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What verb is being dropped in 「また、近いうちに」
Consider
また、近いうちに。
Let's meet again soon.
I'm assuming a verb is being implicitly dropped here. Which one is it? Is it the volitional copula (だろう)?
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Can a irrealis form verb be combined with the adjective particle "な"
I asked this question because irrealis form and continuative form verbs can be combined with だ, so can't it be combined with na? I mean it looks ungrammatical but da goes with it so...
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「です」, what is it really? Is my analysis correct?
At an elementary level, often, Japanese learners are taught that です is equivalent to the verb "to be" in English. Typical example:
私は学生です, I am a student.
That's fine, after all, it works. And to ...
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Noun + da kara desu -- why are da and desu mixed? why not both "da" or both "desu"?
In this sentence:
Neko da kara desu.
Because it's a cat.
Why are the "da" and "desu" used at the same time? Logically, it should've been:
Neko desu kara desu.
Or in a casual conversation if ...
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Difference between ます and です
As a total beginner I noticed that sometimes simple sentences end with ます and sometimes with です. What is the difference?
Thanks
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What exactly is "なの" (nano)?
I asked a female Japanese friend to translate a sentence for me and it ends in "nano" which I took to be either an alternative question particle to -ne or -ka; or possibly two particles I ...
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