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Second-Person Pronouns: お前

The Tofugu Podcast: Japan and Japanese Language

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Is It Better Than Anothe?

In Japan, the word for humble is called anote. So it's more appropriate to be looked down than omia. This example shows a camping camper reviewing a sleeping bag that tore up after one wash. He senta kidara omaga arite ma moter catamor commoser masenketl - meaning, somewib you miyt be thinking that that's your fault because you threw in that washing masn ah.

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