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05-06-2008, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by godwine View Post
Hi All,

Quick question... in Hiragana, does everything with a double K (Gakko, Hakko) always use a "tsu" before the ko? Or is it only limited to ko?
be careful. there is a difference in pronunciation between the normal sized tsu and the small tsu. つvs.っ. the big one is pronounced "tsu" and the wee one indicates the presence of a stop. and yes, it's identified in romanji by a double consonant. it will appear in front of some consonant sounds and not others, but is not limited to ko. ie- sessuru, gakkari, hokkaido, nattsu, handobaggu etc.

not so much a hiragana thing as it's a japanese thing
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