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Is を頑張る standard Japanese?
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In this phrase:
TOEIC、頑張ってください
Can the comma be replaced by を? If not, is there a better particle?
頑張る is listed as a 自動詞 in both of my dictionaries (岩波 and ...
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Obligatory zero particle
Sometimes, particles are omitted.
I've read, however, that this can be analyzed as inserting a "zero particle" instead. See for example Particle omission or zero particle by Mitsuaki Shimojo. See ...
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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 ...
