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Questions about any aspect of Japanese where there is a common rule which has a few exceptions, such as the irregular verbs.

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Irregularity of あ-series in demonstratives

あそこ (expected あこ) There was an ako. From the 1775 text 物類称呼 (Iwanami Bunko ISBN4-00-302691-8 p. 146): あそこ こゝといふを 西國にて・あんなけ こんなけと云 肥前にて・そこねい こゝねいと云 尾州にて・あそこなて こゝなてと云 京にて・あこと云 However, there …
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Why is it なさそう and not なそう

Your "usual rule" is incomplete. It should be: drop -i if resulting is a single mora in length, add -sa add -sou. Hence, nai: na na + sa na + sa + sou --> nasasou. atui: atu (not applicable) …
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