調査の結果 ... / 上田さんが... / そうでも... / いきたい / 入れました

Hiya,

1. 調査の結果、事故の原因がわかりました。

Translation given: "Upon investigation, the cause of the accident was identified."

I'm puzzled by the lack of particles or linking words after 調査の結果. Is there something here that is assumed but omitted?


2. 上田さんが中心となって、この研究会を作りました。

Translation given: "The study group was formed centering around Mr Ueda."

I'm having difficulty matching the translation to the original. To me, it looks like a more literal translation would be "(With) Mr Ueda becoming the centre, (we) formed this study group". Is that right?


3. そうでもないけどなあ。

The speaker has been praised for his knowledge of Japan. I'm guessing he's downplaying it and saying something like "No, I don't really know that much". I'm assuming そう + でも + ない + けど + なあ, but I don't understand how this leads to the supposed meaning.


4. ずっと学問を続けていきたいと思っています。

Translation given: "I would like to keep studying as long as possible."

Can I just check that いきたい is from いく, reinforcing the "keep" or "continue" meaning of 続けて?


5. 車にガソリンを入れました。

Translation given: " had gas put in the car."

Where does the sense "had gas put in" come from? Why not " put gas in the car"?

eeky said:

1. 調査の結果、事故の原因がわかりました。
Translation given: "Upon investigation, the cause of the accident was identified."
I'm puzzled by the lack of particles or linking words after 調査の結果. Is there something here that is assumed but omitted?

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結果 is a noun, but often used adverbially like this.

［1］ ある行為・原因などから最終の状態を導き出すこと。ま た、その状態。連体修飾語を受けて副詞的にも用いる。
⇔原因

・ 投票の―、否決された

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eeky said:

2. 上田さんが中心となって、この研究会を作りました。
Translation given: "The study group was formed centering around Mr Ueda."
I'm having difficulty matching the translation to the original. To me, it looks like a more literal translation would be "(With) Mr Ueda becoming the centre, (we) formed this study group". Is that right?

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Yes.

eeky said:

3. そうでもないけどなあ。
The speaker has been praised for his knowledge of Japan. I'm guessing he's downplaying it and saying something like "No, I don't really know that much". I'm assuming そう + でも + ない + けど + なあ, but I don't understand how this leads to the supposed meaning.

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Yeah, your interpretation is correct. そうでもない is a kind of set phrase meaning "not so much/less than expected", similar to それほどでもない. けど is used to avoid saying clearly, a euphemistic usage.

［終助］活用語の終止形に付く。

１ 言い切りを避け、婉曲に表現する気持ちを表す。「あす なら行けるんです―」「父は今日出かけているんです― 」

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eeky said:

4. ずっと学問を続けていきたいと思っています。
Translation given: "I would like to keep studying as long as possible."
Can I just check that いきたい is from いく, reinforcing the "keep" or "continue" meaning of 続けて?

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Right. That's a ～ていく structure.

eeky said:

5. 車にガソリンを入れました。
Translation given: " had gas put in the car."
Where does the sense "had gas put in" come from? Why not " put gas in the car"?

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Hmm, I can only say "depending on the context". It can mean both the present perfect and past tense.

Toritoribe said:

Hmm, I can only say "depending on the context". It can mean both the present perfect and past tense.

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Sorry, I don't think I explained the question very clearly. The issue here is not so much one of tense, it's that the translation given, " had gas put in the car", means "I asked/caused someone else to put gas in the car", whereas I don't see anything in 車にガソリンを入れました that supplies the "asked/caused someone to" sense. I just see "[someone] put gas in the car".

Am I right that there is no "asked/caused someone to" meaning in the original Japanese? If there isn't, I'm happy!

Oh, sorry for misunderstanding. You're right. It's not a grammatical but a cultural thing, I suppose. Usually in Japan, a station employee puts gas in the car for customers.