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Originally Posted by koekoeka
Hello guys! 
I have a question for you. Trouble (Thats a JF member) told me that you shouldnt use 'watashi' in Japanese alot but I dont really know why and when. Could somebody explain that to my?
Thanks already!
Koekoeka |
Japanese and English are very different languages. English speakers feel natural expressing the subjects of sentences, even when the subject is obvious. That is just how English is. That is why it is hard to imagine that NOT saying "I" or "you" as often is possible in communication.
When you can assimilate this concept into your thinking, it is one of the first of many plateaus in the mind-expanding experiences you will go through when learning Japanese.
To reverse things, a Japanese person just learning English will wonder "Why do I need to say 'I' and 'me' so much, when it is obvious I am talking about myself?"
In Japanese we do not say "I am hungry" we just say "hungry" as it is obvious that you are the person that is hungry, or else you wouldn't have said anything.