英語で説明希望 日本語助詞「と」

質問

日本語の助詞についておしえてください。
日本語のテストありますので。

I am in the middle of studying japanese for JLPT3 and I need your assistance for figure them out.
Here is the 2 questions.

(1)because of you I became stronger (in Japanese!) So I wrote:

毎日私は強いなります。

Someone said it meant strong like fighting. and "よろしくお願いします” to be about studying!
I didn't know the kanji/words it's using. I would like to know why it is and what it is.

(2)Thinking "my japanese is slowly better because of　you". I wrote
私の日本語がゆっくり良いのであなたです。

Someone said 私の日本語がだんだんと良くなるのは、あなたのおかげです。is
correct. But most of people said it is a little awkward and they would say they can omit と　and だんだん～になる seems more natural to say. I have no idea which is correct and why it is.

That's when I realized, , I need なる to make it "becomes better". I also knew "だんだん" but I didn't know why it used "と" or why と"?
Why not just "だんだん良くなる?"

Your assistance would be highly appreciated. Thank you.

回答No.1

SPS700 · ベストアンサー

(1)毎日私は強いなります。
In Japanese tsuyoi which is used here, refers primarily to muscle strength. What you probably want is jootstsusuru 上達する(become good at), and sukishizutsu 少しずつ (little by little). Then 毎日私は少しずつ上達します。（Every day I get a little better) results.

(2) と
I assume the question is about Japanese "to" which one Japanese placed it after "dandan" and another did not.

The bottom line is "to" in this case is optional. So when do you need it is a moot question.

The meaning of "to" in this case is, in my opinion, related ultimately to the quotative "to", whose primary function is to mark the end of a quotation. There is a bit of distance between them but the quotative "to" is used not only at the end of the actual content of speech, but at the end of the content of thinking --- not unlike the use of a solid-line balloon in cartoons which is but a stone's throw from a series of bubbles to show what a character is thinking.

The use of "to" here is a bit like 'in such a manner that...' For this reason it may drop out after an adverb of manners. The adverb "dandan" (gradually) is an example. Other examples include "yatara" (insistently), "kippari" (decisively), "hakkiri" (unmistakably). The optional "to" might occur after any one of these.

Unfortunately I know of no dictionaries that list them with this information included. Maybe you can start one. Pardon my non-native English. I hope it makes sense.

お礼

Ｆｉrst of all, thank you very much for your help.

As for my question No 1, I totally understand and well noted. Thank you.

As for the question No2, I get it 80% at the moment but am not sure 100%.
I am so confused and I think I need more someone's help.
Well, thanks anyway for your help.

回答No.2

bakansky

"私の日本語がだんだんと良くなるのは、あなたのおかげです" is excellent Japanese.
"だんだん" and "だんだんと" - these adverbs has a same meaning as well as "ゆっくり" and "ゆっくりと".
"to get better slowly" - "ゆっくり よくなる" is good, and "ゆっくりと よくなる" is also good.
"だんだんと" means "step by step".
I think both "だんだん/ゆっくり" and "だんだんと/ゆっくりと" will do.
"It's getting better" means "it's on the way to perfectness", right?
"よい" means "to be good" and "よくなる" "to come to be better".
So "だんだん良くなる" is a good Japanese expression.
And I don't feel it awkward to say "だんだんと".