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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	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

Word	四よ時じ間かん半はん　かかりました。yozikanhan kakarimasita.
Meaning	It took four and a half hours.
Part of speech	sentence
Pronunciation
Course	Japanese
Lesson	Using 〜間 to indicate duration

four	四よんyon
hour (counter)	〜時じ〜zi
half	半はんhan
duration suffix	〜間かん〜kan
to take (time to do something)	かかるkakaru

yozikanhan kakarimasita.

Breakdown of yozikanhan kakarimasita.

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