Need a word or phrase translated?

[Toritoribe]

"We have the keys to an apartment we share."
My best guess:
僕達は分け持つアパートの鍵が持っている。

Wasn't sure whether to use wakeau or wakemotsu, or to use ga or wo towards the end.

I would use シェアする for "to share", but if you don't want to use loan words, 共有する is more appropriate.
を is correct for the object of 持つ.

 

[LeeMeru]

鹿の子も美味しい
I stumbled upon this phrase/line and well I know enough Japanese to know what it says, but I don't think the way I'm translating it to myself is the correct answer. Is this some sort of catch phrase or something?

 

[nekojita]

Does it help to know that 鹿の子 is a type of 和菓子?
大納言鹿の子 : 本日も和菓子日和です

 

[LeeMeru]

Oops I accidentally typed it wrong. The first part was just supposed to be in hiragana. I'm guessing it's a name, most likely
かのこも美味しい
From what I can gather in one whole context. It sounds like a endorsement of some sort. Not really sure.

 

[Toritoribe]

I agree with nekojita-san. It seems to refer to 鹿の子餅.

鹿の子 - Wikipedia

ja.wikipedia.org

And your interpretation "the sentence endorses the deliciousness of it" would be correct.

 

[Andromedashun]

I need someone to translate this sentence for me in Minna Nihongo II:
資料は後で見ておきますから、そこに置いといてください

Thanks.

 

[Mike Cash]

I need someone to translate this sentence for me in Minna Nihongo II:
資料は後で見ておきますから、そこに置いといてください

Thanks.

In order to be more helpful, instead of just giving you a translation it would be better if we saw your best try at it or at least knew what bit of it is throwing you. Otherwise somebody is likely to type up an explanation and get, "Yeah, I already knew that part...."

 

[Andromedashun]

I knew the second phrase is: ''leave it like that here'' but I'm confused about the first part.

Is it: ''because I'm going to see the data afterward''? (close to babelfish)

So the whole sentence should be: because I'm going to see the data afterward, leave it like that here.

I'm not sure if it makes sense.

Also. is okimasu here means: to be prepare? or something else?

 

[Rei Yahya]

"we should have a piggy bank in the apartment for charity."

How would I imply 'should have' as said here?

 

[Toritoribe]

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I knew the second phrase is: ''leave it like that here'' but I'm confused about the first part.

Is it: ''because I'm going to see the data afterward''? (close to babelfish)

So the whole sentence should be: because I'm going to see the data afterward, leave it like that here.

I'm not sure if it makes sense.

Also. is okimasu here means: to be prepare? or something else?

I'll read the data/materials/documents later, so please leave it there.

Which part of the sentence did you interpret as "like that"?

As for おきます, yes, it means so, as same as といて（＝ておいて） in 置いといて.

"we should have a piggy bank in the apartment for charity."

How would I imply 'should have' as said here?

How about your idea?

 

[Rei Yahya]

How about your idea?

My idea has a lot of missing pieces...

アパートにはチャリティーのための金庫が(should have)。

 

[Usagisan]

blah blah. (sorry for the mistake)

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Well I'd say 募金箱 rather than 金庫.

アパートには(寄付金を集めるための)募金箱が/を blah blah...

 

[Toritoribe]

My idea has a lot of missing pieces...

アパートにはチャリティーのための金庫が(should have)。

Locationにはsubjectが（あります） is more likely the structure for "There is ~" i.e., "existence".

I would say アパートに募金箱/チャリティー用の貯金箱を置くべきです. (You can use べき for "should" in this case.)

 

[Andromedashun]

I'll read the data/materials/documents later, so please leave it there.

Which part of the sentence did you interpret as "like that"?

As for おきます, yes, it means so, as same as といて（＝ておいて） in 置いといて.

Thanks Toritoribe. I remember I read that phrase from a book but can't remember exactly. I misinterpreted to iru as like that. lol.

 

[TurkeySloth]

This may have been brought up before, but the song "Zettai Unmei Mokushiroku" is from the anime Revolutionary Girl Utena. What does the title translate into?

 

[Rei Yahya]

I would use シェアする for "to share", but if you don't want to use loan words, 共有する is more appropriate.
を is correct for the object of 持つ.

Thank you for your help toritoribe!

I didn't want to start a whole new thread for this: working on natural sounding japanese. I've seen long English sentences littered with small words, when translated into Japanese, become much more simple. The context and basic words seem to be enough to say very much. What is the best resource or practice for attaining this naturalness?

 

[Mike Cash]

Thank you for your help toritoribe!

I didn't want to start a whole new thread for this: working on natural sounding japanese. I've seen long English sentences littered with small words, when translated into Japanese, become much more simple. The context and basic words seem to be enough to say very much. What is the best resource or practice for attaining this naturalness?

Tons and tons of exposure.

 

[Toritoribe]

That's no doubt the best way.

 

[finestra]

What does "分かった風な口利く" mean? I am pretty sure it is a saying because there were many exact matches on google, but when I translate it directly, I can't make sense of it. What does it mean? How would it be used? What would it be implying?

 

[Antt]

What does "分かった風な口利く" mean?

I've seen「分かった風な」before. It's a saying meaning something like "know-it-all".
「口を利く」is an expression meaning "to say", literally something like "making mouth work".
So I'm guessing「分かった風な口を利く」means "talking as if one knows everything".
I also found a thesaurus entry on「分かった風な口を利く」on Weblio.

「別に理由なんてなかったので、今日は猫について話します。」

Is that how you would say, "For no particular reason, I'm going to talk about cats today"? Is there an expression specifically meaning something like "for trivial purposes", "for no particular reason", etc.?

 

[Toritoribe]

「別に理由なんてなかったので、今日は猫について話します。」
Is that how you would you say, "For no particular reason, I'm going to talk about cats today"? Is there an expression specifically meaning something like "for trivial purposes", "for no particular reason", etc.?

Isn't that 別に理由なんてないけど? ので sound strange in that sentence.

 

[Antt]

Isn't that 別に理由なんてないけど? ので sound strange in that sentence.

I used ので because I thought it meant something like "the previous clause being the case...", i.e. "with me having no particular reason..."
けど means something like "but", and I thought using it would make it sound like "I have no particular reason, but even so..." So I didn't use it.
So I shouldn't use ので?

 

[Toritoribe]

No. If it's 別に話すこともない, ので can be used. 別に理由なんてない is interpreted as 別に猫について話す理由なんてない. That's why ので sounds odd.

 

[Antt]

Oh! I see. Thanks for the clarification.

 

[finestra]

I've seen「分かった風な」before. It's a saying meaning something like "know-it-all".
「口を利く」is an expression meaning "to say", literally something like "making mouth work".
So I'm guessing「分かった風な口を利く」means "talking as if one knows everything".
I also found a thesaurus entry on「分かった風な口を利く」on Weblio.

I thought it would be something like cheeky or know-it-all from what I found, but my Japanese is not good enough to clarify the meaning. Thank you so much for your help.