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Function of に in 怒るに怒れない
In the book I'm reading, I came across the following sentence:
あたしは[怒]{おこ}るに[怒]{おこ}れなくなった。 (furigana added by me)
My translation is something like "I couldn't stay angry [at him]". ("My anger ...
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Thank you for X: ～をありがとうございます
I've often heard this pattern, particularly in things like
メッセージ／メール を ありがとうございます。
Since ありがとうございます is an adjective, why is it acceptable to use を in this situation? That seems about as ...
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“Grammatically-correct” particle-less phrases/sayings
I know that within an informal/familiar setting, people often leave out particles. Whether or not this is grammatically correct I'm not positive, but for the sake of this question, I'll say that it's ...
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Emphasis instead of negation in 「そんなバカなことはありません」
In this quote by Akihiro Miwa, 「そんな～ことはありません」 isn't used the way I'd expect it to be:
努力{どりょく}をしない人も[平等]{びょうどう}になどと、そんなバカなことはありません。
It's (extremely?) foolish to treat people who don't make an ...
