E eeky 先輩 Joined 8 Jun 2010 Messages 2,431 Reaction score 22 27 Mar 2014 #1 Hi, 1. 「でなきゃ、何かに変装してるわね — 鎧とかなんかに。」 She is talking about a monster that might be let out when a secret chamber is opened. What does でなきゃ mean here? 2. ロンがヒルの上から死んだクサカゲロウを、袋ごと鍋にあけながら言った。 Does 袋ごと mean "the whole bag (of クサカゲロウ)"? Last edited by a moderator: 27 Mar 2014
Hi, 1. 「でなきゃ、何かに変装してるわね — 鎧とかなんかに。」 She is talking about a monster that might be let out when a secret chamber is opened. What does でなきゃ mean here? 2. ロンがヒルの上から死んだクサカゲロウを、袋ごと鍋にあけながら言った。 Does 袋ごと mean "the whole bag (of クサカゲロウ)"?
Toritoribe 松葉解禁 Moderator Fifteen-year veteran Joined 22 Feb 2008 Messages 18,266 Reaction score 4,926 27 Mar 2014 #2 1) そうでなきゃ if not, / if it's not so, 2) From the context, yes. It also can mean "including the bag", though.
1) そうでなきゃ if not, / if it's not so, 2) From the context, yes. It also can mean "including the bag", though.
E eeky 先輩 Joined 8 Jun 2010 Messages 2,431 Reaction score 22 27 Mar 2014 Thread starter #3 1. The previous thing she said is 「それ、きっと透明になれるのよ」. So, she means if the monster can't make itself invisible, it would disguise itself, right?
1. The previous thing she said is 「それ、きっと透明になれるのよ」. So, she means if the monster can't make itself invisible, it would disguise itself, right?
Toritoribe 松葉解禁 Moderator Fifteen-year veteran Joined 22 Feb 2008 Messages 18,266 Reaction score 4,926 27 Mar 2014 #4 Right.