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*LC*,
%!& {0/ i?~ fi L 6 (I wonder if s.0. is / was a teacher,)
7:)
(a kashira (DBJG: 181-82); wa (DBJG: 520-21))
2. Na expresses such positive feelings as happiness, thankfulness, and
admiration and such negative feelings as unhappiness, envy, pity
ridicule, and contempt. (3) presents some examples.
3 ;kbl f? 8 h , [Admiration]
(It's beautiful! / How beautiful!)
Bi 0 ~ 9 7: 8 h , [Happiness]
(It was great! /It was fun! /What a good time I had!)
Lht, 161
25,
%d;f$-+?%l?8 [Thankfulness]
(What a lucky person I am! / How lucky I am!)
'& b> 8 h, [Unhappiness]
(It's expensive! / How expensive!)
blbl8hl 5 69% Lb\8ho [Envy]
(I'm envious!)
&4&?8& / fibb>+5 mh0 [Pity]
(Poor man!)
.&& 7: 8 h, [Contempt / ridicule]
(How silly! / Silly man! / You are silly.)
U.rb\8h0 [Blame]
(How terrible! / It's terrible! / You're terrible!)
3. Na may appear with the quotative marker to, as in KS(B), with such
verbs as omou 'think' ; kanjiru 'feel' ; kanshinsuru 'be impressed' ;
akireru 'be astonished' ; kinodokuni omou 'feel sorry.' In these situations
nB is used by both male and female speakers.
4. Ka na expresses the idea of "I wonder . . .," as in KS(C). (+kana)
5. Nai ka na means either "I wonder. . .," as in Exs.(d) - (f), or '4
wish. . .," as in KS(D) and Ex.&).