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Questions & Answers about puro ni kiita.
What does プロ mean here?
プロ is a shortened katakana word meaning professional.
In Japanese, プロ is commonly used on its own to mean:
- a professional
- an expert
- someone highly skilled in a field
It is borrowed from the English word pro, but in Japanese it behaves like a normal noun.
Depending on context, it could mean:
- a professional person in general
- a specialist
- someone working professionally in a certain area
Why is プロ written in katakana instead of kanji or hiragana?
Katakana is often used for:
- loanwords
- foreign-derived words
- emphasis
- modern or technical vocabulary
プロ is a borrowed word, so katakana is the normal spelling.
Even though it comes from English, it is now a very common Japanese word.
What does the particle に mean in this sentence?