「Gフリーダムのプロジェクト車を見るとき、僕はいつも夢中にな ります。」
"When I see Garage Freedom's Project cars, I always drool(ogle, stare, gaze) over them"
Is this a strange sentence?
The thread title is, but I can't really comment on the one you're asking about, although without knowing too much about the topic it looks OK to me. What were you going for with the thread title, anyway?
Heh, I didn't mean the context: I meant I don't know too much about the topic of project cars and whatnot, but, like I said -- the sentence looks fine to me as is. Still, I'd wait for confirmation from a NSoJ.
I think the usage of 夢中 is a bit strange here, since the word suggests your strong liking for it. It is a "continuing state" and not something that happens only when you see the car.
Example: スポーツカーに夢中。(You like sports cars whether or not it is in front of you.)
スポーツカーに夢中になる。(You "start" to like sports car very much.)
If your eyes are glued to the car, you can say:
「Gフリーダムのプロジェクト車を見ると、（僕は）いつも見とれてしまいます。」
（Verb: 見とれる）
Oh, yes! My bad for not checking after pressing the Submit Reply button!
Must have accidentally deleted the character when I turned the font red...
@Damicci ,
When I said "continuing state" I didn't mean the grammatical aspect of the sentence but the "meaning" of 夢中 . The definition of this word from the Japanese perspective includes and suggests commitment or devotion, which is not something that happens only when "you look at a car," for example. You don't become a "fan" of a band only when you're at the band's concert, right? That's what I meant.
That is the reason for the "strangeness."
Please don't assume that the Japanese definition of an English word is 100% replaceable. There are many instances of this not working because of the cultural background and historical usage of the English word and those of the Japanese term or phrase provided in the dictionary. The Japanese counterparts are usually "approximates."
I think this applies to study of any foreign language. To gain greater understanding of the cultural range and implications of each word or phrase, you'll have to use a J-J dictionary. This is difficult but takes you several steps up the ladder in language proficiency.
Ah ok, I thought you mean the continuous state of the verb.
So now I can understand why that would seem a lil strange in my sentence.
I know there are instances of words not being exactly translatable. Excite was able to pick on the "Drool" usage and chose what I thought was a good figurative translation.