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Is this sentence translation correct?

Torebaa

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Hey everyone, you all know I'm a beginner for the most part and this sentence has given me some problems.

日米両国間の経済関係について話させていただきます。

Now does it mean "(I'm) going to take the liberty of speaking about the America-Japan economic relationship between both countries." ?

In "日米両国間" would it mean 'between both America and Japan' or what? Because wouldn't it directly translate as "American-Japan between both countries" ?

And the 'について' refers all of that to mean "regarding/concerning the economic relationship between both countries kind of talk I'm going to accept you letting me do"...so '話させて' is hanasu's conditional right? it's not hanashi+suru's conditional form right? Cause I don't even think that exists?

lol sorry, one sentence gives me so many questions
 
Yes, it does.
Torebaa;434309 said:
In "日米両国間" would it mean 'between both America and Japan' or what? Because wouldn't it directly translate as "American-Japan between both countries" ?
日 Japan
米 America
両 both/two
国 country/countries
間 between/among
So it is translated as "between Japan and America", and by adding
の, it modifies 経済関係 economic relationship
~について means about/regarding/concerning _____.
~させていただく might be a bit complicated.
~させる is to let [someone/something] do____.
~いただく is polite form of もらう. いただく means to get/receive something from someone higher than you.
~させていただく is a very polite way to say you do something or you are going to do something.
This thread might be interesting for you.
~させていただきます | Japan Forum
 
Wow that was wayyy more in-depth than I needed, but actually, thanks very much for breaking it down so for me.

Thanks a ton! Understand it all now.

Relieved to know my translation was correct.
 
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