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Yuta73 · 11 Aug 2010

There's this book's dialog:

レオ：いいんですか
Leo: Is it OK?

みか：もちろんよ。レオとは、なんか縁があるもんね。
Mika: Of course. It seems that somehow there's a bond between us.

Is in this case もん used as because?. May be a more literal translation could be:
"Of course. Because there's something that bond us."

Toritoribe · 11 Aug 2010

Exactly, it means "because". That's the euphonic change of the sentence final particle もの, but not of the noun/pronoun もの. So it doesn't have the meaning of "something". The noun/pronoun もの doesn't change to もん at least in standard Japanese. (It can be occurred in Kansai or some other dialect, though.)

Yuta73 · 11 Aug 2010

Of course, the "something" I wrote came from なんか.
Two more questions:
- Could it have been with から?
As in: レオとは、なんか縁があるからね

- I couldn't find は meaning "me" in any dictionary. What I'm missing?
Definitions I've found:
1. topic marker particle
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
3. adds emphasis

PD: The links you provided for wikipedia in other threads no longer work, I had no problem in finding the correct ones though.

Toritoribe · 11 Aug 2010

Yuta73 said:
Of course, the "something" I wrote came from なんか.

なんか is already given as "somehow" in the translation. That's an adverbial usage, not a nominal or "something".

［3］（副詞的に）何だか。どうしてか。なぜか。

・ ―寂しい

「何か」の検索結果 - Yahoo!辞書

It can mean "something like a bond" if it's 縁か何[なに]か/縁みたいな何かがある. Anyway, "there's a bond" is a quite literal translation of 縁がある, since 縁 is used as a noun, but not a verb "to bond", here.

Yuta73 said:
- Could it have been with から?
As in: レオとは、なんか縁があるからね

In the meaning, it can be said yes. The nuance is changed, though.

Yuta73 said:
- I couldn't find は meaning "me" in any dictionary. What I'm missing?
Definitions I've found:
1. topic marker particle
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
3. adds emphasis

Of course #1, that's a typical topic marker. "Me" is from と itself. You don't need to say ～と私は every time.

Yuta73 said:
PD: The links you provided for wikipedia in other threads no longer work, I had no problem in finding the correct ones though.

Which thread(s) are you talking about?

Angel Valis · 11 Aug 2010

[EDIT:]....I was slow and possibly a little off and I can't figure out how to delete my post oops.

Yuta73 · 12 Aug 2010

どもありがとう。You're always answering my questions.

Toritoribe said:
In the meaning, it can be said yes. The nuance is changed, though.

Would it be very difficult to explain how it's changed?. In case it is, just drop it.

Toritoribe said:
"Me" is from と itself. You don't need to say ～と私は every time.

So, the 私 is implied. This way, saying "You and", is like saying "You and me". Right?

Toritoribe said:
Which theread(s) are you talking about?

For ej. here: Base 1, base 2 verbs? | Japan Forum

Toritoribe · 12 Aug 2010

Yuta73 said:
So, the 私 is implied. This way, saying "You and", is like saying "You and me". Right?

あなたと can mean "you and someone", depending on the context, of course.

Yuta73 said:
For ej. here: Base 1, base 2 verbs? | Japan Forum

The link in the thread works all right. The problem is on your side.

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