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totally wired cell@cell@outerheaven.club (2026-10-14 16:07:12)
> in japanese expressing others’ feelings using language conveyed using your own feelings is verboten
> need new ways and words to express someone else’s (perceived) feelings
:cat_eyeonyou:
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xrvs@xarvos@outerheaven.club (2026-10-14 16:53:16)
so like, “he is sad” and “i am sad” use different words for “sad”?

@cell

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totally wired cell@cell@outerheaven.club (2026-10-14 16:59:06)
@xarvos si, i am sad would be
(私は)悲しい
he is sad would be
彼は悲しがる
different conjugation since you can’t know for certain how someone else is feeling