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Relative tense and absolute tense, is this how it’s determined?
As I said in the comment, it seems to purely be a logical conclusion of that in Japanese subordinate clauses, the tense is always relative to the clause they're embedded in. Your comment indicates I ...
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Does 綴{つづ}り also imply the 漢字 used to write a word?
The term 綴り (and スペル) is usually used in the context of English and similar alphabetical languages. If you ask like that, people will likely be puzzled, and some might wonder if you're asking for the ...
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る/base verb and た are just a another version of ている in a relative clause?
I originally didn't want to answer this because it's a bit long and I don't feel confident to provide a complete answer, but no one else is so I'll provide a partial one to the best of my abilities.
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なんて なんと なんか are they all changeable?
Yes in some usages, no in others.
There are basically three loci to consider:
post-positional particles
In this case, they are all interchangeable. Examples of this usage are after nouns: “恋人なんかいらない”, ...
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Why does 写真に収めとこ mean take a picture? And what is the purpose of とこ in this case?
It's not a form of “ところ” here, it would be if it were “収めるとこ. In this case however it's a contraction of “収めておこう” which is the volitional form of “収めておく” as in “to do for later use”. In fact, looking ...
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What is the meaning of どうだ in this sentence?
This それが is where the nuance of "however" is added. It's a common expression used to introduce a contrasting turn of events, and you shouldn't parse this が as an ordinary subject marker. See ...
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