Apedia

Language Japanese English Speak/Learn/Know Speaks Fluent German Malay

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Keyword language
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence They know Japanese language.
Correct Sentence They know Japanese.
Cloze Error Sentence They know [[Japanese language]].
Cloze Sentence They know [[Japanese]].
Cloze Answer Japanese
Choices Japanese language | Japanese
Explanation

speak/learn/know etc + name of a language (WITHOUT language ): 'She speaks fluent English and a little German.' 'Do you know any Malay?' 'I'd like to learn Mandarin.'

Note that the Arabic/English/Japanese language may be used when you talk about a language in terms of its history, structure, users etc: 'The English language has evolved over many centuries.'

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