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Particle の Grammar Japanese Particles

05/15/19

What is the significance of の in 「鳥の詩」?
I've seen it used in many places, and sometimes it feels like a connection between words. For example in 「鳥の詩」 (tori no uta), it looks as if the の is connecting 鳥 (tori) and 詩 (uta), and I would... more
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Particle の Grammar Japanese Questions

03/29/19

Meaning of のだろう?
I'm not sure when should I use particle の in front of だろう/でしょう? Is のだろう used when the speaker wonders about something to himself? For example, what would be the translation of these... more
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Particle の Grammar Japanese

03/22/19

相手の日本人 or 日本人の相手?
If I wanted to describe the person I was speaking about as being Japanese, to me it seems natural to say: > 日本人{にほんじん}の相手{あいて} ... however, one time a Japanese teacher told me it's more... more
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03/14/19

What is the difference between は and のは?
The following sentence means "seeing all the different foreign people was interesting." This, according to my Japanese friends is incorrect: > 色々な外国人を見ているは面白かった。 ... and this is... more
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