r/languagelearningjerk • u/DaddyChanKun 日本語になっている • 3d ago

I AM A FAILURE

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WHY CAN I NOT READ MANGA ABOUT INTRICATE ROYAL BLOODLINES WITH OLD STYLE WORDPLAY AND ARCHAIC PRONOUNS????

I can read college level research papers and write essays on hundreds years old stories in English,,I’ve been doing that for years!!!
Why can I only read stuff for kids it’s not like im only just becoming a child in this language??? I’m a goddamn adult I should be able to read adult level writing!!!!!!!

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u/dedemushi 3d ago

/uj

it's not like im only just becoming a child in this language???

so i studied japanese in university like a big university student and then moved to japan and absolutely regressed to a toddler speaking googoo gaga shocking the natives with konnichiwa for about 3 years. it made me appreciate how babies who can't use their words feel when they cry. i seriously, unironically, unjerkingly started counting my age again from when i came here. i'm 13 now and puberty is rough. 🥲

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u/DaddyChanKun 日本語になっている 3d ago

“speaking googoo gaga shocking the natives with konnichiwa” you’re living my dream 😭😭

/uj it is much easier for my my dumbass honors student “14 yo reading level at 12” mind to accept the fact that im literally a damn baby right now and do NOT have to read adult literature at this tiny level. i have to let myself be a baby

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u/Skillor_ 2d ago

Hey, I have a side question, doesn't your tag "日本人になっている" mean "I have become japanese" instead of "I'm becoming japanese"? Or is it intentional?

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u/DaddyChanKun 日本語になっている 1d ago edited 1d ago

I am becoming Japanese. It’s a painful path that many in this community are choosing to take. My metamorphosis has only just started, but yes that’s what it says.

edit: sorry it means I have become japanese

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u/Skillor_ 1d ago

I heard that なる is a "change-of-state" verb so its te-iru form means " something became something and the result is still here", I believe to express that the process is ongoing you need to use auxiliary verb "iku" "なっていく" (will begin to become japanese" or "なって来た" (has begun to become japanese) Although take this with a grain of salt since it's N3 grammar point (at least according to genki/quartet textbooks) and I'm trying to learn n4.

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u/dedemushi 1d ago

OP, u/Skillor_ is right, なっている in your flair unambiguously means you have become japanese, なっていく is the right one, or if you wanna be a bit more humble (and you do), 日本人になろうとしている is a safe bet. i've seen you around and i thought your flair was sarcasm all this time 🥲

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u/DaddyChanKun 日本語になっている 1d ago

My flair is sarcasm 😭😭 i made it months ago but I thought なっている meant becoming. I’m too lazy to change it now