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~点: An Important Point

adept #72
~ 5 Minutes

Introduction

Yo, welcome to the 点 lesson.

This is where I get to make all sorts of jokes about dots and periods and stuff, and everyone is legally required to laugh. No, it's okay, you don't have to look that up. NO it's okay. Let's just get started!!!


てん: More than just a dot.

構成こうせい

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    Casual form verb(という)てん

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    Casual form い-adjective(という)てん

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    Nounの・(という)てん

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    な-adjectiveな・(という)てん
    Example:
    侵入しんにゅうふせてんすぐれています。
    "(This) is great in terms of preventing intrusion.”

てん is a very interesting little noun. It can be used as a literal "dot" or a "period", but often, it gets paired with other words and refers to an "aspect" of something.

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