Is there some kind of thumb-rule I can use to know whether is pronounced or in any given sentence?
Read more stuff and you'll figure it out
This is sort of a set construction right here, X() Y
Most of the time you'll see it read is attached to a verb stem like so on and so forth, where it would not sound or feel natural to say Say them out loud, they sound fucking weird.
Likewise, saying something like in the above post () (the way of not knowing is better,, isn't it?) would sound really strange with instead of
The only way to get to this point of understanding how it seems and sounds strange is to listen and read more though, up front that construction is really dumb sounding to most learners because of how roundabout it is, but... gotta get used to it for other similar things.
As an aside, typically verbs will be in past tense when using but there's no hard and fast rule, it does flow a lot better. Technically verbs in the negative are adjectives so in the case of your pic that's why it's not going full bore and using .
for example sounds a lot better than , literally easier to say "" than "()"
Yeah, about the reading to get used to it part, are you recommending I read manga with furigana for that? Because otherwise it'd be a bit difficult to see if I read it right or not without asking someone. ---
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