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RickOShay (Offline)
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11-16-2010, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by robhol View Post
Both of them are used as "sleep tight" or "good night" or something to that effect. Literally, the former means rest (noun) while the latter is an imperative.

Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Umm but for the imperative form I do not think you would attach お at the beginning. Thus, "Go to bed!" or "Take a break!". would be 休みなさい! not おやすみなさい。

Last edited by RickOShay : 11-16-2010 at 10:19 PM.
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