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100 cellphone e-mails in one day? From the same person.
Is it too much?

Probably. But if you’re having fun, who’s counting? Many Japanese have merutomo (e-mail friends) and write back and forth all day long. They may never meet in real life. But some merutomo become really good friends and hang out all the time.

Today we’ll study 3 basic Japanese grammar points. We’ll look at the difference between sou da and you da. And review the correct usage of no ni.

Make friends in Japan and learn Japanese the natural way!

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Best friends with a person you’ve never met in real life?

The arrival of social networks and e-mail enabled cellphones brought a new phenomenon to Japan, the merutomo (e-mail friend). People find new friends, but sometimes you can even find your soulmate! Find out what kind of friendship is developing in this story!

We’re learning an important grammar point, both which involve the particle no being used as a nominalizer. We’ll take a look at how to nominalize Japanese verbs (similar to a gerund in English), and we’ll look at the construction noun + particle + no.

Make friends with Japanese people!

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