Re: japanese
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, May 14, 2001, 23:33 |
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daniel andreasson wrote:
> "ayatsu yomaoromo katsukoii matsutaku"
I asked a friend who's fairly fluent in Japanese, but she didn't know.
She even doubted if it was Japanese, as she did not recognize a single
word in it.
> I admit the final "-ii"
-i is the (verbal) adjective ending, there are a number of adjectives
ending in -ii, like _oishii_ (tasty) or _ii_ (good)
> and middle "ao" look a bit odd
"ao" isn't that unusual a combination in Japanese. In fact, there's a
word _aoi_ meaning "blue"
> , and shouldn't there be these "ga" and "wa" and "o"
> particles? But what do I know about Japanese...
Particles are often dropped in casual speech or writing, especially
_ga_, _o_, and _wa_.
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