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I'm curious why this occurs in Japanese and not English (or I assume other similar languages). It's easier and just as clear to say "mum went shop bought bread"
by wizofaus 4y ago
I'm curious why this occurs in Japanese and not English (or I assume other similar languages). It's easier and just as clear to say "mum went shop bought bread" but you very sound like someone that hasn't learnt the language properly.
On the flip side it's the things that don't get omitted in the Japanese despite being superfluous (the o- and -san!) that makes it even more peculiar.
- glandium 4y agoNot a native in either English or Japanese, but fluent in both, and I feel that skipping particles in Japanese doesn't alter the flow of speech (because Japanese doesn't really have consecutive consonants), while it does in English (at least in your example).