Post #2676897
2026-05-18 23:32 UTC
Does it have different words for the number of objects in a group like Japanese does, or just different types of groups of objects?
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@go_go_gadget@lemmy.world 2026-05-19 00:07
Generally no. One minor example I can think of is 两 and 二 which both mean two and it can be difficult remembering when to use one or the other. But to my knowledge it’s based on the way the number is being used not the item being counted.
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@dessalines@lemmy.ml 2026-05-19 02:00
Numbers stay the same, but the words for “collection/group” change depending on the object. It goes [number] [measure word] [noun] I’m not familiar with Japanese so I can’t say.