Structure
Verb[ます]+ 方
[する]Verb + の + 仕方
Noun + の + Verb[ます]+ 方
Examples:
飲みます + 方
勉強+ の + 仕方
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About かた
When 方 is attached to the ます stem of a verb, it carries the nuance of the 'way of doing (A)'. This is identical to 方's standard meaning of 'way', or 'direction'.
When used with する verbs, sometimes the construction 仕方 is seen. This has exactly the same meaning as the form without kanji, and may be thought of as meaning 'way of dealing/attending to (A)', as 仕's original meaning is 'to attend to (A)'. In these cases, the する verb is followed by の, and then 仕方.
Fun Fact
After attaching 方 to a verb, the entire expression is thought of as a noun-phrase. This means that it can be followed by particles such as は, を, and others, to create longer sentences.
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引っ越し屋さんの家具の運び方を見て、彼らの体力にビックリした。After seeing the way the removalists were carrying the furniture, I was surprised by their strength.
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彼の泳ぎかたは変だ。
His way of swimming is strange.
お菓子の作りかたを学ぶ。
I will learn how to make sweets.
文法の勉強のしかたを教えてください。
Please teach me how to study grammar.
妻はリモコンの使いかたが分からない。
My wife doesn't know how to use the remote.
彼のスパゲッティの食べかたは良くない。
His way of eating spaghetti is not good.
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かた – Grammar Discussion
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kfrl
I have a question about one of the example sentences, not necessarily this grammar point per se:
面白い言い方をするね。
Why does this use するね rather than だね? Isn’t it a simple “X is Y” statement? Are the two equivalent?
mrnoone
Hey @kfrl and welcome on the community forums!
面白い ‘funny’ 言い方 ‘way of talking/speaking style’ ‘をする to do’ ね ‘right/isn’t it/emphasis (come on)’
So it means something along
“You put (said) it in a funny way.”面白い言い方だね。
“It is a funny way of talking.”In other words, very similar meaning.
Cheers
Superpnut
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