C Chemist77 後輩 Joined 18 Dec 2013 Messages 9 Reaction score 0 10 May 2014 #1 Hello, Kinou jimusho kara dete kaerimasen (He) left the office yesterday (but he) hasn't returned question: Shall mada be added before kaerimasen, or is the meaning understood as it is right now? Thanks.
Hello, Kinou jimusho kara dete kaerimasen (He) left the office yesterday (but he) hasn't returned question: Shall mada be added before kaerimasen, or is the meaning understood as it is right now? Thanks.
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 10 May 2014 #2 It may be misunderstood as "left the office and hasn't arrived at home yet". To eliminate possible ambiguity, use 戻る instead of 帰る for returning to a place other than one's home.
It may be misunderstood as "left the office and hasn't arrived at home yet". To eliminate possible ambiguity, use 戻る instead of 帰る for returning to a place other than one's home.
C Chemist77 後輩 Joined 18 Dec 2013 Messages 9 Reaction score 0 10 May 2014 Thread starter #3 Thank you.
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 10 May 2014 #4 To emphasize the ongoing condition of being gone, try using まま 昨日事務所を出たままだ 昨日事務所を出てまだ戻ってこない 昨日事務所を出てまだ戻ってこないままだ 昨日から事務所を離れている 昨日から見てない 今日はまだ出社していない 昨日から席を外している ヤツ知らん 知らん さあ are among the numerous ways to answer a question with the information that the guy left yesterday and hasn't come back. Last edited: 11 May 2014
To emphasize the ongoing condition of being gone, try using まま 昨日事務所を出たままだ 昨日事務所を出てまだ戻ってこない 昨日事務所を出てまだ戻ってこないままだ 昨日から事務所を離れている 昨日から見てない 今日はまだ出社していない 昨日から席を外している ヤツ知らん 知らん さあ are among the numerous ways to answer a question with the information that the guy left yesterday and hasn't come back.
C Chemist77 後輩 Joined 18 Dec 2013 Messages 9 Reaction score 0 10 May 2014 Thread starter #5 Thanks again, I'll look them up.