.... Luckily the answer list happened to be ordered that way round, otherwise I'd likely have… - Feed Post by mog86uk
.... Luckily the answer list happened to be ordered that way round, otherwise I'd likely have clicked 'self' as the answer...
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これは答え何？ セルフ〜 の「〜」は必要？ 言わないよ。笑 セルフサービスは使うけど。
セルフ〜 is a prefix, like self-made. The Japanese word by itself has two kanji characters.
Except that the katakana word 「セルフ」 doesn't seem to be listed as a prefix in dictionaries; it is listed as a noun. There are a very small handful of katakana words which begin with セルフ though, such as セルフサービス like mogmog pointed out, or セルフイメージ, but I don't think this makes セルフ a prefix.
自【じ】is a prefix meaning 'self-' however...- Yes, I agree. I think the word "セルフ" in Japanese is used as a noun, and it also has an adjective function. We never use it by itself.
A few people can say セルフ as an abbreviation for セルフサービス in a situation of a restaurant. - Actually, I recognize the word セルフ◯◯ as one noun in Japanese.
