That I'm not sure about. It was new to me, and I had to look it up.
It's the same as なければ. It's a contraction of it, actually. That should help your translation efforts.
I think it's you who's liking, so "I wouldn't be so worried if I didn't like (you)" or something along those lines.
Terms of self-realization/awareness sound awkward in this context because they derive from a secular obsession with human wisdom or personal achievement over genuine spirituality. I would deviate from the literal and go with something like "Jesus Christ taught that to lead a life of love for Him and others fulfilled God's will and purpose for human life."Hey everyone!
I was trying to translate this sentence:
イエス・キリストは神と人を愛する生き方が人間に相応しい自己実現の道であると教えました。本学園の創立者アルフォンス・ヘンリック神父は、このイエス・キリストの教えを学園教育の土台としました。
But I come up with the following awkward translation when I try to keep as much of the original statement as possible (i.e. be as literal as possible):
Jesus Christ taught that people's appropriate path to self-fulfillment is leading a life loving others and the Lord. Alphonse Heinrich, the founder of our academy, made this teaching of Jesus Christ the foundation of our academy's education.
Would the following translation make more sense?
Jesus Christ taught that the appropriate path to self-fulfillment is achieved by loving others and the Lord. Alphonse Heinrich, the founder of our academy, made this teaching of Jesus Christ the foundation of our academy's education.
(The 2nd sentence is the same, but the first sentence is slightly less awkward...)
Are there any better ways to translate this?
It depends on the context. There's no difference between させてほしかった and させてもらいたかった about that. You can use 子供のときは、させてほしかった/させてもらいたかった when to imply "I wished at that point, but now I don't".Ah, you're right! But if I use させてもらいたかった, is the implication still that I didn't get to do x (which in my sentence is playing video games)? Or could the implication also be that I wished my parents let me do x at some point, but then I didn't want it anymore? :?
It can refer to "your/someone else's memory", for instance, in the expression like お前も身に覚えがあるだろう？, 彼も身に覚えがあるはずだ.身に覚えがある is only used when referring to one's own memory, right?
Terms of self-realization/awareness sound awkward in this context because they derive from a secular obsession with human wisdom or personal achievement over genuine spirituality. I would deviate from the literal and go with something like "Jesus Christ taught that to lead a life of love for Him and others fulfilled God's will and purpose for human life."
It's still a bit funny but the best I can come up with on spur of the moment.
Though I had English class today, the level was low so it wasn't fun.Can someone translate this please.
今日英語の授業があったけどレベルが低くて 楽しくなかったです
Though I had English class today, the level was low so it wasn't fun.:
It's the casual form of:Sorry if this has been answered before but I can't figure this out. I saw this pattern as well as heard it so it can't be too uncommon. They were both:
～なきゃいいと思っている/じゃん
The part I can't figure out is the ～なきゃいい part. I learned that なきゃ can be used as an abbreviation for the must/have to do forms but then it is usually followed by だめ・いけない・ならない or nothing at all, not いい。 My guess is that it is either a set phrase and is another "should" form or isn't a set phrase at all and means "good that (you/we) must do something".
Anyway, thanks for the help.
～きゃ ＝ ～ければThanks for the explanation, no need to apologize!
Can't believe I didn't realize しなきゃ＝しなければ ...
I don't know if you've checked on this already, but Wikipedia has pages on 自己実現 and self-actualization. They're linked to each other.
減っていった to me sounds like it was a phenomenon that took place in the past and may not be decreasing anymore.最近、たばこを吸う人の数はだんだん.... 減っていった or 減ってきた? What is the difference and which is correct to complete the sentence? I'm so confused!
減っていった to me sounds like it was a phenomenon that took place in the past and may not be decreasing anymore.
But I don't want to do a test or homework if this wasn't explained in class.
Not to spoil the fun even more, but you already understand ～ていった as "went ～～", right ? And now きた describes the verb as "is/has been coming" or "has come"....
Students....learn (or pursue an education) while wishing to hear the voice of the Lord, being led/guided by the light of truth, and vigorously walking the path of self-actualization.Thanks! I wasn't aware that self-actualization was an actual term
Also, can someone help me understand this sentence?
Basically, I'm confused as to which part(s) of the sentence つつ modifies...
暁星学園に学ぶ生徒たちが、神の声を聞き、真理の光に 導かれて、自己実現の道を力強く歩むことを願いつつ、 教育を行っています。
Is it saying: Students...have an education while wishing to hear the voice of the Lord, to be led by the light of truth, and to vigorously walk the path of self-actualization.
or is it saying: Students...hear the voice of the Lord, are led by the light of truth, and have an education while vigorously walking the path of self-actualization.
It is saying "carrying for more than an hour defies common sense."I'm also having difficulty understanding this statement about the 通勤地獄 that Tokyo is:
常識では考えられないような密度で人間を箱に詰め込んで、一時間以上にわたって運ぶという非常識なことをやらざるを得ない。
I understand the first half to mean "People are crammed into boxes so tightly that it's unimaginable by common sense" but I don't understand how "hakobu" fits into this statement...
よろしくお願いします!
Uhg, I'm just not having a good time with this sentence. And I've never seen "できず" before...
休日は家で仕事をしないことにしているのに、今週はどうしても金曜日に終わらせることができず、持って帰ってきた。
Any help would be greatly appreciated.