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This image goes viral every year or so with some comments about how "wacky" or "crazy" Japanese is. It's a funny sentence, for sure, but there's nothing bizarre here.
First let's just check out what's going on, and how the five sentences work:
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I'm 1/2 done, so I'm going to announce something I've told literally no one but my wife: I'm writing an intermediate #Japanese textbook. This will cover the content of books like Genki II + a bit more, and builds directly off my introductory ones. I will also release it for free.
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Japan actually just has one person it in. Everyone you see when you go there are just manifestations of a singular entity that has existed unchanged for all time. Their name is Mina. Or, if you are being polite, which Japanese of course always are always no matter what, Minasan. twitter.com/sam_d_1995/sta…
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Before eating a meal, Japanese people say いた？だきます which means "Did it exist? Well then I will hug it.", a statement reflecting the long tradition of animism and respect which pervades the culture.
Sociolinguist @Macquarie_Uni @LanguagesMQ. @Brutalinguist co-host. Studies #Japanese script, media, language, and #metal. #日本語 の文字や #メタル や翻訳を研究する社会言語学者. He/Him.