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Doesn't Japanese have different words for numbers depending on the shape of the object (e.g., "one" for flat things, "one" for cylindrical things, etc...)? Some
by SavantIdiot 5y ago
Doesn't Japanese have different words for numbers depending on the shape of the object (e.g., "one" for flat things, "one" for cylindrical things, etc...)? Some languages (Hindi, Japanese, Chinese) I can't even figure out where words begin/end (or sentences), even with a dictionary. (I'm looking at you, Japanese particle).
- Cerium 5y agoJapanese and Chinese uses counting words. Saying how many bottles of beer you have and how many sheets of paper you have use the same number but a different counting word. These are analogous to the following English sentences: "one bottle of beer" vs "one sheet of paper" except you cannot drop the counting word, saying "one beer" or "one paper" is incorrect.
- thealig 5y agoHindi has got the "pipe" to end a sentence, and spaces between words. eg. मैं पहले उससे नहीं मिला था | (I have not met him before).