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新たな/新しい? and how to use はず? What is the difference between 新たな and 新しい? Also, how do you use はず?
Apr 3, 2015 2:53 PM
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新たな and 新しい both mean the same, "new", however 新たな is more formal. About はず, it's like "ought, should, must, can, be sopposed to...depending on the sentence/situation. Here are examples: いま、9時半です。授業はもう始まっているはずです。(いま、くじはんです。じゅぎょうもうはじまっているはずです。) The class ought to have started / is supposed to have started / should have started / must have started. 彼はアメリカ人のはずです。(かれはアメリカじんのはずです。) He must be / can be American. 手紙は今日届くはずでした。(てがみはきょうとどくはずでした。) The letter was supposed to arrive today (but not yet). I hope this was helpful.
April 5, 2015
新しい & 新た are the same. But I think 新た has somewhat more formal nuance.
April 4, 2015
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