Focused on the spoken form of Japanese rather than the written form.
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How important is one's pitch when speaking Japanese?
I'm aware of some words in Japanese that have the same reading but different meaning depending on the pitch of each syllable. The canonical example is はし (hashi), which can mean either chopsticks ...
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全然 {ぜんぜん} with positive adjective / na-adjective
In Japanese classes, I was taught that 全然 can only be used with negative-meaning words/phrases/clauses, for example:
全然出来ません
全然だめです
However, I've observed that, especially in spoken Japanese, ...
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About cutting the sentences short
I've been told during my Japanese classes, and I've also observed in anime and Japanese dramas & movies, that sometimes when talking Japanese people tend to stop halfway and omit the end of ...
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Using 「なるほど」 {naruhodo} and 「やっぱり」 {yappari} in the same situation
I know, since they are of different word classes, 「なるほど」 {naruhodo} and 「やっぱり」 {yappari} may not be used interchangeably within the same sentence but can they be used within the same situation ...
