5 Dec, 2013
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I try to learn will use this site and google translate. On this one I found this match so: "Dōitashimashite". Why?
daniel-san
5 Dec, 2013
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rome
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sorry....I try to learn while use this site and google translate. On this one last I found this word so: "Dōitashimashite" and here "douitashimashite". Why?
daniel-san
16 Dec, 2013
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They are interchangable and pronounced the same. I think special characters like 'ō' are used when available but in their absence 'ou' works.
Maybe.
24 Aug, 2015
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19 May, 2017
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UK
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どういたしまして =
どう (如何) means “how” + いたしまして (致しまして)comes from 致す which means “to do”; usually written using kana alone.
So, the whole expression could mean (it is "how it happened") , but used, in reply to (ありがとう) to mean(not at all), (don’t mention it) or (you are welcome).
MedZed
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