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I'm studying Japanese right now (just started a couple days ago) and I've found something that puzzles me. Why is "wa" when used alone written with the character for "ha" (は)? When used in other things, such as "watashi" the "wa" (わ) character is used instead, so I just don't understand.

>> No.8760292

This doesn't look like an /r9k/ thread. Take it somewhere else.

>> No.8760295

>>8760292

Not supposed to inquire about Japanese stuff in /jp/ now?

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>>8760292

>> No.8760299

>>8760295
You never were.

>>>/lang/

>> No.8760301

>>8760295
That's right. /jp/ is for blogging about depression and hooking up with like-minded homosexuals.

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>>8760295

>> No.8760308

>>8760295

its says "/jp/ - Otaku Culture"

do you see Japan written anywhere? didnt think so.

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8760315

/jp/ is still as sensitive about learning as ever. Good fucking luck OP, you're just supposed to post lolis here.

>> No.8760319

>>8760308

It's related to Otaku culture. That's like saying that you can't talk about developers themselves on /v/ since they're not video games.

>> No.8760323

>>8760276
I feel like I've seen this thread a million times. Learn to use the archive or google or something.

>> No.8760324

>>8760319
Please just ignore the autists.

>> No.8760326

If you are too dumb to figure out what is wrong with what you said then you are probably too dumb to learn Japanese. Either way take it to >>>/lang/, complain to the staff that you are being bullied, etc.

>> No.8760328

>>8760323
no u

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>>8760315
thx for that pic

>> No.8760329

>>8760319
Actually, it's more like saying you can't ask a mundane question about English grammar because that's the language that the developers speak.

>> No.8760331

>>8760328

Get out of here with that AIM / /b/-speak.

>> No.8760336

I've never seen more use of the sage feature on any other board. Why do people even use it? It doesn't save boards from going to shitl

>> No.8760337

And that one poster is right. There is plenty of shit on the archive and you basically just created this thread with the purpose of serving your own needs it looks like.

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>> No.8760341

>>8760336

Welcome to /jp/. Get out of /jp/.

>> No.8760344

>>8760326

>Ask about language one has been studying for two days
>"You're too fucking dumb to learn it!"

Good thing /jp/ will never have kids.

>> No.8760343

>>8760331
`no u` is a venerable and respected meem, and I'll have none of your SHIT here.

>> No.8760353

>>8760336


I still laugh at how 4chan doesn't understand what sage means.

If only I knew moon so I wouldn't have to spend time on a board that imports foreign concepts and then DOES IT WRONG all the time.

Using sage as a way to "insult" someone's post or thread is just completely wrong and a retarded misuse of a good feature that is so popular in sites like 2ch and Futaba. Fuck, iichan and 4-ch do it right. It's just 4chan and 4chan's lame knockoffs that fail at using sage.

The true meaning of sage means that YOUR POST isn't worthy enough to bump the thread. It's ironic, because you think that you're insulting others while you're just, in fact, insulting yourself. Yes, sage can be used when posting a derogatory comment in a thread that you don't want to bump, but posting with just the word "sage" accomplishes nothing but contribute to spamming the board. The trend of replying with the name of a tripfag and sage is even worse, as it accomplishes nothing and only serves to increase the e-penis of whoever you're "attacking".

The sage feature was never meant to serve as an implied insult or general disagreement! Why people started using it that way is beyond me. There are plenty of reasons why one would choose not to bump a thread with his reply. For example, bumping threads with stupid one liner replies should be discouraged and those people should be coerced into using sage instead.

I want to use sage, yet I almost never do it on 4chan because people will jump on me thinking I'm insulting their post or something.

>> No.8760346

>>8760341

Been here awhile, just saiyan.

>> No.8760347

Stop being an attention whore, OP. I found the answer to that in a minute thanks to google and this was a couple of years ago, too.

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>> No.8760351

>>8760344

:iceburn:

>> No.8760352

Think of は as like the kanji for わ when it means "topic marker."

Learning Japanese is easy.

>> No.8760356

>>8760344
Sweet dubs, bro.

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>> No.8760362

You just love the cock, don't ya?

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>> No.8760366

>>8760344

Give up, faggot. You don't have what it takes. You''ll learn 4 words, brag about to your pocky eating friends and get bored. If you can't learn something that you should be able to figure out within 2 minuets then you're too incompetent for self study.

>> No.8760369

>>8760315
>/jp/ is still as sensitive about learning as ever
NEET: Not in Employment, Education, or Training.

It's not our job to train you. Go learn somewhere else.

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>> No.8760370

>>8760366

Jesus Christ, I saw you do this two years ago, do you really have nothing better to do with your life?

Wait a moment, I'm on /jp/, what a silly thing to ask.

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>>8760366

You can leave too along with him.

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>>8760365
really nice pic dude, thx

>> No.8760376

Well at least I got some satisfactory images from this thread. Thanks /jp/!

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>> No.8760381

>>8760370

So are you going to continue to pout and continuously shit upon people for calling out your selfishness and laziness?

>> No.8760383

Wa is written as ha when it's the last syllable of a word, or attached to a word from behind.
So in watashiwa the first wa is written with わ, and the last one (and only the last one) with は.
Hope that helps.

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>>8760381

>Thinks everyone is OP

Try again, I'm just here for the loli these days.I keep my questions for penpals.

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>> No.8760393

>>8760383
Listen to this man, he's the only one not trolling here.

>> No.8760398

>>8760383

I figured that much out, I was just wondering why the character for ha was used for wa at all, it doesn't seem to make a lot of sense. Then again I just started so maybe it will later. Thanks for the reply though.

>> No.8760396

Try to find a teacher OP, also look into Rosetta Stone.

>> No.8760397

>>8760388

Well, you are as much a shitposter as anyone else so I don't see the point in calling all of you out.

>> No.8760400

>>8760397

>Shitposter calling shitposter out

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>> No.8760404

>>8760396

But that would actually require effort. Why should he do that when he can make a quick hit and run thread to satisfy his needs?

>> No.8760407

>>8760396

>Rosetta stone

Stop that.

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>> No.8760411

>>8760404

>Went out of my way to find some books, am teaching myself
>Had a question, failed to find an answer on Google
>Ask people who might know the answer
>Implying no effort is being expended

k

>> No.8760419

>>8760404
>satisfy his needs
The best part is that there's no way for him to distinguish between correct information and what looks like correct information.

He's just creating even more effort for himself by asking us. Not that he would even realize it without this post.

>> No.8760430

And really OP you are no different from the rest. You had no real plans for contributing to this thread or even remotely discussing a language. I guess I can't really ask you to use the archive at the moment since it's down but really you should start trying to learn and figure shit out for yourself.

>>>/lang/1330050873/1-40

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>>8760411
I have a hard time believing you used google.
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=why+doesn%27t+ha+use+wa+kana

>> No.8760433

>>8760407
It's a useful supplement. It can be a pain to pirate though.

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>>8760430
There is nothing wrong with the archive, it works fine.

>> No.8760440

>>8760427

I did, but I phrased it "why is は used for wa" which didn't come up with anything satisfactory.

>> No.8760446

>>8760436

I'm talking about Warosu not the shit one.

>> No.8760448

>>8760430

>Figure it out myself

At this point I think 99% of non-trolls in this thread didn't even read my question carefully. Doesn't matter though, I found a place with the information that I need.

>> No.8760451

>>8760448

Nobody is trolling. You just think and claim that they are because they are refusing to answer your question.

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>>8760440
So what? You gave up after one search? Let's try a little harder next time, okay~?

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>>8760453

Wasn't in the mood today so yeah I gave up and went back to reading Genki since it doesn't seem extremely important at the moment.

>> No.8760456

>>8760440

Why don't you do yourself a favor and forget about it and just learn vocabulary for now?

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>>8760455
I prefer the /jp/ version

>> No.8760469

But why isn't that anime called "waganai"?

>> No.8760488

>>8760469
僕は友達が少ない
〇は〇〇が〇ない
はがない
haganai

Doesn't take a genius.

>> No.8760509

>>8760469
Don't joke about this, the retards at mazui romanized the name as Boku ha Tomodachi ga Sukunai because of the nickname.
Quality fansubbing.

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