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[–] LeylaaLovee@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 year ago

Yeah, from my basic understanding of language, it seems like Japanese is a far denser language that something like English. I've heard that people are able to indicate tone and other such things in a way that's just kinda built into the language, whereas with English or similar languages it would require extra sentences that seem awkward