J Janet Merai 先輩 Joined 10 Mar 2007 Messages 122 Reaction score 3 2 Dec 2011 #1 I am reading a PDF of "Handful of Japanese Grammar" and came across this sentence and I am having troubles accurately understanding the translation. 無駄遣いはしないことにしました。 I've decided to not waste Money. That's as the book had it. I don't get 無駄遣い as it has nothing to do with money and the rest are particles and grammar functions. Any help please? Thank you :3
I am reading a PDF of "Handful of Japanese Grammar" and came across this sentence and I am having troubles accurately understanding the translation. 無駄遣いはしないことにしました。 I've decided to not waste Money. That's as the book had it. I don't get 無駄遣い as it has nothing to do with money and the rest are particles and grammar functions. Any help please? Thank you :3
Mike Cash 骨も命も皆此の土地に埋めよう Twenty-year veteran Joined 15 Mar 2002 Messages 16,758 Reaction score 2,298 2 Dec 2011 #2 The term refers to wasteful use and absent any context indicating something to the contrary can be assumed to refer to money, hence money being referenced in the translation despite not explicitly appearing in the original.
The term refers to wasteful use and absent any context indicating something to the contrary can be assumed to refer to money, hence money being referenced in the translation despite not explicitly appearing in the original.
J Janet Merai 先輩 Joined 10 Mar 2007 Messages 122 Reaction score 3 2 Dec 2011 Thread starter #3 Thank you Mike :3 This actually helps me understand the past sentences I had problems accurately understanding too Thank you XD
Thank you Mike :3 This actually helps me understand the past sentences I had problems accurately understanding too Thank you XD