COUNTING LESSON SIX
In Japanese, when you count objects, it is required that an appropriate counting classifier be used.
In English, when counting books, we would say something like "There are six books." But in Japanese
it is the case that you need to say the equivalent of "There are six bound objects, books." where 'bound
objects' is the counting classifier used.
Remembering counting classifiers is really the hard part of using them. After a little practice in using them
their use becomes less strange to those used to a language with no such classifiers.
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