- 17 Jul 2007
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how do you say, "My dream is to live in Japan" or "My hope is to live in Japan."?
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What about 私は、(私にとって)、日本に住むのが夢だ。? Although the emphasis shifts slightly towards the speaker so it becomes more like "For me, going to Japan is a dream."Nice try Tomii515.
May I correct? "imasu to iimasu" sounds very awkward to the Japanese ear.
We would say:
(私の)夢は日本に住むことです。 or 日本に住むことを夢見ています。
Why is it koto in this case and not mono masaegu? Struggling to learn the difference, although I probably would have guessed koto in this case just because it seems to be more widely applicable...
Unless it is a situation represented as if it were a vibrant, tangible experience. In that case, Charles may have been expecting ものだ as it is used to express different types of feelings or add emotional intensity (strong desire) to a statement. The difference I believe is that もの is not acting as a nominalizer in patterns such as these.Tangible versus intangible.
Unless it is a situation represented as if it were a vibrant, tangible experience. In that case, Charles may have been expecting ものだ as it is used to express different types of feelings or add emotional intensity (strong desire) to a statement. The difference I believe is that もの is not acting as a nominalizer in patterns such as these.
日本に住みたいものだ
日本にいたいものだ。
Tangible versus intangible.
What text are you using ? This is pretty uniformly standard fare for any decent high beginner/low intermediate course work. And I'm curious also what was behind the initial assumption it should be もの?I wish I could be provided the answer so easily, but sadly, I only have internet access at the schools I work at and it is quite restrictive. Videos are out of the question. Can you give me the gist (or another website)?
I hate all this kanji and hiragana I can't read!!
Watashi no yume wa Nihongo kurashite imasu...
Is that right?