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Hmm, I would say これはどうでしょうか. これなら sounds too strong(押しが強い in Japanese) to me. Of course it depends on the relationship between the teacher and student, the way you say it, etc.
So, then your suggestion is to change 今度はいいですか for i.e. 正しいといいんですが?How about ちゃんと合ってると/正しいと/OKだと/ いいんですが ...?
What's "PD"? I've never seen that before that I can recall.
Hmm, I would say これはどうでしょうか. これなら sounds too strong(押しが強い in Japanese) to me. Of course it depends on the relationship between the teacher and student, the way you say it, etc.
Both. I did the best I could, and there may still be places to clean up.So, then your suggestion is to change 今度はいいですか for i.e. 正しいといいんですが?
The former one would literally mean: "Is it OK this time?"
Which one the later one would literally mean?:
- "I hope it's correct"
- "I expect corrections"
Both. I did the best I could, and there may still be places to clean up.
What do you want to say in English exactly ?
Well, the exact question was intended to be: "Is it OK now?"
How about:
今いいだと思っていますが。
This way you're allowing the other person to give their opinion and also being modest.
今いいと思っていますが。With 思っています you need to make clear who the subject is. It could be you or a another party who considers it good. Especially with this sentence pattern 思う is much more commonly used.How about:
今いいだと思っていますが。
This way you're allowing the other person to give their opinion and also being modest.
Also, what's the usage of が here? I don't find it in my grammar books.
今いいと思っていますが。With 思っています you need to make clear who the subject is. It could be you or a another party who considers it good. Especially with this sentence pattern 思う is much more commonly used.
Also there is no だ after i adjectives.
When you are making a judgment, basically 思っています indicates that the speaker is insistent and want to emphasize that it is his or her opinion. That is why adding 私 in these cases is usually more natural. There is no inherent difference in politeness between 思います and 思っています. ☝I chose 思っています for 2 reasons:
1. To use the ます form to make it more polite (not sure if you're referring to my use of ます form or progressive tense)
2. I figured that "thinking" in this case was progressive thus should use the progressive tense (I nearly used 思います at first)
When you are making a judgment, basically 思っています indicates that the speaker is insistent and want to emphasize that his or her opinion. That is why adding 私 in these cases is usually more natural. There is no inherent difference in politeness between 思います and 思っています. ☝
No, both are correct. The former sounds more polite.It's still unclear for me the difference between これはどうでしょうか and これはどうですか. Or is the latter one is just incorrect?.
Oh I have another question, I want to end the email with something like "I hope this is ok" (my teacher wanted to give a testimonial about the school in english for their website), I was thinking maybe
これはいいでしょうか。but this is more like "would this be alright?" correct? So is there a way to convey more "I hope this is ok"?
As you can see in the quotes above, これはいいでしょうか means "would this be alright?", and my attempt 合ってると/正しいと/OKだといいんですが is for "I hope this is ok". Also, 今度はいいと思うんですが is another choice for the latter one. (今度 can't be replaced to 今.)one of the alternatives
合ってると/正しいと/OKだといいんですが。
Hmm, I would say これはどうでしょうか. これなら sounds too strong(押しが強い in Japanese) to me. Of course it depends on the relationship between the teacher and student, the way you say it, etc.
Sorry, my mistake. It should have been PS.
が is being used as "but" is something I recognize. I've seen けど lots of times at end of sentences as a softener, but never が. I'll make a mental note on this.This use of が or けど leaves an opening for someone to respond.
Well..., to be fair, you weren't wrong. It's that we spanish guys use POSTDATA and you english people use POSTSCRIPT. At the moment, I had completetly forgotten this, so I had to double check when you asked.Oh, alright. That makes sense. I thought it might be some Spanish thing.
が is being used as "but" is something I recognize. I've seen けど lots of times at end of sentences as a softener, but never が. I'll make a mental note on this.
Well..., to be fair, you weren't wrong. It's that we spanish guys use POSTDATA and you english people use POSTSCRIPT. At the moment, I had completetly forgotten this, so I had to double check when you asked.
けど is also way broader as it is used easily following either a desu/masu or infinitive form of the verb (within a sentence or final). が is best to attach to only desu/masu until you know what you are doing.Like how から is a more casual form of ので; けど is simply a more casual version of が, they're equivalent in this usage other than changing the politeness level.