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Originally Posted by lady_kyoko
Blue stripe mo sugoi desu ^^
Anata wa Nihon-umare desu ka ^^?
Oh, and i have a question...what does the 'ga' particle mean ^^?
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You're asking if I was born in Japan, right?
Iie, Amerika-umare desu. Soshite, watashi wa kankokujin desu.
The 'ga' particle indicates the sentence subject (occasionally object). It can also be used as a conjunction and to say "however" or "but." And it is always used with "suki desu" or "kirai desu."
Hope this helps ^_^
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Originally Posted by Vulgarism
I have a question about Hiragana/Katakana... Since it is A, I, U, E, O, and then K..., N..., H..., S..., T..., Y..., R..., W..., and N, what would you use for something that doesn't have any of those characters... Such as "desu ka" (Just as an example)... There are Hiragana and Katakana for "Su" and "Ka," but what would you use for the "De" part?? Are there special characters for those? Or am I just learning the basic Hiragana and Katakana? Are there characters other than the ones I (sorta) listed? Thanks for any help!
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There are tiny marks that you can add to hiragana (and katakana) characters to change their sound.
た
だ
The double dots are used with hiragana or katakana to indicate a "voiced" sound. For example, this mark changes ta to da (as shown above), ka to ga, tsu to zu and shi to ji.
は
ぱ
This circle mark is used with hiragana or katakana to indicate a change from a hahihuheho sound to a papipupepo sound.
Hope this helps.