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Digitalone · 4 Jan 2010

I'm trying to translate in Japanese these following sentences.
Can you help me?
These sentences are placed here:

...and they are:
Download capacity for graphic in statistic tab
Upload capacity for graphic in statistic tab
Show Percent (It shows percent of the progress in the download tab)
Synchronize WebCaches (If you can't translate WebCache, leave it)
Parse Collections (forget it and translate this following: "Download SNCollection soon", and don't translate SNCollection)
Subfolders for Collections (don't translate Collections and replace it with SNCollection)
Auto-queue downloads, every {x} minutes (this option moves file in queue after x minutes automatically)
Add new downloads to beginning of queue
Reset Tray Behavior (this command shows the message box which ask you if you want to close the program or minimize it in the traybar)
Thanks...

Koshin Hikari · 5 Jan 2010

It's not "samayoutteta" but "samayotteta" or the contraction/colloquial form of "samayotteita."
samayotte; -te form of the verb "samayou"
ita; past form of the verb "iru"

That helps a ton, thank you!

Jncocontrol · 7 Jan 2010

In this sentence: " Kodomotachi wa ie ni imasu" What does the "ie na" mean? But from what i [somewhat] understand, The "ni" means "at" or "going to". But i don't seem to quite understand what the "ie" in it means.

Also, does "ikimasu" closely mean "going to"?

Chidoriashi · 7 Jan 2010

ie... いえ家 means "house" ikimasu simply means "go", or "will go" depending on the context, and it is a more polite way of saying it.

undrentide · 7 Jan 2010

Jncocontrol said:
In this sentence: " Kodomotachi wa ie ni imasu" What does the "ie na" mean? But from what i [somewhat] understand, The "ni" means "at" or "going to". But i don't seem to quite understand what the "ie" in it means.

Also, does "ikimasu" closely mean "going to"?

ni does not mean "going to", but just "to".

ie (noun) : home, house
ni (particle) : expressing location (in, at) or direction (to)
iru (verb) : to stay, to be
iku (verb) : to go
imasu : polite form of iru
ikimasu: polite form of iku

so
ie ni imasu : to be/stay at home
ie ni ikimasu : to go home

Again, I'd like to recommend you to read about the particles and verbs in Japanese language, it should help you a lot to understand the words and sentences.
Introduction – Learn Japanese

Jncocontrol · 7 Jan 2010

undrentide said:
ni does not mean "going to", but just "to".

ie (noun) : home, house
ni (particle) : expressing location (in, at) or direction (to)
iru (verb) : to stay, to be
iku (verb) : to go
imasu : polite form of iru
ikimasu: polite form of iku

so
ie ni imasu : to be/stay at home
ie ni ikimasu : to go home

Again, I'd like to recommend you to read about the particles and verbs in Japanese language, it should help you a lot to understand the words and sentences.
Introduction – Learn Japanese

Well, I was close :

Also, Sorry for not taking the time to read the particles :emoji_bow:

Jericho Desu · 10 Jan 2010

Don't think this is exactly the right place for this but oh well here it goes. I'm answering an email to my teacher who said to me how rough it must be with the horribly cold weather we've been having lately in London, so I'm thinking to reply with this:

私の所には歩道の大部分が氷になってしまったので、ゆっくり歩かなければなりませんね。

2 questions for this, 1: does this sentence seem unnatural and 2: should I be using から instead of ので?

Assistant will be greatly appreciated

82riceballs · 10 Jan 2010

Hi everyone! Thanks to those who answered my questions last time

I have another question about another song lyric:
『救いはあるの？』ってそこらじゅうから
響くような時代に術も無くて
胸掻きむしって
それでも人はまたその手を伸ばすのでしょう

I understand the first two lines to mean: There're no methods/means in an age where "Is there any help" echoes everywhere." But I'm confused as to what "methods/means" the person is talking about? I'm also confused as to what 胸掻きむしって means in this context... to scratch one's chest?

Thanks in advance!

Elizabeth · 10 Jan 2010

Jericho Desu said:
Don't think this is exactly the right place for this but oh well here it goes. I'm answering an email to my teacher who said to me how rough it must be with the horribly cold weather we've been having lately in London, so I'm thinking to reply with this:

私の所には歩道の大部分が氷になってしまったので、ゆっくり歩かなければなりませんね。

2 questions for this, 1: does this sentence seem unnatural and 2: should I be using から instead of ので?

Assistant will be greatly appreciated

This may be too exact an interpretation, but "Icy sidewalks" or "covered with ice" has a more natural cadence perhaps than "sidewalks that became ice" ?

氷が凍った(張った)歩道で滑って転ばないように注意深く歩かねばなりません ...
氷にしっかり覆われている歩道で滑って転ばないように注意深く歩かねばなりません ...
It is also very boring!

Jericho Desu · 10 Jan 2010

Elizabeth said:
This may be too exact an interpretation, but "Icy sidewalks" or "covered with ice" has a more natural cadence perhaps than "sidewalks that became ice" ?

氷が凍った(張った)歩道で滑って転ばないように注意深く歩かねばなりません ...
氷にしっかり覆われている歩道で滑って転ばないように注意深く歩かねばなりません ...
It is also very boring!

Wow, I understand the sentences, but definitely something I'm not capable of thinking up right now however it's given me something to think about.

Thank you Elizabeth

epigene · 10 Jan 2010

Jericho Desu said:
Don't think this is exactly the right place for this but oh well here it goes. I'm answering an email to my teacher who said to me how rough it must be with the horribly cold weather we've been having lately in London, so I'm thinking to reply with this:

私の所には歩道の大部分が氷になってしまったので、ゆっくり歩かなければなりませんね。

2 questions for this, 1: does this sentence seem unnatural and 2: should I be using から instead of ので?

Assistant will be greatly appreciated

This one should do:

私の所では歩道の大部分が凍ってしまったので、（気をつけて）ゆっくり歩かなければなりません（ね）。
気をつけて was added for further clarification.
ね I think is not necessary here, unless it is a response agreeing with a statement made by the speaker.

Jericho Desu · 10 Jan 2010

epigene said:
This one should do:

私の所では歩道の大部分が凍ってしまったので、（気をつけて）ゆっくり歩かなければなりません（ね）。
気をつけて was added for further clarification.
ね I think is not necessary here, unless it is a response agreeing with a statement made by the speaker.

That's awesome Epigene, yeah I still have problems with に/で and ね

Thank you.

Edit:
Oh I have another question, I want to end the email with something like "I hope this is ok" (my teacher wanted to give a testimonial about the school in english for their website), I was thinking maybe
これはいいでしょうか。but this is more like "would this be alright?" correct? So is there a way to convey more "I hope this is ok"?
Thanks guys.

Ashikaga · 10 Jan 2010

82riceballs said:
Hi everyone! Thanks to those who answered my questions last time

I have another question about another song lyric:
『救いはあるの？』ってそこらじゅうから
響くような時代に術も無くて
胸掻きむしって
それでも人はまたその手を伸ばすのでしょう

I understand the first two lines to mean: There're no methods/means in an age where "Is there any help" echoes everywhere." But I'm confused as to what "methods/means" the person is talking about? I'm also confused as to what 胸掻きむしって means in this context... to scratch one's chest?

Thanks in advance!

This 術もなく is really なす術もなく(なす here means 行う).
What it is saying is that in an age where everyone is looking for salvation, there is no way for us to change/fix/better the situation.

胸(を)掻きむしる is an expression that is used to describe a state of mind where something is affecting you very strongly in a negative way and you feel like tearing at your own heart .

Example : 多くの罪のない動物達が虐待されていると聞いて、胸を掻きむしられる思いがしました。

When I heard that many animals were being abused, it broke my heart / wrung my heart.

epigene · 10 Jan 2010

Jericho Desu said:
Oh I have another question, I want to end the email with something like "I hope this is ok" (my teacher wanted to give a testimonial about the school in english for their website), I was thinking maybe
これはいいでしょうか。but this is more like "would this be alright?" correct? So is there a way to convey more "I hope this is ok"?
Thanks guys.

There are other alternatives, but it should work just fine.

Elizabeth · 10 Jan 2010

Jericho Desu said:
That's awesome Epigene, yeah I still have problems with に/で and ね

Thank you.

Edit:
Oh I have another question, I want to end the email with something like "I hope this is ok" (my teacher wanted to give a testimonial about the school in english for their website), I was thinking maybe
これはいいでしょうか。but this is more like "would this be alright?" correct? So is there a way to convey more "I hope this is ok"?
Thanks guys.

それでいいですか is better for checking if you are on track. "Is it fine/OK/all right like this ?" etc.

Jericho Desu · 11 Jan 2010

Elizabeth said:
それでいいですか is better for checking if you are on track. "Is it fine/OK/all right like this ?" etc.

Yes I was thinking among those lines too, but I got the feeling it would sound arrogant or something, guess not.

Elizabeth · 11 Jan 2010

Jericho Desu said:
Yes I was thinking among those lines too, but I got the feeling it would sound arrogant or something, guess not.

I don't think so. これはいいでしょうか。(That might be good ?) sounds more pointed to me. But you can fool with the politeness level, as in それでもよろしいですか/でしょうか？Would that be acceptable to you ? etc

Jericho Desu · 11 Jan 2010

I see, guess I should have gone with my first instinct

Eve · 11 Jan 2010

hey guys, how would you say, "Are you still studying English right now?"

"今英語で未だ勉強します?"

would that be correct?

Jericho Desu · 11 Jan 2010

Eve said:
hey guys, how would you say, "Are you still studying English right now?"
"今英語で未だ勉強します?"
would that be correct?

I think:

まだ英語を勉強しているんですか。
まだ英語を勉強していますか。

In terms of context I'm guessing it would be understood that the person is studying "now" as in an action in progress rather than the routine meaning correct me if I'm wrong.

Eve · 11 Jan 2010

^Thanks.

How would you say "are you on vacation right now?"

Jericho Desu · 11 Jan 2010

Eve said:
^Thanks.
How would you say "are you on vacation right now?"

Simplest way would be "今、休みですか。" probably.

Toritoribe · 11 Jan 2010

Jericho Desu said:
私の所には歩道の大部分が氷になってしまったので、ゆっくり歩かなければなりませんね。

2 questions for this, 1: does this sentence seem unnatural and 2: should I be using から instead of ので?

ので is considered to sound softer than から, so is often used in polite sentences. Thus, 歩道が凍ってしまったので、ゆっくり歩かなければなりませんでした/いけませんでした makes perfect sense.

凍ってしまっていたので、ゆっくり歩きました。
凍ってしまっていたから、ゆっくり歩いた。

Since the difference is subtle, they are interchangeable, though.

Jericho Desu said:
Oh I have another question, I want to end the email with something like "I hope this is ok" (my teacher wanted to give a testimonial about the school in english for their website), I was thinking maybe
これはいいでしょうか。but this is more like "would this be alright?" correct? So is there a way to convey more "I hope this is ok"?

one of the alternatives
合ってると/正しいと/OKだといいんですが。

Jericho Desu · 11 Jan 2010

Toritoribe said:
ので is considered to sound softer than から, so is often used in polite sentences. Thus, 歩道が凍ってしまったので、ゆっくり歩かなければなりませんでした/いけませんでした makes perfect sense.
凍ってしまっていたので、ゆっくり歩きました。
凍ってしまっていたから、ゆっくり歩いた。
Since the difference is subtle, they are interchangeable, though.
one of the alternatives
合ってると/正しいと/OKだといいんですが。

The reason I wasn't sure about から／ので is because ので has more rules because it's supposedly more subjective so I'm always on my toes when using it.

Once again Toritoribe I owe you one.

Toritoribe · 11 Jan 2010

Jericho Desu said:
The reason I wasn't sure about から／ので is because ので has more rules because it's supposedly more subjective so I'm always on my toes when using it.

Right. One of the rules is that ので is hardly used with strong "mood" like order, volition, invitation in the sentence end. In the examples below, から sounds more natural to me.
凍ってるので気をつけろ！
凍ってるから気をつけろ！

凍ってるので気をつけよう
凍ってるから気をつけよう

凍ってるので気をつけて
凍ってるから気をつけて

Also, ので can't be used with the guess form ～だろう.
×凍ってるだろうので気をつけて
○凍ってるだろうから気をつけて

hope this somewhat helpful

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