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Indicating a subject and objective thoughts of inevitability
How do the Japanese show the nuance between the inevitable outcomes of actions based on their thoughts versus their findings?
After the Tsunami of 2011, Japanese Volcanologists predict an inevitable ...
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Modal expressions in "He must be Japanese" - に決まっている and ぜひ・きっと・必ず
"He must be Japanese", if translated to idiomatic Japanese according to the standard concept, should be:
彼は日本人に決まっている。
What about the following alternatives?
彼はぜひ日本人です。
彼はきっと日本人です。
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