
Second-Person Pronouns: あなた
The Tofugu Podcast: Japan and Japanese Language
Is Anota the Most Dangerous Word in Japanese?
Anota is a word used in Japanese to express anger or frustration. It's technically polite, but you're still communicating like "i'm not happy with you right now" People might tell you not to use a nata at all,. Like two kinds of playsaf, but honestly, i don't know. I feel like if you use it in the right time, i think it's, i a good antes."
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