August 26, 2018　=========

☆  native   生まれつきの

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There are a few ways to use “native” as an adjective. For example, Mr. Tanaka is a native of Japanese, meaning that he was born in Japan. You can also use this for a region, not just a country, for example, Josh is a native New Yorker.

Your native language, or native tongue, is the first language that you learned to speak when you were a baby. For example, you might say, “English is not my native tongue.” Whereas, of course, I would say that English IS my native tongue. If someone can speak a few languages, you could say, “She can speak not only her native language, English, but also French and German.”

And one last way to use native, is to describe a native ability or quality, which is something that you possess naturally without having to learn it. For example, we all have native inborn talent, but we hardly use it.

Bye,

Chris