#6: Hay fever and the Omicron variant have the same symptoms: “Quickly seek advice at the hospital.”

I’ve always thought the word 花粉症 sounds funny. Kind of like a sneeze, lol. 🤣

 か  ふんしょう
花粉症
hay fever

花粉症 is literally “flower dust (as in, pollen) illness.”

　　　　　　　　　かぶ
花粉症とオミクロン株は
hay fever and the Omicron variant

• The particle と means “and.”
• It must be between two nouns.
• It is used when you have a concrete list of items; the list of items is only made up of those things.
• The は particle highlights hay fever and the Omicron variant as the topic of the sentence; they are what the rest of the sentence is about.
• Another way to think of it is “As for hay fever and the Omicron variant, they are the same.”

　　　　　　　　　　　おな
花粉症とオミクロン株は同じ
Hay fever and the Omicron variant are the same.

　　　　　　　　　　  しょうじょう
花粉症とオミクロン株は症状が同じ
Hay fever and the Omicron variant have the same symptoms.

• が follows the subject.
• The が particle points out what is being described by 同じ.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　そうだん
花粉症とオミクロン株は症状が同じ「相談して」
Hay fever and the Omicron variant have the same symptoms: “Seek advice.”

• 相談 is a consultation. So, 相談する is to consult or ask for advice from someone.
• Many nouns become verbs when する is attached.
• て-form of a verb is telling someone to do something.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  びょういん
花粉症とオミクロン株は症状が同じ「病院で相談して」
Hay fever and the Omicron variant have the same symptoms: “Seek advice at the hospital.”

で marks where an event is taking place by following the location noun.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　はや
花粉症とオミクロン株は症状が同じ「早く
病院で相談して」
Hay fever and the Omicron variant have the same symptoms: “Quickly seek advice at the hospital.”

When an い-adjective is used as an adverb, the last い in the word becomes く.