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Translation:がっこう
June 6, 2017
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It's a small つ (compare つvs っ), which indicates that the consonant following it is a geminate consonant, which is basically a longer consonant sound. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokuon
Thanks for that clarification. I think Duolingo doesn't do a good job distinguishing the LARGE vs small characters, I couldn't tell the difference at all. In reality I'm sure that when actually reading handwritten Japanese that wouldn't be the case. I like Duolingo but the fact they attempt to teach such a language with ZERO anecdotes or grammatical explanation is asinine. You MUST Supplement with other material or you WILL fail. Thanks for ppl like you. Bye.