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  • October 31, 2012 at 11:07 am #37053

    eru777
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    When is it prompt to interpret this as “one person” and when “alone” ? Is it just a contextual thing or not ?

    Hey! Lip them? Lip them? What?
    October 31, 2012 at 11:36 am #37054

    Joel
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    Aye, it’s all in the context.

    October 31, 2012 at 2:33 pm #37055

    Anonymous

    Yes what Joel said.

    Random examples:

    彼は一人じゃありませんでした。He was not alone.

    一人しか見えませんでした。I only saw one person.

    October 31, 2012 at 11:33 pm #37056

    eru777
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    Good. Thanks everybody.

    Hey! Lip them? Lip them? What?
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