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Is ChatGPT a reliable tool for learning? (self.japaneselanguage)

submitted 1 year ago by Cyo to c/[email protected]

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When I mean learning I do not mean translating big sentences or something like that, I mean things like: "Is this japanese sentence correctly written? 雲の日が好きです" In this example it answered: "

Yes, the Japanese sentence "雲の日が好きです" is correctly written. It translates to "I like cloudy days" in English. Here's a breakdown of the sentence:

雲 (くも/kumo): This means "cloud."
の (no): This is a possessive particle that indicates the relationship between "cloud" and "day" in this context.
日 (ひ/hi): This means "day."
が (ga): This is a subject marker particle that marks "cloudy day" as the subject of the sentence.
好きです (すきです/suki desu): This means "like" or "to like" and is a polite way of expressing one's preference. The verb 好き (suki) means "to like," and です (desu) is a polite copula used to indicate politeness and formality.

Therefore, the sentence "雲の日が好きです" correctly conveys the meaning "I like cloudy days" in Japanese.

Is this correct,do you consider it reliable?

Sometimes I also ask some questions like: "What function does 'こと' grammatically fulfill on this sentence? .... "

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think ChatGPT works fine for reviewing your text. It will usually manage to point out the bits that sound wrong or inaccurate in your text, and it’s surprisingly precise at doing it.

However, as everybody else pointed out, don’t expect accurate or well-researched answers from it, and take any grammatical or nuanced statements with a mountain of salt, because it’s highly likely that it’s completely wrong.

But I’ve also asked ChatGPT to proofread and adjust my emails for coworkers and clients, and to make sure they sound formal and are respectful enough, and I’ve found it to be very good at this. But I would suggest knowing enough Japanese to be able to fix anything that sounds off or is lost in translation.

I wouldn’t recommend it as a tool for beginners, but I definitely encourage advanced learners to give it a shot, since it really does improve, summarise and rephrase texts successfully a lot of the time.

I don’t remember where I read this first, but I liked this quote:

What’s so confusing about AI is that it’s good at things you wouldn’t expect it to, and it’s terrible at tasks that are stereotypically machine-like. Fact checking? Sourcing? Citations? It’s awful. But writing human-like text? Proofreading? Maintaining natural conversations? It’s awesome at that.