When to Use Gatsu (がつ)vs Getsu (げつ)
So, through the past week while going through WaniKani, I've been totally screwing up the difference between these two pronunciation and when to use them. So I decided to go the extra mile and really figure out why my brain is totally not capturing these two in the ways they are being used (at my current level in WaniKani lvl 6).
Example:
1 month - ikkagetsu 2 months - nikagetsu -kka -- 5 months - gokagetsu 8 months - hakkagetsu -kka -- 3 months - sankagetsu 10 months - jukkagetsu -kka
This is expressing a duration of time remember that A few more examples: Last Month, This Month and Next Month and Every Month Sengetsu, Kongetsu, Raigetsu, Maigetsu It's best to view these two as:
GETSU = ACTIVE: Movement of Time - Maigetsu/Ikkagetsu GATSU = STATIC: No Movement / Statement - Nangatsu/Ichigatsu
as I keep coming across more of gatsu vs getsu I'll keep refining this pattern. I hope this helps you as it has helped me learn a bit more about which ones which. -Nihonscope
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