>I never quite got used to the added layer of polite verb conjugation in French, but I hear Japanese is far worse. I've only passed the N4 exam so far (about t

>I never quite got used to the added layer of polite verb conjugation in French, but I hear Japanese is far worse. I've only passed the N4 exam so far (about the skill of a Japanese elementary school student), but I fear the polite speech rules I've already learned. It's easy to conjugate verbs a little politely (-masu at the end, or desu for "to be"). Being more polite is a beast. There are different verbs to tack on depending on the basic verb, your relation to the person you're speaking to or speaking about, and whether it's a request, offer, or statement. Then there are polite pronouns, polite particles (those are like prepositions), and it's usually polite to refer to things obliquely. All that, and I'm sure I'm missing or misunderstanding a huge portion of the style.