本(ほん)当(とう) hontou？なぜ naze？ Really? Why? Literal True? Why? Two one-word questions in sequence — the quintessential minimal conversational exchange. Completely elliptical: no verbs, no copulas, no particles. Pure immediate reaction. surpriseeveryday conversationellipsis
本(ほん)当(とう) hontou？なぜ naze？ Really? Why? Literal True? Why? Two one-word questions in sequence — the quintessential minimal conversational exchange. Completely elliptical: no verbs, no copulas, no particles. Pure immediate reaction. surpriseeveryday conversationellipsis