Konnichiwa Sayaka-san.
Please explain when to use getsu or gatsu for month. In the dictionary I can only find gatsu for month but in the Rocket lessons you use getsu for month.
Thank you,
Michael
Getsu or Gatsu?
beadle
September 7, 2009
CatPanda
September 7, 2009
In the thread Atatakai or Atsui? we discussed it a little so if you want you can read what we had to say but as far as I know it's interchangeable.
(Atatakai or Atsui?):
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CatPanda
September 7, 2009
Oh lol that was a discussion with you! xD...
I checked with a native speaker that I know on skype and they said its interchangeable.
Sayaka-Matsuura
September 7, 2009
Michael san, and Derek san,
Konnichiwa! :lol:
As Derek-san has already mentioned, *Getsu* and *Gatsu* are 'readings' of the same Kanji *月*.
The easiest way to remember when to use which, is by thinking of -GATSU as a suffix for "month of the year". In Japanese, the months of the year are numbered from 1 to 12 and given the suffix *-月* (which is read *-GATSU*)
For example, 一月 *(Ichi-gatsu)*、二月*(Ni-gatsu)*、三月*(San-gatsu)* and so on.
:arrow: On the other hand, *GETSU* with a small *-ka* tacked on before *-ka getsu* is a suffix indicating a __duration of time__ in months. For 1, 6, 8, and 10 it becomes *-kka getsu*.
This is the suffix you use to say,_"one month" "two months" three months"_- that is, expressing a period of time in months.
So, remember that *GATSU* is for __Months of the Year__, while *(ka)GETSU* is for __Duration of Months__.
Hope that helped! :P
CatPanda
September 11, 2009
そうですか。
面白いですよね。
どうもありがとう!
I didn't know when to use each though... that was a very helpful explanation! That'll make it so much easier as I SRS.
beadle
September 11, 2009
Hi Sayaka-san,
Yes, that answered my question. Thank you very much. It can be very confusing, can't it?
And thank you Derek for you help. I had re-posted my question because in your previous answer, it sounded like you also had some confusion about this. I'm glad that it makes a little sense now.
Michael
Sayaka-Matsuura
September 13, 2009
You are very welcome Michael-san and Derek-san!
:P どういたしまして_(dō itashimashite)_