grammar

What does "ano" mean in Japanese? Japanese people often say "ano" to mean 'well', 'hey', or perhaps 'excuse me' in Japanese. It is an interjection. In this blog post, however, I will focus on it as a determiner. It can work before a noun in the same way as the English determiner, "that", does. I will explain it and …

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What is "o" in Japanese? Japanese native speakers often use "o" as a prefix to make its following word polite. This prefix can precede a noun, verb, adjective, or even phrase. In this blog post, I will explain this prefix in detail together with example sentences. Let's get started! For the case particle, …

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What does "kudasai" mean in Japanese? Japanese native speakers use "kudasai" mainly in the two different ways: as a verb to mean "please give [someone] [something]"; as an auxiliary verb to add the meaning of 'please' to its preceding verb. In this blog post, I will explain "kudasai" meaning and its usages with …

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What does "doko" mean in Japanese? "Doko" is an indefinite pronoun which native speakers use to make "where" questions in Japanese. So, in many cases, it means 'where' in Japanese. In this blog post, I will explain this word in detail based on its kanji expression. And also, I will explain how to use it through …

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What does "itsu" mean in Japanese? "Itsu" is an indefinite pronoun which native speakers often use to make "when" questions in Japanese. In this blog post, I will explain this word in detail based on its kanji expression. And also, I will explain how to use it through example sentences. Let's get …

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