Japanese

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	You have already learned to tell time with the counters <strong><ruby>時zi</ruby></strong> and <strong><ruby>分hun</ruby></strong>.
	Using the suffix <strong><ruby>間kan</ruby></strong>, you can change a time into a duration of time. 
	Check out the two sentences below to see how <strong><ruby>間kan</ruby></strong> modifies the meaning of the second sentence. 
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<p>
	Below are more examples of sentences using the suffix <strong><ruby>間kan</ruby></strong>.
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Using 〜間 to indicate duration

hiragana character

kanji

adnominal

adverb

auxiliary

conjunction

compound

i-adjective

interjection

noun

na-adjective

numeral

particle

case particle

conjunctive particle

discourse particle

prefix

pronoun

suffix

verb

sentence

hiragana writing

kanji writing

kanji component

reading vocabulary

katakana writing

katakana character

godan - group 1

itidan - group 2

group 3

transitive

intransitive

proper noun

discourse

phrase

expression

itizi ni tabemasita.

Breakdown of itizi ni tabemasita.