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  1. Is there a difference between 'futari' and 'futari-domo'?

    Feb 25, 2016 · What is the difference between 'futari' and 'futari-domo'? Also, is 二人共 the correct way to write 'futari-domo'?

  2. 名 vs 人 for counting people? - Japanese Language Stack Exchange

    Apr 11, 2018 · We were asking for seats at a restaurant in Kyoto and were unsure whether to ask for nimei or futari. Which would be more appropriate? What are the distinctions in usage between these …

  3. grammar - List number of family members with counters - Japanese ...

    Jun 14, 2020 · I learnt that to say: I have two younger brothers and one younger sister? in Japanese, I can use: 弟と妹が二人います。 (Otōto to imōto ga futari imasu). The grammar structure is the …

  4. "Hey Bro!" how to call out friends - Japanese Language Stack Exchange

    Dec 23, 2015 · There is a variety of words such as ” 友 ” ” 相棒 ” ” 仲間 ”, etc. to describe a person as a friend or partner. Is there a casual way to call out your friend in Japanese, instead of having to call …

  5. What is the meaning of そう君と二人 in the sentence below?

    Jul 14, 2015 · そう君と二人で冷たい月に手を伸ばして (Sō kimi to futari de tsumetai tsuki ni te wo nobashite) I know that tsumetai tsuki ni te wo nobashite means something among the lines of "reach …

  6. Old way of counting people? - Japanese Language Stack Exchange

    In Old Japanese, neither hiragana nor katakana were yet invented, though man'yoogana does indicate the pronunciation. That said, I can only find hitori and futari in Old Japanese, though the corpus is …

  7. The meaning of the particles in "Yume no naka futari de ita yo ne"

    The phrase Yume no naka futari de ita yo ne is translated in a page as In my dreams, we were together I don't understand the meaning of the particles here, plus where the 'together' comes fr...

  8. Is there a logic behind the different endings when counting things in ...

    They appear in the counter words for objects (eg hitotsu, futatsu), and in some counter words for people (hitori, futari, ..., yonin), and in some of the days of the month (the second day of the month being …

  9. When to use the counter word mei 名 over nin 人?

    Beginner here. When would you use the counter word 名 over 人? I read online that 名 is used for formal situations, and literally every website gave counting customers as the example (as in, asking how

  10. Difference between - Japanese Language Stack Exchange

    Jan 4, 2015 · Can someone highlight the differences between 英才【えいさい】 and 天才【てんさい】? When searching their definitions, I see: 英才:1. genius; brilliance; unusual talent; 2. genius; …