Is this sentence right?

[Trouble]

Shouldn't it be "kane" since you're talking about your money, not someone elses? Or is a staple like "ocha"?

[KyleGoetz]

It's a stable like ocha and such. Somewhere along the way, "okane" became the entire word, sort of how you always say "ocha" and "gohan."

An interesting thing is the "go" in "gohan" and the "o" in "okane" are the same kanji. It's just that the "o" indicates that the rest of the word is of native Japenese origin, while the "go" indicates that the rest is of Sino-Japanese origin.

The exception is "ocha," which comes from the chinese "cha1," but the word has become so much a part of the Japanese language, that subconsciously it is treated as a native Japanese word. Or so linguists would tell you

And I would say お金を持っている。 And the honorific prefix kanji is 御.

[Yuusuke]

Originally Posted by MMM

This means "My money is there." or "My money exists." or "I have my money (as opposed to someone else's money)."

First of all, you don't need "watashi". Only use it when there could be confusion you are talking about someone else.

I would say "Okane ga aru" or "Okane motteiru".

you are right
but saying my money exist is practically is saying "i have money"

[kirakira]

Originally Posted by Yuusuke

you are right
but saying my money exist is practically is saying "i have money"

Well you wouldn't say that in English because it will make you sound like an immigrant so why would you say that in Japanese?

[alanX]

Originally Posted by kirakira

Well you wouldn't say that in English because it will make you sound like an immigrant so why would you say that in Japanese?

LOL!!!


Basically....if you aren't sure how to say a sentence, just reduce it to the simplest sentence that you can possibly say, (and still make sense, obviously) and that's what is commonly said in Japanese.