Need a word or phrase translated?

[undrentide]

大人になったら社会にたいして責任があると思います。
Due to the lack of kanji here (or if there is one) for "たいして" I'm not quite clear on the meaning of this.
"When becoming an adult, there is a responsibility to "something" for society."

大人になったら社会に対して（たいして）責任があると思います。
対して can be translated as for, against, to... depending on the context.
When one becomes an adult, one is responsible to the society.
is literal translation (roughly).
"One is responsible in the society" also makes sense?

 

[Fuumei]

大人になったら社会に対して（たいして）責任があると思います。
対して can be translated as for, against, to... depending on the context.
When one becomes an adult, one is responsible to the society.
is literal translation (roughly).
"One is responsible in the society" also makes sense?

Thank you undrentide, another mystery solved. I appreciate it.:emoji_blush:

 

[Elizabeth]

大人になったら社会に対して（たいして）責任があると思います。
対して can be translated as for, against, to... depending on the context.
When one becomes an adult, one is responsible to the society.
is literal translation (roughly).
"One is responsible in the society" also makes sense?

アメリカ社会について話すとき、その文の場合 「Has a responsibility to/towards society」 と言うのがもっとも一般的な言い方だと思います。 「Is responsible to society」 は強い過ぎて、 ちょっと違い感じになるのでしょう。。。 :

 

[undrentide]

アメリカ社会について話すとき、その文の場合 「Has a responsibility to/towards society」 と言うのがもっとも一般的な言い方だと思います。 「Is responsible to society」 は強い過ぎて、 ちょっと違い感じになるのでしょう。。。 :

ありがとうエリザベスさん。
英語でどう表現するのが適切なのかわからなかったので勉強になりました。
:

 

[Elizabeth]

ありがとうエリザベスさん。
英語でどう表現するのが適切なのかわからなかったので勉強になりました。
:

どういたしまして。そういう意味で使うなら「 have responsibility to society 」というより「 responsible/accountable to society 」という響きがなんとなく「社会に役に立たない人になると、罰を受ける」 としている気持ちが現れているようです。

 

[Kennin]

What kind of a person is a "胡麻摺り" in the figurative sense, please?
Thank you!

 

[undrentide]

What kind of a person is a "胡麻摺り" in the figurative sense, please?
Thank you!

It has a connotation which is very close to "apple polisher" in American English. Its definition by LDCEO is "someone who tries to gain something, become popular etc by praising or helping someone else without being sincere". ;-)
You can also use it as a verb: 胡麻をする

 

[Elizabeth]

そうですね。それは、英語のButter up, curry favor with, get on the good side of, make up to, entertain。。。みたいと思います。 私も、上司などの機嫌をとろうとしますが、 胡麻をうまくするのが難しいですね。
It's difficult to seek attention well no matter how hard I seem to try.

 

[Kid Chrono]

I have two quick questions about these translations. It's for a polite conversation.

I wanted to talk about yesterday's class.
昨日の授業についてをお話ししたいですが。

When she gets back could you please have her call.
お帰りになったから、こちらへお電話して下さい。

 

[undrentide]

I wanted to talk about yesterday's class.
昨日の授業についてをお話ししたいですが。

If you are talking about something in the past
昨日の授業についてお話ししたかったのですが。
(But you could not talk about it. Implying some disappointment or regret.)
昨日の授業についてお話ししたいと思いました。
(Simply explaining the situation of the past.)
If you still want to talk about yesterday's class, it is more natural to speak with present tense.
昨日の授業についてお話ししたいのですが。
(to ask permission for instance.)
昨日の授業についてお話ししたいと思います。
(to tell what you are going to do now.)

When she gets back could you please have her call.
お帰りになったから、こちらへお電話して下さい。

「から」 means "because" while 「（た）ら」 means "when" "if".
お電話してください somewhat a bit awkward, not really so polite.
Also this is to ask to call back to the person you are talking to, not "her" or any other third party.
お帰りになりましたら、こちらにお電話をくださるよう（に）お伝えください。

 

[hkBattousai]

行く 【いく(P); ゆく(P)】 (v5k-s,vi) (1) to go; (aux-v) (2) to continue

The verb 行く is sometimes read as ゆく. Why does it has two different readings?
Is there any meaning difference between いく and ゆく?

Same with いい. It is sometimes read as よい.

 

[Elizabeth]

行く 【いく(P); ゆく(P)】 (v5k-s,vi) (1) to go; (aux-v) (2) to continue
The verb 行く is sometimes read as ゆく. Why does it has two different readings?
Is there any meaning difference between いく and ゆく?

行く: いく vs. ゆく | Japan Forum

Same with いい. It is sometimes read as よい.

よい is very common and somewhat more polite than いい。

 

[PaulTB]

行く: いく vs. ゆく | Japan Forum
よい is very common and somewhat more polite than いい。

It's probably also worth mentioning that it is always* よ(something) when it is conjugated. So you may be かっこういい (good looking) but nobody is かっこういくない (it would always be かっこうよくない). :emoji_flushed:

* Except in 2ch.

 

[hkBattousai]

So you may be かっこういい (good looking) but nobody is かっこういくない (it would always be かっこうよくない).

Yes, one major difference is, the negative form of いい is よくない, not いくない, isn't it?

 

[PaulTB]

Yes, one major difference is, the negative form of いい is よくない, not いくない, isn't it?

It's not just the negative. よかった not いかった, よかろう not いかろう
よければ not いければ etc.

 

[hkBattousai]

１本のわらしべをしっかりにぎっておりました。

Can you translate these words, and the whole sentence please?
1 - わらしべ - couldn't find this word in dictionary, I tried WWWJDIC too
2 - ぎつ、 ぎう or ぎる - the verb written gitte
3 - おりる - has five or six different meanings

 

[PaulTB]

１本のわらしべをしっかりにぎっておりました。

Can you translate these words, and the whole sentence please?
1 - わらしべ - couldn't find this word in dictionary, I tried WWWJDIC too
2 - ぎつ、 ぎう or ぎる - the verb written gitte
3 - おりる - has five or six different meanings

わらしべ = straw/rice stalk
にぎって from 握る
おりました from おる (similar to the aux-v いる )

 

[fine82]

Hello

Anyone able to provide a one or two common ways of saying '*** kissing'? (not the dirty meaning) Such as an employee to his/her boss.

Thank you!

 

[J44xm]

Anyone able to provide a one or two common ways of saying '*** kissing'? (not the dirty meaning) Such as an employee to his/her boss.

ごますり (gomasuri) is one such way, but it is a noun, not a verb.

 

[J44xm]

It's not just the negative. よかった not いかった, よかろう not いかろう
よければ not いければ etc.

What verb form is よかろう? I've not seen that before. It looks volitional, but...
Update: Never mind. I believe I figured it out.

 

[Mikawa Ossan]

What verb form is よかろう? I've not seen that before. It looks volitional, but...

よかろう is not a verb form. It is an adjective form for よい , otherwise known as いい。 As you guessed, it is indeed volitional.

 

[hkBattousai]

よかろう is not a verb form. It is an adjective form for よい , otherwise known as いい。 As you guessed, it is indeed volitional.

Then can you explain what meaning does -かろう ending contribute?

omoi omokarou
tsuyoi tsuyokarou
kirei kirekarou --> what about -na adjactives?

 

[Elizabeth]

ごますり (gomasuri) is one such way, but it is a noun, not a verb.

胡麻（ゴマ）をする（擦る） (Goma wo suru) is the verb. ごますり I haven't heard, although it has the ring of a good name for someone.


媚びる、機嫌を取る are two others with basically the same meaning。。。

たとえば、私の上司はあまり追い回すと逃げますし、放っておくと近づいてきますよ。幸いに、機嫌をとる必要はないと思います。

 

[undrentide]

Then can you explain what meaning does -かろう ending contribute?

omoi omokarou
tsuyoi tsuyokarou
kirei kirekarou --> what about -na adjactives?

rou originally came from ramu (archaic form of assumption), and karamu/karou I believe is contracted form of ku-aramu (aruramu)/ku-arou.
Since "ku" is a part of conjugated i-adjective, I don't think there's such a form for na-adjective.
The closest I can think of with similar meaning is -darou.

 

[hkBattousai]

大ばん小ばん出てきました。

Can you translate this please.
Lots of something comes out in different sizes, but I couldn't figure out what it is.

rou originally came from ramu (archaic form of assumption), and karamu/karou I believe is contracted form of ku-aramu (aruramu)/ku-arou.
Since "ku" is a part of conjugated i-adjective, I don't think there's such a form for na-adjective.
The closest I can think of with similar meaning is -darou.

-darou is used after verbs. But -karou here comes after adjectives. I insist that it is something different from what you say.