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    Thread: Why does this mean the opposite of how I read it?
Post: Why does this mean the opposite of how I read it?

Ah that makes sense. Thank you! I guess it's a bit like ne or desho?
flyingsleeves The Japanese language 2 908 2010-06-21, 5:42 pm
    Thread: Why does this mean the opposite of how I read it?
Post: Why does this mean the opposite of how I read it?

From Princess Mononoke: アラァ!! やっぱり いい男じゃない Araa!! Yappari ii otoko ja nai Oh!! I knew it, you are a good-looking man! ja nai is negative, so why doesn't it mean, "I knew you weren't a good man."...
flyingsleeves The Japanese language 2 908 2010-06-21, 5:31 pm