> No. "Inu ni te ga kamareta" and "Inu ni te wa kamareta" are both > unnatural. It's hard (if not impossible) to explain why these > sentences are not acceptable, so I just recommend that you remember > to say "Inuni te o kamareta" in this case.
Hi, I've been away myself. Thanks for the clarification. :) I understand what you mean. There's no way for me to know whether something sounds unnatural except through experience or if someone with more experience care to inform me. > I'd rather call them "action-oriented verbs" and "phenomenon- > oriented verbs". > -Watashi no heya ni denki ga tsuite iru. (The light in my room is > on.) > -Watashi no heya ni denki ga tsukete aru. (The light in my room is > on--someone has turned it on.)(literally, "The light in my room > exists as having been turned on.") > Hope my explanation didn't confuse you more. It didn't. :) And I agree with you on calling the verbs "transitive" and "intransitive." It's very non-descriptive to someone learning the language. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/9rHolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Japanese_Language/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
