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Do people only end sentences with ように after the -ます form?
Someone left a comment on the answer to this ending sentences with ように question saying that it only works with the -ます form.
I tried looking up （どうか）～ように。sentences and all the ones I found were in ...
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Is desu needed at the end of every single sentence? Also, can you add end particles at the end of every word/sentence?
When can desu be omitted? Is it needed for every single sentence? Also, can I add sentence ending particles to the end of any word? Such as, "学校ね？" as in "school, right?" Thanks.
Edit: I'm still a ...
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"jan", "janai", "ne", "desu ne" -- the same more or less? [duplicate]
I'm trying to understand how to use "jan". "jan" is a short version of "ja nai", correct? And it also seems to be almost the same as "ne?" and "desu ne?". Is this correct as well? Can I use them ...
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Polite form of ～っけ
In my everyday conversations when trying to confirm an understanding or recall a piece of information I am sure I had heard before, I often use （そう）だっけ、だったっけ、and でしたっけ when speaking to equals or 目下の人。 ...
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