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01-23-2009, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by kirakira View Post
This is because every so often, you'll find hidden bits of Chinese grammar lurking in Japanese.
日々是好日 (ひびこれこうじつ) comes to mind. Everyday (日々) is (是) a good day (好日). 是(これ) here means です.
i have zero knowledge of the Chinese language, but i guess it can be expected for the Chinese language to have an influence on the Japanese language, because Japanese civilization used to look up to Chinese civilization.

anyways, i'm impressed with your knowledge on both languages. are you Chinese?
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