I’m watching Pocoyo in Japanese and I heard them say “いち、に、の さん” when counting to three. I’m aware of の as a particle, but it seems like の is being used differently here. I’m not looking for a translation, but more of an explanation of why this happens. Or is it just a Pocoyo thing?
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It‘s more rhythmic. It‘s something japanese kids learn. Along the lines of “one, two and three” to find your rhythm, e.g. music, sports etc.
It is not just a Pocoyo thing, in Japanese the particle between numbers is often a rhythmic or playful way of counting for kids mostly. It’s not the standard way of saying it by any means, just more a kid thing. Like when you play hide and seek and are counting to 10 you may say “….seven, eight, nine, and ten!”
One, two, here it comes…THREE!!