Need a word or phrase translated?

[Ashikaga]

シドニーは、人や店が多くてにぎやかです。 多くて instead of 大きくて. If you use 大きくて、you are saying that the people of Sydney are built large. Maybe they ARE. I've never been to Sydney...

 

[Elizabeth]

I'm having some trouble translating this シドニーは人や店が大きくてにぎやかです into an understandable and grammatically correct English sentence. Any ideas?
I've be ever so grateful for the help.
thanks!

It is basically the same as saying シドニーの人や店は。。。or maybe the confusion WAS the 大きくて part.

 

[Ashikaga]

It is basically the same as saying シドニーの人や店は。。。or maybe the confusion WAS the 大きくて part.

If you say シドニーの人や店は, you are talking about the people and the stores of Sydney instead of the city itself.

 

[Niedy]

等比関数列 generally means 等比数列(geometric progression).
So 等比関数列型 probably means "geometric progression type/a type of geometric progression".
hope this helps

as always it helps a lot and thank you

 

[IxoRose]

I would like to have the following sentences translated for me (please?). I think it'd be handier if it weren't formal speech, since I'll never use it in a formal setting. If any of the termonology isn't clear (like what I mean to get across), feel free to bombared me with questions.
Oh! And If you could supply both romaji and character, I'd really appreciate it!
1. Thank you for helping me through difficult times, even if you didn't mean to.
2. Thank you for giving me something to live for.
Thanks!

 

[Charles Barkley]

I have a question about the following sentence that is from a textbook.

科学がこれほどまでに進んだ現代でも、迷信を信じる人はけっこいる。


Nothing particularly difficult about the sentence, but これほどまでに sounds awkward to me. It seems like これほど or これまでに alone would be sufficient, so I am not sure why the two are used together. Does it add additional emphasis, or is there some other reason why the two both must appear in the sentence?

 

[Elizabeth]

I have a question about the following sentence that is from a textbook.
科学がこれほどまでに進んだ現代でも、迷信を信じる人はけっこいる。
Nothing particularly difficult about the sentence, but これほどまでに sounds awkward to me. It seems like これほど or これまでに alone would be sufficient, so I am not sure why the two are used together. Does it add additional emphasis, or is there some other reason why the two both must appear in the sentence?

"これほどまでに" I think is a set phrase meaning something approximating "like never before." (Roughly derived from : to such an extent before now).

 

[Charles Barkley]

Thanks Elizabeth. With set phrases, anything goes, so that makes a lot of sense.

 

[Toritoribe]

I have a question about the following sentence that is from a textbook.
科学がこれほどまでに進んだ現代でも、迷信を信じる人はけっこいる。
Nothing particularly difficult about the sentence, but これほどまでに sounds awkward to me. It seems like これほど or これまでに alone would be sufficient, so I am not sure why the two are used together. Does it add additional emphasis, or is there some other reason why the two both must appear in the sentence?

これほどまでに is an emphasized expression of これほど/これほどに.

これまで/これまでに (before now/until now/in the past); the adverbial phrase about "time", the same as 今まで/今までに
e.g.
これまで日本のアニメを見たことがなかった。
I haven't ever watched any Japanese animation in the past.

これほど/これほどに/これほどまでに; the adverbial phrase about "degree", the same as こんなに
e.g.
鞄がこれほど重いとは思わなかった。
I couldn't imagine that the bag was so heavy.


So 科学がこれほど(に)進んだ現代でも also makes sense, however, 科学がこれまで(に)進んだ現代でも sounds awkward/does not make sense.

 

[Buntaro]

Toritoribe,

これまで日本のアニメを見たことがなかった。

--> Is the past tense ことがなかった correct? I would have thought ことがなかい would be better. I have always translated ことがなかい as "I have never...." and I did not know your phrase is used.

I would have thought ことがなかった would have been used in some sort of dependent-clause-sentence like, "I had never seen Japanese anime until I went to Japan," using English's past perfect.

I am also perplexed by your phrase "I haven't ever...in the past." I wonder if "I hadn't ever" might work better.

 

[LukeSettle]

Hello!

I was studying my textbooks practice sentences and i came upon this pair:

A： いそがしいですか？
B: それはけっこうです。

the translation it gives is
A: Are you busy?
B: That is fine.

So i looked around in my textbook to find an explanation for kekkou

The student should note kekkou desu seems to have contradictory uses. If offered a third serving of sweet bean-jelly laced with snake blood, you might well say 'kekkou desu, to mean you dont want anymore. On the other hand, if you want to accept and invitation to drinks and dinner, you could also say, kekkou desu, meaning 'why, thats a splendid idea!' One way to distinguish between the two is to use 'iie, kekkou desu' in the negative sense and 'kekkou desu ne' in the affirmative

And thats basically all it gives me on kekkou desu.
So i dont really understand how its used in this example. Sorry if this question is stupid or if the answer is extremely obvious.

助けてください！

 

[Elizabeth]

Toritoribe,

これまで日本のアニメを見たことがなかった。

--> Is the past tense ことがなかった correct? I would have thought ことがなかい would be better. I have always translated ことがなかい as "I have never...." and I did not know your phrase is used.

I would have thought ことがなかった would have been used in some sort of dependent-clause-sentence like, "I had never seen Japanese anime until I went to Japan," using English's past perfect.

I am also perplexed by your phrase "I haven't ever...in the past." I wonder if "I hadn't ever" might work better.

 

[LukeSettle]

Isn't that what you say to reject a person's offer in English ?? (j/k)
No, seriously, but XXXはけっこうです。has the understanding of "That's OK, I'm fine" or by implication "no thanks." To clearly refuse maybe もう結構 is a little more polite, in a restaurant for example (I've already had enough) than
"いいえ、けっこう" but it depends a LOT on the tone and situation -- especially with this word.

Ahahaha I totally understood that, I just didn't get exactly how "I'm fine" translates to "no I'm not busy"

 

[Toritoribe]

I am also perplexed by your phrase "I haven't ever...in the past." I wonder if "I hadn't ever" might work better.

right. maybe so.

Toritoribe,
これまで日本のアニメを見たことがなかった。
--> Is the past tense ことがなかった correct? I would have thought ことがなかい would be better. I have always translated ことがなかい as "I have never...." and I did not know your phrase is used.
I would have thought ことがなかった would have been used in some sort of dependent-clause-sentence like, "I had never seen Japanese anime until I went to Japan," using English's past perfect.

The difference between "これまで見たことがなかった" and "これまで見たことがない"

これまで見たことがなかった:
見たことがなかったが、もう見た

これまで見たことがない:
見たことがなかったし、今もまだ見ていない/見たことがなかったが、たった今見た

e.g.
実はこれまで(一度も)日本のアニメを見たことがない。(not watch any anime yet)
こんなに感動するアニメは、これまで見たことがない。(watch the anime just now)

So you can also say "こんなに感動するアニメは、 これまで見たことがなかった" on the latter situation.

日本語と英語の時制(tense)の違いですね。

 

[Elizabeth]

ahahaha i totally understood that, i just didnt get exactly how "im fine" translates to "no im not busy"

Politely: That's alright -- whatever you wanted can wait. I'm fine, thank you. Without this interruption, however. Now please leave me alone. 出て行け。 ?? Would be the natural interpretion ??


When the person has butt in but it's not a major deal, better make it clear with a phrase of welcoming : いいえ、大丈夫ですよ。

 

[LukeSettle]

Politely: That's alright -- whatever you wanted can wait. I'm fine, thank you. Without this interruption, however. Now please leave me alone. 出て行け。 ?? Would be the natural interpretion ??


When the person has butt in but it's not a major deal, better make it clear with a phrase of welcoming : いいえ、大丈夫ですよ。

Hahaha okay. Thanks elizabeth!

I have another question! XD

In this sentence
どの旅館にあるでしょうか？
and it gives the translation
I wonder in what inn it is?

So the deshou adds the I wonder right?
could you pull the deshou out and have it mean
in what inn is it?

Ahahaha
again thanks Elizabeth-san!
You are such a great help!

 

[undrentide]

In this sentence
どの旅館にあるでしょうか？
and it gives the translation
I wonder in what inn it is?
So the deshou adds the i wonder right?
could you pull the deshou out and have it mean
in what inn is it?

どの旅館にあるでしょうか？
You're looking for something (facility?) and this question is
In which inn does it exist? (= Which inn has it?)
If you want to say "I wonder what inn it is?" you might say
どんな旅館かなあ
どんな旅館でしょう(か)
for example.

 

[LukeSettle]

If you want to say "I wonder what inn it is?" you might say
どんな旅館かなあ
どんな旅館でしょう(か)
for example.

huh?
donna ryokan kana a?

okay i get "donna ryokan deshouka" i wonder which inn it is

what meaning would i get from
doko ryokan ni aru ka?

edit: i feel like im really messing this up.
:<

 

[undrentide]

huh?
donna ryokan kana a?

okay i get "donna ryokan deshouka" i wonder which inn it is

what meaning would i get from
doko ryokan ni aru ka?

edit: i feel like im really messing this up.
:<

Sorry I may not have understood "what inn" in your example properly.

If you mean "which", then

dono ryokan deshouka
dono ryokan darou
dono ryokan kanaa
etc.

> doko ryokan ni aru ka?

Do you want to say "where the inn is?"
If so,
(sono) ryokan wa doko ni arimasu ka?

If you're looking for something that is supposed to be in one of many inns, then
(sore wa) doko noryokan ni arimasu ka?
"doko no ryokan" is to ask for the location of the inn in question.

I hope I did not confuse you further...

 

[LukeSettle]

]Sorry I may not have understood "what inn" in your example properly.

If you mean "which", then
dono ryokan deshouka
dono ryokan darou
dono ryokan kanaa
etc.
> doko ryokan ni aru ka?
Do you want to say "where the inn is?"
If so,
(sono) ryokan wa doko ni arimasu ka?
If you're looking for something that is supposed to be in one of many inns, then
(sore wa) doko noryokan ni arimasu ka?
"doko no ryokan" is to ask for the location of the inn in question.
I hope I did not confuse you further...

Oh!
That really cleared it up.
どうもありがとございます！

 

[Elizabeth]

huh?
donna ryokan kana a?

okay i get "donna ryokan deshouka" i wonder which inn it is

どんな旅館かなあ
どんな旅館でしょう(か)

These mean "I wonder what kind of inn it is ? and "What kind of inn might it be?"

Same as English どんな旅館 is common in questions such as "What kind of inn should we choose?" or "What kind of inn do you like ?" etc.

 

[dannydannydanny]

きみとすごしたじかんをわすれない Hi Can somebody please translate this for me.
I want to know how to write " I shall not forget the time I spent with you." in Hiragana.
Is this the right translation?

 

[shinza]

Help with translation

ここでまた質問させていただきます。この文章を和訳しようとしているのですが、なんだか正式な言葉の使い分けが分からなくて困っています。皆さんの知恵を貸してください。

I, Bob , Vice Consul of the United States of America at Tokyo, Japan do hereby certify that on this DATE, at the American consular office, in the city of Tokyo, Yamada Taro, a citizen of the US, aged 28, born in Edo, and now residing in Shina, and Tanaka Hanako, a subject of Japan, aged 28, born in Edo, and now residing in Shina, were united in marriage in my presence.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of my office at Tokyo, and of the Independence of the United states the 1st NAME vice consul of USA.
という英文ですが。Here's my attempt:

立会人である私は、年月日、在東京都アメリカ合衆国総領事館において、
品区在住の江戸区で誕生、アメリカ合衆国国民の２８歳山田太郎と品区在住の江戸区で誕生、日本臣民の２８歳田中花子の結婚が行われたことを証明します。
私の立ち会いの元で、年月日ここに署名し、在東京都アメリカ合衆国総領事館の押印しました。
アメリカ合衆国の自立、第１代、ボッブ、アメリカ合衆国副領事
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長文ですみません。和文には何か変に聞こえる部分がありましたら（言葉の使い分け、語順）、どうか教えてください。I really appreciate any help.

 

[Niedy]

今晩は皆さん！(^-^)

Could someone please help me with the following sentence?
I don't understand why there's a ~tara in there

とりあえず信じておくが皆にもよく言っておけ見つけたら―…

Without the ~tara I would understand it as "I'll believe you for now, but I've found that everyone says that"

どうぞよろしくお願いいたします。

Julia

 

[Toritoribe]

今晩は皆さん！(^-^)

Could someone please help me with the following sentence?
I don't understand why there's a ~tara in there

とりあえず信じておくが皆にもよく言っておけ見つけたら―…

Without the ~tara I would understand it as "I'll believe you for now, but I've found that everyone says that"

どうぞよろしくお願いいたします。

Julia

"言っておけ" is the imperative form of "言っておく", a rude way of saying "言っておきなさい".

とりあえず信じておくが皆にもよく言っておけ、見つけたら―…
"I'll believe you for now, but tell everyone that if I would find...

hope this helps, again;-)