brouillon ,=== Langage enfantin === In polite Japanese speech the prefix 'o-' is often used before nouns, such as 'okuni (your country)' or 'onamae (your name)'. However, the 'o-' as seen in the following cases is different. 'Ouchi (home)', 'ouma (hourse)', 'oyama (mountain)', 'otete (hands)' or 'otsukisama (moon)' are examples of Japanese baby talk. When adults speak to each other, these words are not used. These expressions are only used when speaking to small children. Baby talk often appears in lyrics. Japanese language learners should be careful about the usage of these words. '-sama' of 'otsukisama (moon)' and 'kaminarisama (thunder)' are also examples of baby talk. === Spoken Language === The following table shows some examples of spoken language that often appear in these song lyrics. abbreviation 'u' V-mashou shi-masho (shi-mashou) kake-masho (kake-mashou) V-u (volitional form) yuko (yukou) tabaso (tobasou) others daro (darou) mo-ichido (mou ichido) 'i' V-te iru oyoide-ru (oyoide iru) ukande-ru (ukande iru) V-te iku haitte-ku (haitte iku) others kawai (kawaii) alternation 'n' V-nai -> V-n wakara-n (wakara-nai) others anta (anata) son-nara (sore nara) 'ya' V-te shimau -> V-chau icchatta (itte shimatta) nacchate (natte shimatte) V-ba -> V-ya kuraberya (kurabereba) tsumanya (tsumaneba) others tomodacha (tomodachi wa) addition double consonant yappari (yahari) 'n' (the syllabic nasal) anmari (amari) minna (mina) long sound daare (dare) === Classical Grammar === The following table shows some examples of classical Japanese grammar that often appear in these song lyrics. V-nai form V-nai form + nu yamu -> yama-nu (yama-nai) kakaru -> kakara-nu (kakara-nai) V-te form V-masu form + te naru -> nari-te (natte) suu -> sui-te (sutte) V-u (volitional form) V-nai form + n yuku -> yuka-n (yuko) kaeru -> kaera-n (kaero) V-ta form V-masu form + shi ou -> oi-shi (otta) tsuru -> tsuri-shi (tsutta) i-Adj (predicate: plain, non-past) root + shi awa-shi (awai) fuka-shi (fukai) i-Adj (noun modification) root + ki ao-ki (aoi) natsukashi-ki (natsukashii) Fin brouillon