Aah, that sounds much better. Sorry, I'm off work not feeling well this morning so this should be too much effort too...Mikawa Ossan said:Greetings from the Grammar Police!
It's not 分かりにくいでした, but rather 分かりにくかったです.
Sorry, but I have to say this considering the nature of this thread.
As with everything else, I think it's highly context-driven. I think that given the right context both of your translations could be valid. Among friends it's very often used in the sense of your second example, if that helps.Elizabeth said:The use of 了解しました I understand has no one English equivalent, but I'm just wondering what it is closest in tone. "I understand/comprehend your answer and accept (formally and could be reluctantly acknowledging the situation as reality) or "That is fine" (More casually, I understand fully and don't have a problem with it).
It's from a bit of an argument after I refused the invitation of a close friend, so answers will vary but are really important to have.
niamh said:Hi,
I would love the translation for "Please send an email to this address."
Many thanks,
Niamh
OK, thanks Mikawa ! What must have been bugging me was my ignorance that it even had a common use between friends (了解！）, but he does tend to be a fairly formal kinda guy. Anyway, I suppose nothing can be done now until I understand the situation better.Mikawa Ossan said:As with everything else, I think it's highly context-driven. I think that given the right context both of your translations could be valid. Among friends it's very often used in the sense of your second example, if that helps.
このアドレス宛にメールを下さい。Originally Posted by hniam
I would love the translation for "Please send an email to this address."
I am looking forward to meeting Joe in Fuji in November.briareos said:Could I get some help with translating this paragraph?
11月の富士ですね～(^O^)/
Joeさんに会えるの楽しみにしてますo(^▽^)o
11月だから寒いかもしれないですね～
暖かい格好で来て下さいね☆
Kimも頑張って英語勉強します!!
富士で会った時はぜひ声をかけて下さい!!また書き込みもしてね(=^▽^=)
So far I think it goes something like this:
It is November in Fuji!
It will be a pleasure to meet Joe.
November is not cold.
I will learn English!!
Meeting in Fuji is anticipated greatly!
「前から」は、「前に、最初から」などがよいと思います。Fuumei said:前から完全に書き終わらなかったからごめんなさい .
Thanks for coming to my rescue again. Ok, off to have this make sense.
In order to、as a means of doing or simply to do, may be an easier approach to ようと。 I think it's an abbreviated ようとする but should become something more emphatic than 'to try' or 'think about doing...'川の字の意味を調べようと辞書を引きました
What kind of makes me scratch my head here is the "to". I believe the sentence to mean "He 'thought' he would investigate the meaning of the character for river and looked it up in the dictionary".
Correct?
Elizabeth said:In order to、as a means of doing or simply to do, may be an easier approach to ようと。 I think it's an abbreviated ようとする but should become something more emphatic than 'to try' or 'think about doing...'
なかなか複雑ですね。簡単には説明できる人がいるかな。。
Elizabeth said:「前から」は、「前に、最初から」などがよいと思います。
Fuumei said:How strange. That word/particle hasn't been introduced at all in my book. But it wouldn't be the first time they drop things in during earlier chapters that are introduced later. That does seem easier to understand if you put it that way.
了解しました!
There's a great variety and these are a little on the formal side but will themselves convey "taking trouble" without having to state it explicitly.briareos said:How would I say "Thank you very much, I appreciate the trouble you are going through to arrange this" in Japanese?
Thanks.
Elizabeth said:三日間（１週間）ここに滞在しています。 There are several alternatives, this is literally closest to "I am staying here three days (a week)."
Assistant is アシスタント or 助手。
貴方といっしょに写真を撮れますかJayern said:thanks.
how do you ask someone if you could take a picture with her or not?
Jayern, Do you mean a picture with her in it or the two of you together (taken yourself?) or asking a third person for one with you both ?Fuumei said:貴方といっしょに写真を撮れますか
I'm sure there are many different ways of asking this question, but this is really simple and should be fine. Hope that helps.
Unless you're drawing from another context, this sentence is ambiguous to me because "する" is a transitive verb.Fuumei said:タナカさんに準備をさせている
"I am LETTING Tanaka-san prepare". Correct? The tone of "Let/Make" seems kind of tricky to me, but I think I'm getting the hang of it.
Elizabeth said:Unless you're drawing from another context, this sentence is ambiguous to me because "する" is a transitive verb.
Speaking hypothetically, the second を will be dropped.Fuumei said:Ah that's what was bothering me. I couldn't quite remember how to make it mean "Making him.." without consecutive "を" particles, because that isn't grammatically correct. Right? Such as
タナカさんを準備をさせている
Elizabeth said:Speaking hypothetically, the second を will be dropped.
There's no grammar that requires the meaning one way or the other with a transitive verb, though, unless タナカさん is of a higher status and it is equally unnatural to force a person of that level to do anything....
タナカさんに準備をさせているがよいです。Fuumei said:Hm. I guess I'm just confused because my book translates the sentence I posted earlier as being "made to" do something. Since you say it could go either way, then it's just open to interpretation I suppose. Not being able to have faith in my book always confuses me. Thanks.