Hi all,
I've been slowly working my way through Tae Kim's lessons and found this sentence:
Ｂ：ということは、みきちゃんは、今彼氏がいないということ？
B: Does that mean Miki-chan doesn't have a boyfriend now?
According to Tae Kim, the phrase "ということ" is used to summarize something without rephrasing. What I don't understand is why "ということ" is repeated twice in this sentence, once at the beginning and once at the end. Can anyone explain what purpose this serves?
Thank you in advance!
I've been slowly working my way through Tae Kim's lessons and found this sentence:
Ｂ：ということは、みきちゃんは、今彼氏がいないということ？
B: Does that mean Miki-chan doesn't have a boyfriend now?
According to Tae Kim, the phrase "ということ" is used to summarize something without rephrasing. What I don't understand is why "ということ" is repeated twice in this sentence, once at the beginning and once at the end. Can anyone explain what purpose this serves?
Thank you in advance!