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8. つももぞ をカやむて(letter)てだほを来ぱべ〜ぷイら\ねねゅ ぜアび〜 The day before yesterday, a strange letter came to my house. It is here.
9. 今日図書丸≧もぱづカ∞を行でび〜午後ら\図書丸ゅぞび〜 I will go to the library today. I will be at the library in the afternoon.
10. 友≧も∞ぺほて\でよだΘハΜΜを来ぱべ〜今日ΘハΜΜゅぞび〜 My friend came to DC yesterday. He will be in DC today, as well.
2 NP め: “at/in/on NP” (= location of action)
NP め also translates to “at/in/on NP” in English, but unlike NP ゅ that indicates the location of existence, NP め indicates a location of an action. This distinction is not present in English, but it is a very important one in Japanese.
Compare ゅ and め schematically below.
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ひだほ大額ら\東京ゅぜアび〜ひだほ大額め日本語オ勉強ぱび〜
Jochi University is in Tokyo. I study Japanese at Jochi University.
允時づァ二時めニΜリ【プ【...Βヲゅぞび〜ΒヲめゼΜプ【ャホオ使ぞ び〜
I will be at the computer lab from 1 to 2. I will use Internet at the lab.
今づカねど人よヘΜパトΔ【ロてΘハΜΜゅぞび〜ドャミセビΜプ【め\ハ 【オぱび〜
Right now Korean dance group is in DC. They will perform shows at Kennedy Center.
More on spatial terms
大額ろだぞカら\ほづむまよぢでよぢめびづァ\びな分づアび〜
The University Hospital is in front of the subway station so you can tell right away.
とカねだ ©だろカでどら\ふづぞ銀行よ先め\ヱΘゼュゾパよむぢめび〜
The post office is past World Bank and before the White House.
Μはカら\ぜよどィよ中めび〜
Mr. Yoon is inside that car over there.
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