LewiiG 先輩 Joined 27 Dec 2012 Messages 221 Reaction score 13 25 Jun 2013 #1 Quick question. Someone asks お菓子もってない？ There are 3 possible replies. Aside from the simple "I do" and "I don't" there is あるけどない That looks to me like "I have but I don't" here. So what does it mean? Thanks. よろしくお願いします
Quick question. Someone asks お菓子もってない？ There are 3 possible replies. Aside from the simple "I do" and "I don't" there is あるけどない That looks to me like "I have but I don't" here. So what does it mean? Thanks. よろしくお願いします
M masaegu 先輩 Joined 16 Aug 2007 Messages 247 Reaction score 27 25 Jun 2013 #2 LewiiG said: Quick question. Someone asks お菓子もってない？ There are 3 possible replies. Aside from the simple "I do" and "I don't" there is あるけどない That looks to me like "I have but I don't" here. So what does it mean? Thanks. よろしくお願いします Click to expand... That usually means "I have some but I do not want to give you any."
LewiiG said: Quick question. Someone asks お菓子もってない？ There are 3 possible replies. Aside from the simple "I do" and "I don't" there is あるけどない That looks to me like "I have but I don't" here. So what does it mean? Thanks. よろしくお願いします Click to expand... That usually means "I have some but I do not want to give you any."
LewiiG 先輩 Joined 27 Dec 2012 Messages 221 Reaction score 13 26 Jun 2013 Thread starter #3 Alright. I see. Thank you very much, masaegu
Elizabeth 先輩 Joined 22 Apr 2003 Messages 9,839 Reaction score 135 28 Jun 2013 #4 That is really interesting. Most people I know would probably say something like お菓子はあるけど、キミにはあげらけないよ。
That is really interesting. Most people I know would probably say something like お菓子はあるけど、キミにはあげらけないよ。
LewiiG 先輩 Joined 27 Dec 2012 Messages 221 Reaction score 13 29 Jun 2013 Thread starter #5 Yeah, it is. I guess it's short for a phrase like that or something.
Elizabeth 先輩 Joined 22 Apr 2003 Messages 9,839 Reaction score 135 1 Jul 2013 #6 LewiiG said: Yeah, it is. I guess it's short for a phrase like that or something. Click to expand... Probably short for something more colloquial or childlike -- (あんた)にあげるお菓子なんかないから、ごめんない /あっちに行ってください/行ってば。etc. Last edited: 3 Jul 2013
LewiiG said: Yeah, it is. I guess it's short for a phrase like that or something. Click to expand... Probably short for something more colloquial or childlike -- (あんた)にあげるお菓子なんかないから、ごめんない /あっちに行ってください/行ってば。etc.
LewiiG 先輩 Joined 27 Dec 2012 Messages 221 Reaction score 13 6 Jul 2013 Thread starter #7 I see. Thanks for the extra insights!