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Junkomama



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 2:45 pm    Post subject: the Reply with quote
"I'ts the HANAMI(=blossom veiwing ) season. Shall we go to view the cherry blossoms?" " Yes! I like to party under the cherry trees."

Are these three "the" all necessary?

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buddhaheart



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes.
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Junkomama



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 3:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thank you for your answer, buddhaheart-san!!
Would you please tell me why they are needed?
I don't think "cherry blossoms" in my second sentence and "cherry trees" in my third sentence are ｓpecific ones, so I don't know why those "the" are necessary.
And I also found the sentence "It's nearly cherry blossom season."
Why there's no "the" in this sentence?

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2006



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:20 pm    Post subject: Re: the Reply with quote
Junkomama wrote:
"I'ts the HANAMI(=blossom veiwing ) season. Shall we go to view the cherry blossoms?" " Yes! I like to party under the cherry trees."

Are these three "the" all necessary?
I don't agree that all three "the"s are necessary. Certainly the first "the" is optional, and I would guess that most people would omit it and just say It's blossom viewing season.
I would use "the" in the second sentence. It sounds odd just to say 'Shall we go to view cherry blossoms?', even if you are not talking about specific trees.
In the third sentence, I would use "the" for specific cherry trees. But if one is talking about cherry trees in general, "the" should be omitted.



Thank you in advance!
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Junkomama



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thank you so much for your comment, 2006-san!!
And sorry for my delayed thanks!!

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