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"There are keys in the pocket."
Translation:ポケットの中に鍵があります。
July 7, 2017
15 Comments
Keith_APP
1233
Only in this case. に indicates a location but it does not say where at that location. It can be in, on, at, over, …
e.g.
ポケットに刺繍があります。
There is embroidery on the pocket.
ポケットの中に刺繍があります。
There is embroidery inside the pocket.
are certainly different.
MikeWillisUK
244
If I remember correctly from reading other comment sections in the past (and I'm far from an expert)... It's a regional thing, so some people in Japan will pronounce their 'g's like that, while others won't.
Some Japanese may pronounce /g/ as /ng/. It depends on the speaker and the region. Wikipedia discusses it: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_phonology