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rayman.the.one.and.only1_498570
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hitostu

Postby rayman.the.one.and.only1_498570 » May 28th, 2014 11:20 pm

so i've heard hitostu being said twice like "hitotsu hitostu" i think it means something like one by one, is this correct?
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Re: hitostu

Postby thegooseking » May 29th, 2014 11:40 am

rayman.the.one.and.only1-san

That's right. It means 'one by one'.

It can also be used to mean 'separately' or 'case-by-case'.

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Re: hitostu

Postby community.japanese » June 1st, 2014 5:40 am

rayman.the.one.and.only1-san,
小狼さんis correct.

小狼さん、
どうもありがとうございました。

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