私が神宮寺さんの事を尋ねた帝都テレビの友人に電話したところ
私が神宮寺さんを捜していることすら漏らしていないと言っていました。
Core of this sentence is
（私が）友人に電話したところ、（その友人は）～と言っていました。
私が神宮寺さんの事を尋ねた
帝都テレビの
Both modify 友人
So (a) is correct as interpretation of the above sentence.
I called a friend at Teito TV whom I've asked about you (= Jinguji san),
but he said that he did not even mention (to the third party) that I was looking for you.
Thank you so much for that response Underntide. I've been scratching my head at the sentence for quite some time. It was a very detailed response and just what I wanted to know.
All I can say is, これからも宜しくおお願いします！
Edit: I originally had another question but I don't want to bother you too much at one time.
It is confusing with the relative clause 神宮寺さんの事を尋ねた帝都テレビの友人 alone, minus 私が、 seemingly referring to 帝都テレビの友人 who did the asking.Thank you so much for that response Underntide. I've been scratching my head at the sentence for quite some time. It was a very detailed response and just what I wanted to know.
All I can say is, これからも宜しくおお願いします！
Edit: I originally had another question but I don't want to bother you too much at one time.
Exactly my thoughts Elizabeth san.It is confusing with the relative clause 神宮寺さんの事を尋ねた帝都テレビの友人 alone, minus 私が、 referring to 帝都テレビの友人 who did the asking.
Purely grammatically, both a and b are possible even with 私が.Hello everyone
Would someone be able to translate the following passage for me?
私が神宮寺さんの事を尋ねた帝都テレビの友人に電話したところ私が神宮寺さんを捜していることすら漏らしていないと言っていました。
The scenario is that person A (私) is speaking to a person named Jinguuji.
Now what I am a little confused about is the part highlighted in bold. Is the speaker saying either
a) I contacted a friend at Teito television who I asked about you
or does it mean
b) I contacted a friend at Teito television who asked about you
The confusing bit is WHO asked about Jinguuji. Would anyone be able to clear this up for me?
I've been thinking about this passage for quite some time.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Hello everyone
Are there any translations/interpretations for こんなんでも other than straightforward "even if it's difficult/not easy" (i.e. assuming it's 困難でも). Could there be some sort of colloquial contraction perhaps?
Thanks in advance!
A-ha... I suspected something like that. Thanks a lot!こんなんでも＝こんなのでも（＝こんなものでも）
Translation varies depending on the context, but generally it means "even such a thing" "even something like this" etc.
e.g.
ペンキを塗るときに着る服がほしいんだけど...
I want something to wear when I paint the wall.
古くなったＴシャツならあるよ。こんなんでもよければどうぞ。
Ｉ've got an old T shirt. If you don't mind such a shabby stuff, you can take it.
Could someone help me with/check the following sentence:
まがったことや悪は許しておけず
I tried "it will not condone the corrupt and evil" but I'm not sure if that's a mistake, can "ya" also mean "or" or is that just me?
This is the whole sentence:
性格はいたって穏やかだが、まがったことや悪は許しておけず、相手が改心するまで攻撃の手を緩めることはない
And I've tried "Its personality is very gentle, however it will not condone the corrupt and evil, and doesn't slacken its attacks until the opponent reforms."
This is the whole sentence:
性格はいたって穏やかだが、まがったことや悪は許しておけず、相手が改心するまで攻撃の手を緩めることはない
And I've tried "Its personality is very gentle, however it will not condone the corrupt and evil, and doesn't slacken its attacks until the opponent reforms."
I'll do the second. You try the first.Thanks neokai, and Elizabeth for the answer.
Anyone could translate these to Japanese please:
Who did you saw yesterday?
I saw them yesterday.
To whom did you give the pen?
I gave him the pen.
Thanks.
Okay, thank you so much.I'll do the second. You try the first.
Dare ni pen wo ageta no desuka?
Kare ni (sore wo) ageta no desu.
昨日 誰 に 会いましたか。means "who did you meet yesterday ?"Okay, thank you so much.
Who did you saw yesterday?
Kinou dare o mimashita ka?
(I'm not sure about the position of kinou.)
I saw them yesterday.
Kinou karera o mimashita.
I've meant that I just saw them, but didn't meet them.昨日 誰 に 会いましたか。means "who did you meet yesterday ?"
Grammatically speaking, it is fine. Although I can't think of a context "Who did you see yesterday?" is the most natural way to say anything, for English or Japanese. Maybe prompting someone to relate their sighting of a prominent person would be the extent of it. And English normally accepts "see" as a paraphrase for "meet."I've meant that I just saw them, but didn't meet them.
Thanks for the answer.
Grammatically speaking, it is fine. Although I can't think of a context "Who did you see yesterday?" is the most natural way to say anything, for English or Japanese. Maybe prompting someone to relate their sighting of a prominent person would be the extent of it. And English normally accepts "see" as a paraphrase for "meet."
Just something like えっ？ (何だって) だれ？？！！ etc. So you probably wouldn't repeat the entire verb clause (see yesterday) either. One case, though, if the listerner felt it is impossible this situation could have existed, there would be the need for a greater clarification. If that is what you had in mind, yes, then it is quite obviously common.I thought about this:
A: I saw ????? yesterday. He was far away from me, and didn't notice me.
B: What? Who did you see yesterday?
But yeah, I don't think it would be a common sentence.
Just something like えっ？ (何だって) だれ？？！！ etc. So you probably wouldn't repeat the entire verb clause (see yesterday) either. One case, though, if the listener felt it is impossible this situation could have existed, there would be the need for a greater clarification. If that is what you had in mind, yes, then it is quite obviously common.