Elizabeth
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- 22 Apr 2003
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I'm at work so writing isn't possible now but shouldn't this be 私は本が読める ? I've never seen 私には本が読める。:?
I'm at work so writing isn't possible now but shouldn't this be 私は本が読める ? I've never seen 私には本が読める。:?Ah, I see.
Note that 見える is a potential form, which always screws with particles.
私は本を読んでいる。 vs. 私には本が読める。
"I am reading a book" vs. "I can read a book."
Of course it is grammatical to emphasize the possibility of a skill the speaker possesses in contrast to others but sounds very strange as an affirmative statement in isolation. Adding "hazu" or something after yomeru I can understand (although that is normally 2nd or 3rd person) to express I should be able or it ought to be OK for my level etc.As I explained, 私は本が読める is used when stating what I'm able to do, 私には本が読める is a statement of who is able to read the book. It's a matter of where the focus is.
Check the google.jp search for "にはできる", and see that it commonly follows words like 僕、 あなた、 ～～さん、 and so on.
"...には本が読める" of course is less common because we don't often have occasion to say it, but definitely possible.
Also try "にできる", although this search also shows lots of adverb-marking に usages.
No. It's more likely らしい overlaps both with the two そうだ.EDIT: Alright, now that I've had time to ponder, could you please tell me if my usages and understanding are correct?
今晩雨降るらしい。It appears it'll rain this evening. (was told it'd rain or logical deduction from clouds)
今晩雨降るそうだ。I heard it'll rain this evening. (heard it on 天気予報)
今晩雨降りそうだ。It seems it'll rain this evening. (because of clouds or other indicator)
If I've got it right, does this mean that ~rashii and ~isou da/desu are essentially interchangeable?
"noun + だ + そうだ" is hearsay "I heard~". I would use simply チーズケーキだろうか/でしょうか for the case.EDIT 2: For logical deductions that are also observations, would I use sou but NOT rashii?
「ｃｈｅｅｓｅ」は「チーズ」で、「ｃａｋｅ」はケーキですから、「ｃｈｅｅｓｅｃａｋｅ」はチーズケーキだそうですか。
I'm sure my use of the 'wa' particle and whatnot is absolutely butchered, but what I was trying to get across was "Since cheese is 'chiizu' and 'cake' is 'keeki', would 'cheesecake' be 'chiizukeeki'?"
Do you mean for instance "original usage in Edo Period" by "original usage"?I know they are now, or just (の)よ！for women speaking in anger, I was talking about original usage.
These sentences are OK, thus, この is crucial for this case.私にはこの本が読める : I can read this book. (usage: explaining who can read the book)
私はこの本が読める : I can read this book. (usage: explaining what I can do)
Yeah, I, too, think that から is acceptable but に is more natural.As to whether or not we could interchange に with から, I'd say it's possible in the case of your example because of the nature of the verb, but perhaps not the most natural word choice here.
見える is spontaneous(自発) rather than potential in this case. 見られる(見られはじめた/見られるようになった) also can be used here.Just to clarify, 見える is not a potential form, but rather a unique verb that is inherently potential.
No. It's more likely らしい overlaps both with the two そうだ.
天気予報によると、今晩雨が降るらしい。 ＝ 天気予報によると、今晩雨が降るそうだ。(hearsay)
あの雲からすると、もうすぐ雨が降るらしい。 ＝ あの雲からすると、もうすぐ雨が降りそうだ。(logical deduction)
"noun + だ + そうだ" is hearsay "I heard~". I would use simply チーズケーキだろうか/でしょうか for the case.
Confusingly, there are another similar expressions ようだ and みたいだ.
せんせいがた
lol, I'm a fail on so many levels.
Thank you so much! So if I understand correctly,
HEARSAY:
~sou da
~rashii
LOGICAL DEDUCTION
~isou da
~rashii
So ~rashii 'overlaps' into both categories? As far as I remember, both ~you da and ~mitai da could be translated 'seems'.
It is close but there are two errors.Hi guys, new here.
I just started learning 3 weeks ago. So help me out thanks
I'm trying to translate this: The bird ate the vegetable yesterday.
きのう の小鳥わやさいをたべました。
Is it right?
What if i want my sentence to be: The bird ate the vegetable i planted yesterday.
The sentence is not about the speaker; It is about the addressee.Andromedashun;709910 said:This is a colloquial expression I don't understand:
いやなら断ったら
As I guess it is: ''should I decline?''
What is the literal translation for this. The conditional suffix ら here confuses me.
It is close but there are two errors.
「きのう小鳥はやさいをたべました。」
One does not say きのうの小鳥 unless one is comparing that bird to another bird that one saw on another day.
The sentence is not about the speaker; It is about the addressee.
"Why don't you decline if you don't like/want it?"
Thanks for your help!
I thought there must be particles in between.
けさのあさごはんはパンとたまごをたべました。
I ate bread and egg for breakfast this morning. Is it correct?
What does choshoku means?
Can anyone check whether these are right? I tried it myself and couldn't trust Google Translate so...
けさのあさごはんはパンとたまごをたべました。
I ate bread and egg for breakfast this morning.
あなたのひるごはんをなんじにたべましたか。
What time did you ate your lunch?
まいにちわたしのかぞくのばんごはんはにくとやさいをたべる。
My family eats meat and vegetable for dinner everyday.
Thanks alot!
（あなたがそれをするのが）いやなら（、それをするのを）断ったら（どうですか）。This is a colloquial expression I don't understand:
いやなら断ったら
As I guess it is: ''should I decline?''
What is the literal translation for this. The conditional suffix ら here confuses me.
あさごはん/ばんごはんは～をたべる is not incorrect, but あさごはん/ばんごはんに～をたべる or あさごはん/ばんごはんは～だ is more common.Can anyone check whether these are right? I tried it myself and couldn't trust Google Translate so...
けさのあさごはんはパンとたまごをたべました。
I ate bread and egg for breakfast this morning.
あなたのひるごはんをなんじにたべましたか。
What time did you ate your lunch?
まいにちわたしのかぞくのばんごはんはにくとやさいをたべる。
My family eats meat and vegetable for dinner everyday.
Thanks alot!
（あなたがそれをするのが）いやなら（、それをするのを）断ったら（どうですか）。
Does this make sense?