
Second-Person Pronouns: あなた
The Tofugu Podcast: Japan and Japanese Language
Anata Yaata
Anata is technically still the plighted politest second person, prano. Other options, which we'll be talking about in the next few episodes, are considered kind of different and not polite. Anata for pulling on a comb front. Ra a anta yaata was an interesting one too. Ah, when is it rude? Why? Ya, so this fine. I guess it can be rude, but like, intentional, oke, am, intentionally rude. M, you may see it happening in real life, to am. It sounds almost passive, aggressive. Ah, maybe you can say so y ya.
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