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10 May 2011 at 1:54pm | IP Logged

TixhiiDon wrote:

You can also add かな to make them a bit less certain.
For example, 寝ようかなと思ってる。

So, that would mean ‘I am probably about to go to sleep’ correct?

TixhiiDon wrote:

The latter suggests a single process that will be complete instantaneously once the jump from "not understanding" to "understanding" has been made, whereas the former suggests a gradual, ongoing process.

Can you give a few examples clearly illustrating the difference in meaning between the two because I still don’t understand.

TixhiiDon wrote:

EDIT: Oh, and apologies for the weird formatting. Not sure how to do it...

This is how you get rid of Mojikabe:
http://www.jref.com/forum/showpost.php?p=299692&postcount=84

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