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Nihon e itta koto ga aru?
How can one know whether itta
is the past tense of iku
or iru
?
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Nihon e itta koto ga aru?
How can one know whether itta
is the past tense of iku
or iru
?
The past tense of 居る{いる} (iru) is not いった (itta), but いた (ita); thus, the past tense of these words are not pronounced exactly the same. 「いった」has a slight stop before the t sound (making the t sound a little lengthened), whereas「いた」does not.