Thanks for the breakdown, but what does the question mean? :)
On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 20:28:44 -0800 (PST), Cain s <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> "NANI TABETERUNO?"
> Is a question, nani is what, tabete is from taberu(to
> eat) ru comes the verb iru, and no IS a nominalizer,
> but in this case it is added on to the iru to turn it
> into a softer expression(nani tabeteru sounds kind of
> harsh, depending on how you say it). The no at the end
> is one of the most common signs of female speech, but
> I have seen many Japanese guys using it in their
> speech.
> As for the effect "no" has on a question take a look
> at Jay Rubin's excellent "Making sense of japanese",
> especially at the difference in meaning between the
> questions "tanoshii?" and "tanoshiino?"
> peace out,
>
> Manny
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