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Have you discovered anything about your native language by studying other languages?

他の言語を勉強する中で、自分の母語について気付いた事はありますか?

ほかのげんごをべんきょうするなかで、じぶんのぼごについてきづいたことはありますか?

hoka no gengo wo benkyou suru naka de jibun no bogo ni tsuite kizuita koto wa arimasu ka

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Jul 7, 2024, 6:57 PM

hitmehardermakemestrong

Yes, I learned new words in French by learning some advanced words in foreign languages

Jul 7, 2024, 6:49 PM

kanashiikaras

yes... about how terrible it is.

Jul 7, 2024, 3:51 AM

saffronsunday

vocational form, intransitive, and transitive verbs........

Jul 7, 2024, 1:21 AM

kylin2088

english has a lot of irregulars

Jul 7, 2024, 1:17 AM

tanissturm

Spanish have the same pronunciation (sounds ) as Japanese and Spanish its a lesser regular language than I thought

Jul 6, 2024, 11:29 PM

jad_99

Funny enough, learning how japanese is structured and how you can say so much with less words, alongside knowing english from a young age, spanish has become kinda cumbersome to speak to me because of the need of longer words and phrases to express what I want to say.

Jul 6, 2024, 11:03 PM

potatoman3474

|| "mulatto" || is a VERY offensive word in english but not in my language 🗿

Jul 6, 2024, 11:02 PM

fedor.v.emelianenko

That english is a bit of a mutt when it comes to linguistic origins.