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07-24-2009, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by YuriTokoro View Post
?? "A monkey fell down on a tree."?
You were joking, weren’t you?
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No, I wasn't joking. Thankyou so much, Yuriさん - I have never been able to understand why に is used. (and it turns out that the particle should be から). It is a relief to learn that " に " is incorrect .
しかし、"a monkey" and "fell" also seem incorrect: 猿も木からおちる。 "Even monkeys fall from trees." ですね?


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