E eeky 先輩 Joined 8 Jun 2010 Messages 2,431 Reaction score 22 14 Jun 2010 #1 Hi, この本はとてもおもしろいからみんなも読んだほうがい いよ。 I translated this as "This book is very interesting, so everyone should read it", but the translation given is "This book is very interesting, so you'd better read it, too." How do we get that out of みんな?
Hi, この本はとてもおもしろいからみんなも読んだほうがい いよ。 I translated this as "This book is very interesting, so everyone should read it", but the translation given is "This book is very interesting, so you'd better read it, too." How do we get that out of みんな?
undrentide Japa'n vagyok Joined 18 Jan 2006 Messages 3,652 Reaction score 310 14 Jun 2010 #2 みんな = everyone. So the speaker is addressing to all those around him or in front of him.
Glenn 一切皆苦 Joined 8 Jan 2004 Messages 7,842 Reaction score 200 14 Jun 2010 #3 Must be the royal "you".
Y yasuyuki 先輩 Joined 11 Jun 2010 Messages 27 Reaction score 1 14 Jun 2010 #4 This sentence must be said in the tv ad in my opinion.