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Re: japanese

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Monday, May 14, 2001, 23:33
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_. -- Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon A nation without a language is a nation without a heart - Welsh proverb ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42

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