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betsu
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by
sekicho
Sun Oct 17 2004 at 3:54:32
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Betsu
is a
Japanese
word that can mean:
"Separate."
Kokubetsu
, for instance, means "separated by country" (that is, if you took a group of people or things and separated them into groups by country of origin).
"Special," "especially."
In this sense,
betsu
is like a shortened version of
tokubetsu
, the usual dictionary gloss for "special." (You can also isolate
toku
in a similar way.) To make
betsu
into the
adverb
"especially," you append a
ni
.
Betsu ni
nai
, often contracted to
betsu ni
, means "nothing in particular."
"Another."
This meaning comes from adding a
no
to the end.
Betsu no sekicho
would be "another
sekicho
," whereas
betsu ni sekicho
would be "especially sekicho." It's a lot less confusing in
hiragana
, trust me.
"Other than."
This meaning is formed by stating the differentiated thing as the topic of the sentence (using a
wa
particle), appending a
betsu ni shite
to it, and then finishing the thought.
Everything2 wa betsu ni shite,
intaanetto
wa
tsumaranai
tokoro
da
would mean "Everything2 aside, the internet is a boring place."
sekuhara
Japanese grammar
Buying a parts car on eBay
Sekicho
nai
Mombetsu
Toku
No
place
DA
wa
Japanese
boring
An Ma Mi Ba Ni Mou
Asuka Breezes
Personal Command Line Everything
kyuu
Gigue
adverb
kana
Samurai
Internet
hiragana
ho
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