Need a word or phrase translated?

[Choppa]

You made me take into serious consideration if i have to do it or not. You show me that according to my religion i must NOT. That's what I didn't want. Someone prove me that my decision is wrong. Pfff :emoji_grinning: (in a good way generally not to you) and thank you.

Toritoribe thank you too. Arigatoo mina (both)

 

[Mike Cash]

It would be really funny to get a cool looking tattoo that says "Leviticus 19:28"......

 

[Damicci]

Thanks mike. I always make the mistake of restricting 必要 to "Need" And I originally thought that word would work but sounded abit crude. I wanted to portray that it's a lifestyle no one should live instead of the lifestyle is useless.

It could go several ways.

その生き方をする必要はない

なにのその生き方をしなくてはならない訳はない

are a couple of patterns that could be used. Depending on the situation it might be more appropriate to use 生活 instead of 生き方.

 

[bigmit37]

思いがけないことが起こるもんだ。
でも どんなことがあっても→,
今までの自分を否定してはならない。

I need help with this sentence, especially the final part


Unexpected things happen (in this life) but no matter what happens...

 

[Mike Cash]

What part of it is the problem?

 

[bigmit37]

What part of it is the problem?

"今までの自分を否定してはならない。"
I'm having trouble translating this part.
ならない ＝ "must not", right?
It seems to have many meanings.

 

[Toritoribe]

"ならない ＝ "must not", right?

Yes, that's right.

Probably Mike-san asked what part of the clause 今までの自分を否定してはならない you are having trouble with(except ならない, if you have more).

 

[bigmit37]

Yes, that's right.

Probably Mike-san asked what part of the clause 今までの自分を否定してはならない you are having trouble with(except ならない, if you have more).

否定して ＝ denial?

"You shouldn't deny or doubt your present self."

Is this a good translation of the phrase?

 

[Mike Cash]

[(今までの)自分] を[否定] [してはなたない]

Does that help?

I know you meant that's the sentence you're having trouble with. It's just such a straightforward sentence and using grammar/constructions not more difficult than the rest of the passage that I can't understand what bit of it is the problem.

EDIT:

We must have been typing at the same time.

Note the difference between 今の自分 and 今までの自分.

 

[Toritoribe]

否定して ＝ denial?

"You shouldn't deny or doubt your present self."

Is this a good translation of the phrase?

Not 今の自分 but 今までの自分 "yourself until now(= your past)".

 

[bigmit37]

Thanks guys!

It's the first time I've seen some of those words and the example sentences I read didn't use them in the same context.
That's why I was having trouble with the two words especially.

But now I understand. Thank you.

 

[anonymoose]

I'm fairly new to Japanese, so if these are very basic questions, then please have patience.

I have a couple of sentences I'd like to parse and analyse. I've run them through Google translate, and tried to look up words individually in the dictionary, so I have a vague understanding of the meaning, but because I'm still a newby to the grammar, I'm having difficulties deconstructing the sentences.

中には1.5キロものシュレッダーの屑袋が入っていた。無駄な大箱でアンコの意味をまったく成してない。

What is the significance of the っていた after 入? It's not simply just past tense, right? Also, what does アンコ mean? It's not in the dictionary. Does the second sentence mean "Absolutely nothing is accomplished by using a pointlessly big box"?

サイズの表記について縦、横も書かれておらず不親切過ぎます。

From what I can ascertain, 不親切 means "unfriendly" and 過ぎ means "too", so 不親切過ぎ means "too unfriendly", right? But what has that got to do with the first part? If anyone could break the sentence down and explain the grammar bit by bit, or at least point me to a web page that has the relevant grammar, I would be very grateful.

 

[Toritoribe]

Haven't you learned the -te form of verbs, the passive form of verbs, and the structure ～ている/～ておる?
Japanese verb conjugation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

アンコ is a slangy word for "filling".

不親切過ぎる: too user-unfriendly

 

[anonymoose]

OK, thanks. I think I'll need to look over it again.

 

[bigmit37]

図書館では古い本がたくさんあります

In this sentence why is で used instead of に？

 

[Toritoribe]

Where did you get the sentence from?

 

[bigmit37]

From a site that shows example sentences:
wa は
(marks the subject with possible contrast), noun + [other particle] + は…

1. この本は日本語で書いてあります。
[kono hon wa nihongo de kaite arimasu.]
These books are written in Japanese.

2. この本は古いです。
[kono hon wa furui desu.]
This book is old [but those/other books are not].

3. 図書館では古い本がたくさんあります。
[toshokan de wa furui hon ga takusan arimasu.]
There are many old books at the library.

 

[Toritoribe]

Maybe this site?
Matsukaze Nihongo Annai - Japanese Particles of Speech

If so, there are many grammatical errors and odd expressions there. I don't recommend to use the site, I'm afraid.

 

[bigmit37]

Yeah that's the site. Thank you, I won't use that site anymore.

 

[I Am A Baka]

Can someone help me with this sentence I heard in anime (again *_*):

It sounds like 村の中？？？して to me, but I seriously can't tell. I always have trouble making out these sentences when the characters speak so fast. It also doesn't help that my Japanese is very limited.

Thaanks :emoji_grinning:

 

[masaegu]

Can someone help me with this sentence I heard in anime (again *_*):
It sounds like 村の中？？？して to me, but I seriously can't tell. I always have trouble hearing making out these sentences when the characters speak so fast. It also doesn't help that my Japanese is very limited.

She says 「村の仲間（なかま）が近（ちか）くにいるような気（き）がして・・・」.

 

[I Am A Baka]

ありがとう！

 

[orihara]

Um, hello there. So, I'm turning 21 soon and I've decided to get a tattoo in honor of a friend that passed away. The phrase I need translated into Japanese is "Life is beautiful." I'd like to get it written vertically down my arm. Nothing fancy, nothing extravagant. Just the characters written in thin, plain font down my arm.

I've checked it out on google translator but... I'm not gonna rely on a machine to translate something that'll be printed on my body for the rest of my life. So I was hoping someone might help me out?

I'd really appreciate it <3

Edit: So I took a look at the thread about Kanji tattoos. I just want to make clear that this is not something I decided on a whim, nor is it for cosmetic purposes. I've had my heart set on this for almost a year now, and I want these words to be a part of my body not only to honor my friend but to give me strength. I still get really upset when I think about her passing and I want these words there to remind me that even when life seems terrible it's still beautiful and worth living.

If there is a more artistic way of saying "Life is beautiful" that would be more fitting for a tattoo, I'd be open to those suggestions as well. I've read that in Japanese culture it's more common to get Hanzi tattoos, so perhaps that would be a better choice than having it written in Kanji, which is apparently only common among Westerners. Although I'd be lying if I said my heart wasn't set on getting it written in Japanese.

 

[Lu Misho]

How to say "go to hell" or "curse on you" in Japanese?:emoji_thinking:

Thanks :

 

[bigmit37]

"感動

sensation（勝利などによる）
throb"

I was looking up the word 感動
and one of the meanings I found was "sensation (勝利などによる)."

I've seen the term "による" used a lot but I don't quite understand the meaning.
Does it mean "due to"?

In this dictionary, is the (勝利などによる)." trying to tell me that 感動 means sensation-sensation/feeling due to winning?

Thank you