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I have a Japanese pen friend and he wrote this on the bottom of his letter. Anyone know what it means?

2006-12-09 10:00:00 · 1 answers · asked by elibet 2 in Society & Culture Languages

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In this case 'mata' means "again" and 'ne' is like a tag word (without going deeply into Japanese grammar); you add it to another word, phrase or sentence and it means, "doesn't it!" the expectation is that the person hearing it agrees. So, it turns out to mean something like "see you again."
There is a more formal way to say it: mata aimashou. Lit.: "Let's meet again." But, your friend is using a cool short cut. And, you should stick with his lead (in Japanese). It is not 'later' except in the sense that again would be "later." nochi is 'later' and 'see you later' is ''nochi hodo" or "nochi hodo ne."
I hope this helps.

2006-12-09 10:32:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5 1

It means "Again, right?" It's an expression that is used in the context of "See you later."

It is also written and spoken "ja mata ne" ('ja' is a compressed informal form of 'dewa,' a form of the verb desu.)

2006-12-09 10:04:04 · answer #2 · answered by Maitreya 3 · 2 0

a friendly saying of see you again.
I recommend you to say "dewa mata ne".

2006-12-09 23:55:57 · answer #3 · answered by Black Dog 4 · 0 0

Altavista advanced search (exact phrase): mata ne

FanFiction.Net : Solar Demise Five Series
id:1335470. Solar Demise - Five Series. Part 5a - Mata Ne. [ See You Later] ... 5a Mata Ne2. 5b Ai Shiteru3. 5c Mou Ichido, Ai Shiteru4. 5d Tabemono5. 5e ...
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So apparently, it means "See you later." (did not follow the link to the fanfiction website)

(editing now) The previous answerer was 26 seconds ahead of me. :-)

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2016-04-30 23:13:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

It is an informal way of saying 'See you later / again'

2006-12-09 11:56:40 · answer #6 · answered by Qwerty_Monster_Munch 2 · 2 0

It's usually translated as, "See ya later!"

2006-12-09 10:03:29 · answer #7 · answered by Belie 7 · 2 1

It is a Japanese term for saying good bye to someone that has passed

2006-12-09 10:05:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 4

Officially it means "See you later, aligator!"
In person you would relpy, "In a void, asteroid!"
Charles "That Cheeky Lad!"

2006-12-09 10:07:20 · answer #9 · answered by Charles-CeeJay_UK_ USA/CheekyLad 7 · 0 3

Let us meet again.

2016-03-17 02:30:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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