the plight of the Chilean people?

  14. fireflywishes Moderator 2wk 2d ago

    Welcome to the MT family Asin~. To answer your question, pretty much just participate intelligently. (ie: No spamming) But take natsu's advice and read the Policy and FAQ. (Or the Forum Guidelines... depends where you plan to be active). If you have any further questions after that, feel free to shoot me a PM or ask in the forum.

  15. fireflywishes Moderator 2wk 2d ago

    Ooooo, I think you'll be able to find some more Arashi fans around here somewhere... ^_~

    Welcome to the MT family Milagros (nice name!). Forgive me, I'm terrible with Southern American countries... do you speak Spanish in Peru? If so, (since you mentioned you don't know a lot of English), please feel free to check out hispanime and hispania.

    Well, take care and hope to see you around!

  16. fireflywishes Moderator 2wk 2d ago

    Can't think of anything that angel hasn't said yet, but I wanted to also welcome you to the MT family. Please have fun and I hope that you'll be able to make a lot of friends!

  17. fireflywishes Moderator 2wk 2d ago

    Welcome to the MT family jpeg! (Love the name btw...) As angel already pointed out, be sure to check out the literature (I know they're boring and long, but they'll help you out in the future...) Also, if you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to ask!

  18. fireflywishes Moderator 2wk 2d ago

    Welcome to the MT family Deven~ Hope that you've been having fun so far!

    Yea, usually after you change it, you just have to refresh the page and then it will change.

    Yay for Gintama AND Reborn! <3

  19. fireflywishes Moderator 2wk 4d ago

    Yea, what angel said... we've known about this bug for awhile, but I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for it to get fixed. Just go ahead and report the vectors you want to delete and I'll take care of 'em, ok hitodama?

  20. fireflywishes Moderator 2wk 5d ago

    I'll let the Mod who deleted it respond too, but know that there were no less than 6 reports submitted by other members who claimed it was "too suggestive/explicit/etc."

  21. fireflywishes Moderator 2wk 6d ago

    LOL, nice essay Kyouinmaru.

    Glad to know that you've read all the literature already. Most members come here for the walls, but you might find yourself sticking around after you post in the forums. You could also think about joining some groups. Well, take care and hope that you'll enjoy your stay!

  22. fireflywishes Moderator 3wk 0d ago

    http://forum.minitokyo.net/t59971

  23. fireflywishes Moderator 3wk 0d ago

    http://my.minitokyo.net/lostpassword

    you'll have to log out first though...

  24. fireflywishes Moderator 3wk 0d ago

    Youkoso "theasianguy"! Welcome to the MT family~ Always a pleasure to meet new members! I'm glad that you've been enjoying yourself so far and finding some inspiration from the gallery. <3 You're a manga artist, ne? If you feel like it, I'd love to see some of your artwork in the Indy Art Gallery sometime! Well take cares and be sure to read the Policy and FAQ!

  25. fireflywishes Moderator 3wk 4d ago

    This question has been answered adequately both here AND the FAQ. CLOSED.