金貨を集める alone most likely refers to the future tense.deadhippo said:I'm not liz but I think gold coin is 金貨(kinka)
so you could say 金貨を集めてる(kinka wo atumete (i)ru)。or 金貨を集める(kinka wo atsumeru)。
or
趣味は金貨を集めることです。（shumi ha kinka wo atsumeru koto desu)
my hobby is collecting coins/ collecting coins is my hobby
（それは）どれ位の重さですか？ is good as well.deadhippo said:You can just say 何キロですか
or possibly 重さはどれぐらいですか。
Did you hear this from a native speaker ? I would have said it isn't correct....at least without the の. （どれ位の重さですか）Bucko said:Thanks guys, however, now I'm more confused
Why is it ok to say "どれ位重さですか"? 重さ is a noun, right?
ありがとう epigeneさん！epigene said:All of these suggestions made are correct:
重さは何ｋｇですか?
どの位重いの？
何キロですか？
重さはどれぐらいですか？
（それは）どれ位（どの位）の重さですか？
どれ位（どの位）重いですか？
ＸＸＸの重さはどれくらいですか（ありますか）？
どれ位の重さですか？
However, these are NOT used for human weight.
Use the word 体重（たいじゅう）
あなたの体重は？
体重はどのくらい？ etc.
Be prepared to get slapped on your cheek when you ask this...
'Don't/you shouldn't ask such personal questions' I've never had to worry about in Japan
No, "(na)sai" means "you must" -- it is the formal imperative form, so "shanasai" would be "Die!" Is this from a movie or anime by chance?Lavendercase said:Just a question-does anybody know what the word "Shinasai" means? And does anyone understand how the -sai prefixes works. Like Urasai isn't found in the dictionary, so for sure it isn't a regular word but perhaps it is combined with another? And if so, how does that word out? Is it the same as "-nai"? What does it mean? And how is it used?
Elizabeth said:No, "(na)sai" means "you must" -- it is the formal imperative form, so "shanasai" would be "Die!" Is this from a movie or anime by chance?
I'm not sure where "urasai" would come from, unless you're thinking of the adjective "urusai" (annoying, noisy, etc) :?
I think Elizabeth misread your post.Lavendercase said:Actually it's from a kids book: Tigger Movie. I just need some help translating certain words that I don't know. "Urasai" is like supposed to mean "be quiet" or "it's a little loud". Something like that. I did not know that "Shanasai" meant "Die". The sentence was:
kazega [fuyuno junbiwo shinasai] to iu no mo kikazuni.
I thought it meant something like " "Prepare for the winter," the wind warned."
Elizabeth said:I admit to being in a bit of a hurry :emoji_bow:, there is also a 死なさい that comes up in IME, though, so mistakes really do help us learn.:
Lavendercase said:Oh ok. That's cool. Thank you Elizabeth, and thank you epigene. Just how does that "-sai" suffix work?
J44xm said:I'm trying to say "I can't stop drinking" ("drinking" in the sense of alcohol, that is). Is "僕は飲むことを止めることができません。" correct?
J44xm said:Also, does "金のためだけに。" essentially mean "only for the money" or "because of money" or something like that?
J44xm said:Also, what's " ｪ上手"?
This might be a dumb question, but what does the middle dot represent in this sentence, or what does it mean? I don't recall seeing that before. Is it something I should actually put in the sentence?Glenn said:Yeah, mostly. You'll probably want to say 酒を飲むこと・のを... to show that you're talking about alcohol. I think the の version may be more common, but I'm not sure.
I will. (お金のためにだけ。) Thanks!Glenn said:Probably ためにだけ is the better way to say it. Also, unless you mean "gold" as a metaphor for money, you should use お金.
J44xm said:This might be a dumb question, but what does the middle dot represent in this sentence, or what does it mean? I don't recall seeing that before. Is it something I should actually put in the sentence?
J44xm said:So you're suggesting either 僕は酒を飲むこと・のを止めることができません。 or 僕は酒を飲むこと[・?]を止めることができません。, right? Just want to be sure.