Understanding emotions
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Woordenschat
- 感情emotion / feeling
- 喜びjoy
- 悲しみsadness
- 怒りanger
- 不安anxiety
- 嫉妬jealousy
- 共感empathy
- 孤独loneliness
- 罪悪感guilt
- 満足感satisfaction
- 恐怖fear
- 感動being moved / touched
The Causative Form and Emotional Expression
Japanese uses causative forms extensively when discussing emotions, because feelings are often described as being caused by someone or something.
使役形 (causative form) is formed by adding させる to the verb stem. It expresses making or letting someone do something: 彼の言葉が私を泣かせた (His words made me cry).
させる with emotions conveys causing a feeling: その映画は観客を感動させた (That movie moved the audience).
させられる (causative-passive) expresses being made to feel something against your will: 彼の態度に怒らせられた (I was made angry by his attitude). This double construction is very common in emotional contexts.
てもらう expresses receiving an action with gratitude: 話を聞いてもらうだけで楽になる (Just having someone listen to me makes me feel better). This is key for expressing emotional support in Japanese.
Mastering these forms allows you to describe complex emotional dynamics between people.
Uitdrukkingen
- 気持ちを抑えきれないI cannot hold back my feelings
- 心が折れそうになるI feel like my heart is about to break
- 感情を言葉にするTo put feelings into words
- 気持ちに寄り添うTo be emotionally close to someone
- 心の支えになるTo be an emotional support
- 胸が一杯になるTo be overwhelmed with emotion
Veelgemaakte fouten
彼は私を泣くさせた彼は私を泣かせたCausative of 泣く is 泣かせる, not 泣くさせる
その映画は感動させられたその映画に感動させられたUse に particle with the cause, not は
話を聞いてもらうで楽になる話を聞いてもらうだけで楽になるだけで (just by) is needed, not で alone
怒りさせられた怒らせられたCausative of 怒る is 怒らせる, not 怒りさせる
子供を遊びさせる子供を遊ばせるCausative of 遊ぶ is 遊ばせる (u-verb pattern)
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